I love my DUCKS...

Here in Eugene a couple things go without saying...tye dye and Birkenstocks are always in style, one can order tofu and organic food at almost any local restaurant, we are home to the most beautiful hiking and walking trials in the country and everyone seems to love our Ducks! The University of Oregon is the home to the loudest and most spirited football fans in the nation. The cheers of fans can be heard all around town as home games are played at Autzen Stadium. At Garden Way we house some of the biggest Duck fans in town and of course had to celebrate the first game of the football season with a tailgater. Our Chefs made a wonderful spread of food including HOMEMADE chips, guacamole, salsa, spinach dip,taquitos as well as assorted veggies and fruits. The residents gathered in the movie theatre to eat snacks, play games and show their Duck spirit before the game started. Then enjoyed the game on our big screen TV. Enjoy some of our pictures and I think you will agree, everyone looks better in green and yellow!

Ice Cream Social and Corvette Club

This past Saturday residents and friends of Garden Way enjoyed a trip to the past as we had and ice cream social and corvette car show! The afternoon started off with ice cream, and lots of it! Our wonderful Chef Martin and the kitchen crew prepared an ice cream sundae bar in which all attendees made their own sundaes with a variety of toppings. As guests ate this delicious treat they were accompanied by the fun and upbeat sounds of Hearts in Harmony, a local singing group. Hearts in Harmony sang songs from the 40s and 50s and passed out lyrics so everyone could sing along! As the music was winding down, the roars of engines could be heard zooming down the street! We were privileged to have The Emerald Valley Corvette Club came and displayed their timeless cars for everyone to enjoy!

Welcome new chef MARTIN HERNANDEZ

Garden Way would like to welcome our new executive chef Martin Hernandez into the family! Martin has been the Sous Chef at Garden Way since our opening in October and has recently been promoted! We are delighted to have Martin's professionalism, creativity and talent in the kitchen! Some fun facts about Martin is that he loves country music and has a dog that he adores. The residents love Martin's first class cooking, and not to mention his delicious baked treats as well.

We are the Champions...

This afternoon we went over to Valley West Health Center to play in a Wii Bowling tournament. Each resident played as an individual and at the end of the 2 matches all of the scores of the residents from the same community were added together. Marge, Jo, Virgina and Rene played to represent Garden Way. After two matches the combination of our residents scores added together was 1268 beating out Valley Wests residents score of 1096. Our residents played hard and all their hard work paid off!! We were rewarded a trophy to acknowledge our victory!!



Rene, Virgina, Jo, Marge and Laurel celebrating our win!





New Resident Party

With all of the new residents moving in over the past couple of months, we decided to have a WELCOME party for all of our new friends here at Garden Way. Residents new and seasoned met in the dining room and shared coffee and pastries and each had the opportunity to tell a little about themselves, where they come from and hobbies and activities they enjoy. As the residents chatted, they were able to see all the interests that they shared. Everyone enjoyed getting to know each other and building connections with their new family members.

Today was a beautiful summer day here in Eugene! We loaded up our bus and set out for an adventure. This week our trip was to Camp Putt Miniature Golf where we played 18 holes through rocks, waterfalls and caves. We then walked down the street to Roaring Rapids Pizza Company where we enjoyed huge pizzas, tasty salads,cold drinks and lots of fun conversation! The sun, the view of the river from Roaring Rapids and the company made for a very enjoyable afternoon!

                                         

All is fair in LOVE, WAR and BEAN BAG

As Jody, one of our loyal bean bag baseball players always says, "All is fair in Love, War and Bean Bag Baseball". Bean bag baseball is a resident favorite here at Garden Way. The game is a test of balance, strength and a little bit of luck. It is played by the residents throwing bean bags at a bean bag toss and then depending on which hole they make it into, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, HOME RUN, or out determines which bas the residents go to. A line of chairs is in place to represent 1st, 2nd and 3rd and the residents rotate through the chairs as more runs are made. From there, basic base ball rules apply. Two teams play each other rotating through the innings and after almost an hour of play which ever team has the most points wins. Our games get competitive but all the residents have a good time cheering, making jokes and teasing each other over the score of the game.

Betty Lou throws a HOME RUN

Kathryn aims for the board

Marge tosses as other residents cheer her on

Jody concentrates with her tounge out of her mouth for focus

Larry, our newest resident, trying bean bag baseball

Ruth, Kathryn, Betty-Lou, Jody, Rene, Larry and Marge celebrate after a finished game