Valentine’s Day Dinner, Blue Lagoons Rv Park

Every user we have a special dinner planned for Valentines Day. In the past we have had excellent prime rib and Cornish hens barbecued to perfection by our activity’s coordinators Zita and Alan. This year they were unable to come down for the winter, and so we had to figure out what to do. I volunteered to be the Activities Director/coordinator and with no one else wanting the unpaid position I won the vote, (it was unanimous). Having led an organization of over three hundred teachers I knew the only hope was to have lots of volunteers.

The key to forming a committee is to have someone bring it up at a meeting and sure enough, Marsha asked about Valentines Day. Now the unwritten rule is to ask the person who brought up a subject up to head a committee, (it worked well for Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years Eve. Many friends and others provided Marsha with event suggestions. No one in the park felt comfortable about grilling the food and so it was decided to have the food catered. After making several inquiries, Marsha determined that Shack’s Smokehouse and Seafood was the best and only establishment that responded to her request. They offered to deliver four kinds of meat, potato salad, coleslaw, beans, and a spicey barbecue sauce, (remember this is south Texas, so spicy means a sauce that’s Muy caliente)! To round out the meal our local HEB Grocery store made cheesecake for fifty, The total cost for each person attending was twenty five dollars. Very reasonable for a catered hot meal. Forty-six people signed up (the park is not as full as it usually is for this time of year as the last managers were disastrous and were fired along with all their staff).

Before dinner, Dan and Barb greeted each guest and took their photos, which were sold to them at cost. Then everyone picked their places and waited for dinner to be served. The Shack brought the meal in a large, heated cooler and a slice of cheesecake were placed at each setting. After wishing everyone a Happy Valentines, Jane, who made the flower arrangements, led us in prayer and table after table was invited up to be served, (I had nothing to do with the order).

The servers filled each plate with the person’s request, and no one left hungry! It was a perfect Valentines meal served by friends, (we refer to all the people as our winter family)! The night and the food was a success! Thanks to Marsha, and all the volunteers who made it all possible, (where else could you get a meal for less)? Clear skies