Highlights of our 2024/2025 Winter in FL

December was busy for us – visiting with Family and Friends and a quick trip to NC for my firm’s holiday party.

Visited with Garland’s Cousin Arlene and her husband Dave at their beautiful river retreat!

I went to a Firm staff event – cooking class at Sur la Table in Raleigh. Lots of fun and great food.

Celebrated GE’s Birthday at our favorite home town Mexican restaurant.
Of course we called G to include him, since they share the same Birthday!
He still reminds me, I left him on his Bday! 🙂

Met and had dinner with the “Brazen Brits”, Natalie and Laurence,
who we’ve watched for years on YouTube. So much fun! Look them up, you’ll thank me.
We also went over to their home in April for another great time.

Had dinner and went dancing with our friend Gail – we met in AZ two years ago!

G made some beautiful cutting boards for friends for Christmas!

Beautiful sunset at Thousand Trails Harbor Lakes in Port Charlotte, FL

G is always excited to see a Space Launch – I think he might like living in FL just for that!

We celebrated New Year’s Eve and our January 1st (15th) Anniversary at Rock & Brews.

The hat looked better on me – of course! LOL

Throwback pic from our Wedding January 1, 2010

We enjoyed the hot tub at Winters Quarters Pasco in Lutz, FL

Next stop was Clerbrook Golf & RV Resort in Clermont, FL

This is where I became fascinated with Sandhill Cranes!

I would have gotten betters pics but they flew right over my head and freaked me out for a minute!
They are LOUD birds!

A little about Sandhill Cranes – yes I did a deep dive! LOL These cranes frequently give a loud, trumpeting call that suggests a rolled “r” in the throat, and they can be heard from a long distance. Mated pairs of cranes engage in “unison calling”. The cranes stand close together, calling in a synchronized and complex duet. The female makes two calls for every one from the male. I think that last sentence CAN’T be right!

We drove into Tampa and met another couple we feel like we know – from YouTube. Angela and Cody from Untethered. They are so much fun to watch – you should look them up!

This was such a cool beach setting for a meet-up!

Had a great lunch with my cousins and Aunt Rose and then watched Debbie and José square dance a bit.
Forgot to get a group pic!

And after ALL our eating around FL we decided it was time to join Planet Fitness!

Toward the end of January, we finally made it to TTO aka Thousand Trails Orlando – one of their nicest FL parks in our opinion. We didn’t know until the day before we left we broke a rule having put up our dog fence on their new grass…oops. We were in the new/new section.

Huge nice sites at TTO and we would want this area in the future but you can’t have fences here….:(

From TTO, G dropped me off for a Girl’s weekend and to watch Mack dance at the National Dance Team Competition at ESPN Wide World of Sports. That is a HUGE complex. We had a great time at Mokara Spa, lunch at Pipers Grille (on the golf course) and shopping at Disney Springs. Lots of laughs that weekend!