Ft. Lauderdale Beach brings back memories....

Yesterday Tom, Diane and Benny, and I headed over to the beach in Ft. Lauderdale. We had a lovely lunch (Rock Burger at the outdoor cafe and a giant virgin pina colada...to get into the cruise mode, I guess!) and then walked across the street to enjoy the sand and surf (the noun, not a verb!)
Today is our last full day here at Bonaventure....the week went sooo fast.
A mini cold front came in...at like 2 o clock on the dot....so we sadly left poolside and bingo, bought a couple of books and returned for some indoor activities.
Tomorrow.........embarkation!

Mid Vacation Report

We are on day five of our vacation in Florida. The weather is beautiful (warm and sunny) and we are relaxed and happy.
The Bonaventure Vacation Village is beautiful and we have been busy eating and golfing, dancing and swimming and sunning and jacuzzi-ing and barbecuing and meeting new people from all over.
Dancing at the Round Up has been fun....even though they do sooo many line dances we don't know.
Today we are aiming to get to the beach.

A good visit was had by all

We just kissed Doreen and George good-bye and sent them on the homeward trail after a fine brunch at Prospectors. They were in for the week-end and we did a whirlwind Friday night at Prospectors (and Jim and Ganine were there too!!), Saturday movie ("Gran Torino") that we all enjoyed immensely, Bucca de beppo dinner (another hit!), and a very crowded (Prospectors was closed with a private party) 38 West. Carol from the Jamboree in the Hills joined us for dinner and dancing Saturday and we all had a great time!

Backing up a bit, we did a reunion dinner at Prospectors with mega folk sprice and ab (Sue and Dana from Michigan) on Wednesday. Dana was in town on business and Sue helped us organize the get-together (just sorry Melissa couldn't join us). It was great except for poor Sue's drive to us from Phila which took and hour and a half longer than it should have. (She fired her GPS, I heard).

I'm thinking of Margie and Mike and their crowd on this week's cruise to Panama and hoping they are having a warm and wonderful time.

I've been working at Block and Contact (the book club meeting was postponed for weather) and all is well on both fronts.

It's movie time.....

The "Why me?" Dept.

One minute you have your wallet and all is well. The next minute you don't and you spend the next four and a half hours making police reports, canceling credit cards and bank accounts, and getting a duplicate license, all the while mourning the loss. Poor Tom.

On a happier note, Ganine returns to Prospectors to dance and we are soooo glad to see her and have her back!

Work was never like this

Just a quick note to say that things at both Contact and H&R Block are going well so far. It is very different from being in front of a classroom full of kids, but I like it.
It was fun learning all the new information and practices and putting it all into action is very rewarding now. :-)

Meanwhile the weather has gotten really cold :-( and we stayed in instead of dancing and watched a silly yet heart-warming "chick flick" that's been on my list- The House Bunny. I liked it a lot!!!

We danced yesterday though and met a whole raft-ful of new folks, including 21t birthday boy, Mike, and friends Megan and Lauren. We are hoping to see them again soon.

Doreen and George are only one week away now!!! Can't wait!

Save those receipts

It is the very beginning of the new year and a perfect time to get organized and start saving all the receipts that will help you with your taxes next year.

That advice is coming to you from the newest H & R Block tax preparer on the scene.
I am very excited and can't wait to get started!!!

We had a lovely dinner with the brunch crowd Saturday night at Bacio's in Cinnaminson and are looking forward to dancing with George and Doreen when they come to town soon.

I still love my chiropractor and am assiduously reading my book for the next Book Club.

We are pretty much all set for the FL/cruise trip except for a car for the last two days....

Now Tom wants to throw Maui into the mix for the HI time (Omg! Caitlin is going to Hawaii for two months! She is so lucky!). We'll see how that works out........(the Maui for us, not the HI for Cait).

2009, and so far it's fine!

Well, it's next year already. I am used to 2009, it's 2010 that seems future-like, not to mention my 10 year passport will be expiring....but I digress....

We opted not to do the big New Year's Eve thing this year. Chinese food, movies, and staying in seemed to be the order of the evening. New Year's Day included heading to the gym for a work-out in addition to all the football games (for Tom) on an assorted array of TV screens.

In paying assorted(sordid?)bills, I realized that I have been paid by H & R Block twice already (direct deposit to a less frequently used account). I am looking forward to doing tax returns! I am also looking forward to leaving the cold weather behind and heading to FL and the warm Caribbean water!)

My kickbox class instructor moved to FL, on a related note, geographically speaking, and we miss him terribly! I almost went there Monday to work out and pretend he was leading it, but...nah....

I started going to Dr. Bidwell in Moorestown for chiropractic purposes. I LOVE her!!! (Ironically, my "we are one" bff , Doreen, started the same treatment the same time I did...independently of each other!) (The really good news on that front is she and George are coming to town in mid Jan. We are so excited!!!)

I have a feeling with the holidays on Wed into Thurs this year, a lot of people who have the week off are experiencing my usual disorientation with days of the week. I was just thinking, though, how happy i will be on the real Monday when I don't have to go back to work, just continue along in relatively carefree day recognition-not.

Perhaps I should get more sleep though. (New Year's Resolution?.......maybe......)