TIHAA Trip to Bryan/College Station
Tuesday, May 6th was a beautiful day to venture to Aggie Land. Twenty-three TIHAA members (George Wolf, Diane Murray, Mary Brown, Marian Gruber, Gurrette Roep, Lucy Salas, Jean Houston, Sarah Harvey, Miriam Rodarte,
The bus ride to George Bush Library on the A&M campus seemed to fly by as I called BINGO. We had three bingo winners; Gladys Price, Marian Gruber and Gloria Byers. Each was awarded 2 gold dollars.
Upon arrival at the library we were greeted by a docent that ushered us into the theater where we saw a synopsis of George Bush’s life that lead up to him becoming the 41st President of the United States. After the film she gave us the layout of the library and then let everyone enjoy it at their own pace. I noticed that a few wanted to be president as they sat in the Oval Office exhibit. We then went to eat at Madden’s Restaurant in Bryan. This is a quaint restaurant with mixed reviews. If you are going for a hardy meal (like meat & potatoes) this is not your place. Messina-Hof Winery was our final destination on this trip. And a happy place it was. We had a very jolly host for the wine tasting and tour. He explained the different methods of tasting wines to We all arrived safely back to Bayland Park and ready to go on the next adventure to the Channel 8 and the Orange show on June 1st. |