New Club for Me

I flew to Ft.Lauderdale this afternoon to get to the Hillsboro club in Hillsboro beach. This is my first time to come teach at this club. The first time I go anywhere I like to get there early enough to make sure everything is set up right.

It was a good thing. There was a potentially big snafu I had to remedy. Thankfully the staff were right on the fix we were able to make happen so by the time class starts first thing in the morning all will be perfect.

I was shown to my lovely room overlooking the ocean. And I got some yummy strawberry water from the fruits water station. Carter and Claire had been here in January for a wedding and told me about the fruit water program so I was on the lookout for it. Apparently there is a different fruit water everyday. I will report in on which ones are my favorites.

I went to dinner, which was outside, on a perfect 75° night. I arrived at the hostess stand and told her I was a party of one. She asked me who I knew, looking to seat me with someone. I told her I sadly didn’t know anyone, that I was the Mah Jongg teacher. A nice waiter was standing there and he took pity upon me and said he would take me at his station.

Since this is a members only club, no one is allowed to use their phone in public. So I sat silently and enjoyed my yummy branzino looking out over the black ocean. When I finished a nice woman came up to me and introduced herself. Janet, from Chicago. She said, “We have the same haircut and we are both alone. Would I like to join her for dessert.”

I wasn’t going to have dessert, but I gladly joined her and spent another hour and a half getting to know her. She was such a delight. When she found out I was the Mah Jongg teacher she wanted a photo with me so she could send it back home to her mah Jongg playing friends. So I broke the rules and took my phone out a snapped a quick selfie with Janet.

I think I am going to like it here.