Free Day--School's Closed!

After an ice storm in Oklahoma, we got the automated text message from our former employer that school had been cancelled.  We always loved those messages--it meant an unexpected free day to veg at home.  Even though we usually spent these days catching up on work emails and tasks at home, it was always fun to get that text message!

So we had mixed emotions when we got that message on February 16.  But as we thought about our former co-workers fighting the ice and hunkering down with the heater with temperatures that struggled to climb above freezing, we decided our day off was probably all right.

We met the bike club at 8 a.m. for a ten mile ride for breakfast at a local Mexican restaurant.  

We got back to the park in time for Denisa to head to Pickleball.  

She worked up a sweat, then headed to the rec hall just in time for zumba class.  

The temperatures were over 80 degrees, so it felt so good to hit the outdoor pool on a beautiful blue sky day!  (Note:  This picture was taken on a different day when the pool was vacant.  I'm sure some of the bathing beauties wouldn't want to be on our blog.)  

By the time Denisa finished up with a shower it was only 1:00.  So there was still plenty of time to enjoy on this free day.  It was almost hot outside, so we hunkered down under the air conditioning for some of the afternoon.  It was a pretty good free day!

As is the usual case, the cold front that hit Oklahoma on that Sunday evening came to south Texas about 24 hours later.  To be fair, we also have clouds and cold weather in the Rio Grande Valley.  Our temperatures plummeted, and we were shivering under cloudy skies with highs that struggled to get into the 60's by the next day.