February kicked off with attendance at our first Family Motor Coach Association rally in Lakeland, FL with 600 other "rigs". Fair to say we were the youngest couple there by a few years at least, but we had a good time and it was both educational and entertaining. It was capped with a Super Bowl party on the last night with an amazing buffet of "bring a snack to share" that took up 40 feet of serving tables. Nobody left hungry!
We also enjoyed our last visit at Jonathan Dickinson (Jupiter) and Lake Louisa (Clermont) State Parks. Both are conveniently located near family and friends and we try to fill up our schedule with visits to see everyone. We took the opportunity to get a little maintenance done when we found ourselves on a nice flat paved parking space in Jupiter. One in particular involves me up on a ladder for hours at a time while I replace sealant along the roof edge -- hard to dig out old stuff -- easy to squeeze in new stuff. Being the caulk queen that I am, I finally convinced Jeffrey a year ago that I can do a better job than the $125/hr service technicians. Here is a picture of the heavens rewarding me for my efforts!
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| Max at the end of the rainbow |
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| Date night on a lovely FL sunset cruise |
As is our typical winter schedule, we moved Max up to near Gainesville at the beginning of March. It is getting harder and harder to get an RV spot in that area -- not that many RV parks and most are catering to RVers who spend 4-5 months in town, not just 5 weeks. We are low man on the totem pole for sure. While there, we got to spend lots of time with Jeffrey's Dad and he fit us into his very busy schedule most days. Seriously, the guy rarely slows down! The three of us managed to get to Gator basketball, gymnastics, and softball home games and even the "spring" football debut and a regional track meet before it was time for us to drive north.
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| Track Meet |
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| Gator Spring Football game |
We did divert in the car for a week down to Orlando to see my parents (who love escaping the chilly NW this time of year). When they said they wanted to visit 5 theme parks in 5 days we actually thought they were joking! Thank goodness for "Fast Passes" and good tennis shoes -- we survived! Maybe visiting these parks during Spring Break wasn't the best plan, but we all had a good time and got to do most of the rides.
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| Jeffrey's favorite theme park picture |
At the end of the week, they were supposed to peel off and visit friends who winter in SW Florida, but a big snowstorm in the US NE delayed their friends from arriving in time. Lucky for them, we "know a guy", so they joined Jeffrey's Dad in Gainesville for a few days. It was very nice having all of our parents together with us -- something that hasn't happened since our wedding in 1988!
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| Parents and Offspring |
As I write this, we are spending Easter in Gaffney, SC preparing to have our annual Max 8-gallon "oil change" tomorrow morning. Then on to Virgina for some history lessons!
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