{"id":21355,"date":"2019-09-07T15:09:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T20:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=21355"},"modified":"2019-09-06T15:10:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T20:10:15","slug":"pickleball-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=21355","title":{"rendered":"Pickleball Outing"},"content":{"rendered":"

All of my Zumba classes ended up being canceled on the weekend of the cancer crawl<\/a>, so I went from being super busy on Sunday to being super available. I checked with my friends\/coworkers visiting from Topeka if they wanted to do brunch before heading back but they already ate at their hotel. Next, I checked with my pickleball friends to see if people were playing anywhere.<\/p>\n

As luck would have it, Bill and Trixie already planned to visit Jeanie in El Dorado. Michael and I decided to tag along. It was my first official pickleball road trip and it was a ton of fun!<\/p>\n

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From left:<\/em> Bill, Jeanie, Michael, and Trixie.<\/p>\n

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Jeanie is our pickleball friend we were visiting who lives in El Dorado. Bill, Trixie, and I carpooled over to the El Dorado Activity Center where they play from 2-5 PM on Sundays. It was great to be able to carpool because it made the hour-long trip go so much faster. We had great conversations on the way there and back.<\/p>\n

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We were famished after playing for three hours so we decided to grab dinner together. Jeanie recommended Fiesta Mexicana Cantina in downtown El Dorado.<\/p>\n

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Here are some food pics…<\/p>\n

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The food was portions were generous, prices reasonable, and food delicious! This is another one of those restaurants that I can wait to go revisit with Brian.<\/p>\n

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While we were there, we ran into a local couple who we played with that afternoon so we all ended up dining together. We had a lovely time eating and visiting.<\/p>\n

I don’t know when I’ll be able to play with the fun El Dorado group again because I normally teach Zumba on Sundays until 3 PM but I really appreciated having a free Sunday. I’m glad I took advantage of the opportunity to check out their open play. Everyone was super nice and welcoming.<\/p>\n

For now, I’m back to my normal Sunday schedule:<\/p>\n