Saturday evening we finally got the new stove working. It took 4 cavers to figure it out.
A group of people started cooking things outdoors on it, and on a Coleman stove. My mother-in-law cooked rice. Somebody roasted corn over the campfire. I didn't get one, but they said it was delicious. We had over a gallon of cold applesauce served, but it got thrown away. My wife and her friends that she invited grilled the taco meat ( in a skillet over the burner, I think ). 2 buffet tables were covered in white table cloth with a flower arrangement. An antique crystal vase made in Germany contained a cluster of black-eyed susan's picked along Happy Hollow Road by 3 young girls at the camp: Dalena ( Cavepearl ), Maya, and Cayenne. There was desert, and various food items set out. Food was also passed around. Tacos were served, along with grilled squash. The green squash, I purchased along the side of the road from a nearby farmer, who also sold to me the blackberries and the watermelon, and a big tomato. I had a gallon can of cold apricots in a elegant glass bowl, which also did not get eaten and was thrown away. The idea was to make the tables at this event as formal as possible, and that is what I wish to do at this event in the coming years. The glasses at the table where the ones from our wedding, and was only the 2nd time they had ever been used. I had enough large stainless-steel plates for anybody that wanted one. In the fridge I had a gallon can each of peaches, fruit cocktail, mandarin oranges that never got opened, along with a gallon of cold apple juice and a gallon of cold cranberry juice. Outside in a big ice-chest I had sodas, and a variety of canned tropical juices. Also, red wine was served. Several prominent cavers showed up just in time for dinner, but one had to leave before the food was served. ( About $ 100 worth of canned vegetables never left the storage unit. ) The weather was nice, and about 40 people ate. Most attendees had to skadoodle right after eating, as we ate around 8 p.m. Several others socialized into the night, and then went home late. Meanwhile, I set up camp for a new person named Claudette who brought her 6 year old daughter. She was a non-caver and an internet stranger that I invited to the event. I rolled out the red carpet as best I could to make her feel welcome. Not sure yet if that was a good idea, but I had good intentions. My doing that royally p*ss*d off my wife. My wife went completely psycho on me, once we were away from everybody. My wife is "regiomontana." They are world famous for being "codo," which in English means stingy. I think everyone there saw Claudette's daughter and my daughter having fun playing in the hammock with another girl and singing camp songs. ( I was concerned my daughter would be bored at the camp alone, and I didn't know the other girl was coming, so I took a big chance and invited Claudette.) It is also a known fact, that "latinas," react more violently when jealous than other women, and my wife was over-reacting about that. I spent most of the midnite hour in the pool, and that was the best experience I have had since being with the naked Russian girls in the hot-tub at ICS, except without the girls part. Life has been all stress ever since then, and it was great to relax and sense the warm fuzzy feeling of accomplishing something that was important to me. I spent the night in my hammock. No problem with mosquitos, but there were ants all over the ground. To be continued..... David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
