January 27, 2007

Charlotte’s Brother, Bill, and his wife Jeanette are in Florida for a short vacation. They came to our house on Friday and stayed till after lunch today. We always have lots of fun and great food when we are together. We went to the flea market looking for things we couldn’t live without. Next, we stopped at the Hershey Ice Cream shop for banana splits for the guys and ice cream for the girls. Then we went to Epcot and enjoyed the movies at the Canada and American Adventure Pavilions. We also tried the popcorn and nuts as we walked around World Showcase.

One of the highlights of their visit was lunch today. Charlotte and Jeanette made the Pasta Salad recipe from Ingandello’s web site. See our January 14th entry for more information on Ingandello’s recipes. There is only one word to describe lunch today – FANTASTIC. If you haven’t already visited or ordered from the Ingandello web site, you need to check it out today. This is by far the very best Classic Italian Dressing we have ever tasted.

As you can see, our life style is all about food and fun.

January 21, 2007

Do you like the sound of ocean waves coming ashore? Do you enjoy the cool breeze that is always present near the beach? Do you love beautiful sunrises and sunsets? Are you a fisherman? Do you like to watch the boats go in and out of the harbor? Do you love fresh seafood? We enjoy all the above. However, we don’t go fishing anymore but we enjoy watching others catch all sizes and kinds. We went to Cape Canaveral to see Mike this weekend. He only had a few hours off on Saturday but anytime together is fun. We took the motor home and stayed at Jetty Park. We were about a hundred yards from the channel where the big cruise ships go in and out. We watched and waved at the rows of people on the many levels as they passed by our vantage point. We also saw porpoise playing in the wake ahead of one of the big ships. Charlotte was delighted to see them. The fishing was great but the catching wasn’t very good. We saw lots of fishermen but not very many fish. We did see a couple of raccoons, several feral cats and lots of pelicans and gulls. It was a great weekend and we hope to go back again sometime.

January 18,2007

Last night we had dinner with, Beth Brown, a good friend we worked with at Walt Disney World. We laughed and talked about lots of things, family, vacations, traveling, changes at work, recruiting trips, where people work now, who is still at Disney, who is not and remembering how we used to do things in the “old days” when we started working at Disney. Beth was interested in knowing how we get along with each other now that we are together 24-7. The answer is; it is wonderful. I have said before that it is great being with my best friend and doing things we both want to do. This is like a second honeymoon and we hope it will never end. After dinner, we came back to the RV and gave Beth a tour of our new home. Before we knew it the evening disappeared. We had a terrific time. Sometime in the future, Beth will retire also. Hopefully she will enjoy it as much as we do.

January 14, 2007

What do we like best about full time RVing? Without a doubt, it is meeting people. We have made lots of new friends. Let me tell you about a great couple we recently met. They are Bill and Carol of Waterloo, New York. They were here to visit Walt Disney World with their family. Towards the end of their stay, we joined them at Old Town to see the cars. It was a perfect evening with the temperature in the mid seventies and a soft breeze. It was fun to watch their expressions and hear them as they saw cars like they used to own. I think they enjoyed the night as much as we did.

We had fun sharing tips and stories about our families. We learned Carol makes and sells “Ingandello’s Classic Italian Dressing”. The recipe has its origin in Sicily, Italy and came to this country via family. She started in her kitchen then later Bill built a building for the business. You can meet them also at the Fingers Lake Wine Festival, Watkins Glen, NY. For recipes, availability or more information check out their web site at: www.ingandellos.com

Who will we meet next? We don’t know but are looking forward to that time.

January 13, 2007

There are many nice things about staying in one place for a while. Our Park has lots of fun activities. Today we enjoyed a great pancake breakfast. It was all you can eat pancakes with sausage, orange juice and coffee. When we got to the recreation hall the tables were set with everything except the food. We found a seat and were promptly served breakfast by our courteous server, Gerald Rantz. You might remember Gerald from a previous entry; he was the second place winner in the Park Christmas Parade. It was a great turnout and a lot of fun. Here are a couple of pictures.

January 5, 2007

The Holidays are over and we are settling down a little. We are trying to get things organized in our new home. We added some shelves to the basement storage. It sure is a lot easier to find things. We added a couple of shelves to the pantry also. It is so large we still haven’t filled it. Charlotte labeled all the can goods and put them in a plastic tub. When we need things, we just pull the tub out part way for easy access. Thanks Rich and Vera for the idea.

We are still walking around the park for exercise. We are experiencing unusually warm temperatures for January. Yesterday it was 82 degrees and today it is supposed to be a little warmer. I must say that we are enjoying the weather. What a way to spend the winter.

Each day we work a little on our plans for next summer’s trip. There are so many places we want to go that it is not as easy as we thought. Definitely in the plan are stops in Indiana and Colorado to see family. Now that we are Bounder owners, we want to attend the Rally in Missouri at the end of June. We want to see the Grand Canyon and visit El Paso, Texas. We lived in El Paso in the mid sixties while Ray was in the Army. It should be fun seeing all the changes in the area. Charlotte still has the addresses of the apartments and houses where we lived. We wonder if they still exist. This year we plan to spend at least six months traveling this great country.