It was a
WIT Tailgate Party
GNR 2007
Welcome BBQTexas kicked off
the rally with a Texas style BBQ (brisket brought directly from
our great state) and all the fixin's. As you can see,
Texans arrived hungry from all over the grounds. There was enough
great brisket left for sandwiches on another night. It was a
great chance for all of us to meet those Texans who are not affiliated
with Texas W or local chapters.
Here we are in Tommy & Delilah's front yard,
enjoying the shade and companionship. We had a wonderful turnout
every afternoon for "Social Hour" in conjunction with whatever
other events we had planned (usually involving food). The tee
shirts hanging from the awning represent athletic teams and sports from
Texas in keeping with the "Tailgate Party" theme of GNR.
Texas Beanbag Baseball TeamWe fielded a fantastic team for the annual competition between many states, (un)fortunately we had more fun than success. We fought valiently but lost to our friends from Minnesota.
L to R Kathie (scorekeeper), Jim, Vera, Gano, Trish, Lester, Patsy, Pokie, Tommy, Ben, and Delilah in front.
Tuesday Afternoon Row Party Events
Chili Cook-OffWe featured the best of
Texas chili here at our row party. Lester and Diana coordinated a
magnificent event with official judges from Winnebago Ind. It was
amazing how many different flavors we encountered, from REALLY HOT, to
gentle & flavorful.
The winners were....Mary Kerr - White Ribbon; Trish Morris - Red Ribbon; Pokie and Gano Harris with the Blue Ribbon. We all hit the jackpot when we got to dig in after the judging.
The winners were....Mary Kerr - White Ribbon; Trish Morris - Red Ribbon; Pokie and Gano Harris with the Blue Ribbon. We all hit the jackpot when we got to dig in after the judging.
Row Party Finale
Tommy
and Delilah were dancing to the traveling band (and doing a fine job of
it), when we were shocked to see the Row Party Queen head straight into
our group. Melvina
had her target in her sights and grabbed Angel, dragging him onto the
"dancegrass" for a cozy twirl. As you can see, he didn't seem to
mind in the least, even when Melvina's hair seemed to shift a tad.
This row party had it's own special twist which had these Texans
in stitches.
Hot Dog BashSocial interaction continued at our
hot dog feed. As you can see, Tommy and Mike where our chefs du
jour. This is no easy feat, as hot dogs take a certain amount of
culinary tenderness. All the guests brought tasty sides to
compliment the wonderfully cooked main coarse and we polished off the
ice cream left from our ice cream social for the finale.
Our Awards
The Arts & Crafts Show brought awards to two very crafty Texans.
Sharyn Miller shows us her Blue Ribbon quilt and Red Ribbon purse.
Gordon George holds his Texas themed stained glass entry which won him a red ribbon.
We're proud of them both.
Our Awards Guy and Marianne Andenoro presenting
the Texas W Chapter of Excellence certificate to Mike. He was also
proud to be on hand as our Texas W chapters received their certificates
for yet another year of great work.
Sandy Strandlie received a award for her newsletter reporting. Way to go Sandy!!!
Sandy Strandlie received a award for her newsletter reporting. Way to go Sandy!!!
The Arts & Crafts Show brought awards to two very crafty Texans.Sharyn Miller shows us her Blue Ribbon quilt and Red Ribbon purse.
Gordon George holds his Texas themed stained glass entry which won him a red ribbon.
We're proud of them both.
Now for the lighter side of things - Only in Texas row
You've
seen the recliner on the porch within easy reach of the refrigerator,
right? We can go one better, how about a washer/drier on the
patio of a motor home?
Our heroes, Larry & Angel decided to "untacky" the neighborhood and after a great deal of manuevering managed to get into the local dumpster. The funny part (aside from watching them) was that when the refuse removers (politically correct?) came to empty said dumpster, they took it right back out and left it in full view of Texas row for days.
You've
seen the recliner on the porch within easy reach of the refrigerator,
right? We can go one better, how about a washer/drier on the
patio of a motor home?Our heroes, Larry & Angel decided to "untacky" the neighborhood and after a great deal of manuevering managed to get into the local dumpster. The funny part (aside from watching them) was that when the refuse removers (politically correct?) came to empty said dumpster, they took it right back out and left it in full view of Texas row for days.
Just Hanging Out with my WIT Friends
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