Retirement! Here We Come. (Well, Don is back to work)
by Vicky Showalter

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

FLORIDA in January!

January 9th and I'm off to Florida! Don will remain in Iowa to coach his basketball team.

WEEK ONE - ENGLEWOOD WITH BOB AND LORI
Bob and Lori picked me up at the Fort Myers airport around 10 PM and we headed to Englewood where they rent a house for the winter.

Picking grapefruit and lemons.


Supper at Cafe 776 - Yummy seafood!


Englewood

The Beach!





Bob and Lori at the house.

Bob fixed prime rib one night.

We purchased lobsters, they cooked them for us, and we brought them back to the house. Bob and I enjoyed them! No lobster for Lori - she ordered a fish sandwich from Cafe 776.


Week Two - St. Pete's Beach with Judy
I will spend the second week with my sister Judy! Thanks to Bob and Lori we get to St. Pete's Beach, get groceries and pick up Judy at the airport Saturday night. Judy and I are staying at Coral Reef for the week.



Lunch on the patio

Supper at Crabby Bill's

Collecting shells and the sunset - the ending of a great day!




Week 3 with my dad and mom

Bob and Lori (thanks again) transported me to Orlando so I could spend time with mom and dad. On the way we stopped at Plant City for the famous strawberry shortcake. It was YUMMY!

Our daily routine - morning walks at Celebration


Time at the pool

Games of Sequence

Walking through Downtown Disney to see Lego Land


Time to head home to Iowa! Florida in January was wonderful!

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