The winter season in Florida flew by. It was nice to be back in the area to reconnect with our loved ones. We enjoyed wonderful dinners with friends and family at Winter Park and Disney Springs. I loved getting together with friends at 4Rivers Smokehouse Bar-b-que (good brisket). Enjoyed spending a lot of time with my two sons, we always share good times and many laughs together.
John and I enjoyed lunches with his son and his wife at our favorite German restaurant in Sanford. If you are driving through Sanford, FL stop at Hollerback's Willow Tree for some good German food and try a desert before you leave. My favorite is the black forest cake and John loves the apple strudel.
We visited my cousin and her husband, Patty & Tony, at their splendid new vacation home in The Villages. It was my first time seeing The Villages, what an amazing place! Patty and Tony generously set us up with a golf cart - which we learned is the preferred method of Village transportation. We all played a round of golf and toured the town on carts. Patty and Tony are fun people and we had a wonderful time with them.
This winter, we enjoyed three ocean cruises and loved them all. The last one was on the worlds largest cruise ship, the Harmony of the Seas. We enjoyed it so much that we scheduled our next cruise on the same ship for November for our anniversary.
Our friends Marie and Jerry invited us to their gorgeous condo on the beach for an incredible dinner. Their place has amazing ocean and river views. They have a big gourmet kitchen and she really knows how to use it. She prepared both salmon and meatloaf with all the trimming, I love salmon and John is a meatloaf fanatic. Every dish was delicious and we had a splendid time with them.
John's daughter and her family were here for a fun-filled week. The three grandsons are getting so big, I relished in watching them beat their grandfather at golf and run circles around us playing Star Wars trivia. We loved seeing them all!
Staying in the Orlando, we were able to get our fill of all the mouse has to offer. We love the Disney parks and resorts. We picked up annual tickets and could be found many mornings on a safari ride at Animal Kingdom and later having dinner in EPCOT.
Our friends Bonnie and Alan have been busy with transitioning to full time RVing. When they were able to take a break, we joined them for a cook-out where Alan grilled up delicious thick steaks. I love a good steak and these were in a league of their own - so very good. As you can see we spent most of the winter visiting with wonderful people and eating some really good food.
We kicked off RV rallies this year with the Entegra Owner's gathering at the big Tampa RV Show and we had the pleasure of dining with a wonderful group of people at the Enterga Tampa dinner. It was a great night and we all had fun at the rally. We were back to Tampa in February for another good time at Entegra's Sweetheart Rally. We love seeing old friends and meeting new ones at the rallies.
Tomorrow we move the RV from Orlando to the Cocoa Beach area! I love the ocean!
