NEW YEAR’S EVE

Happy New Year y’all ... a new year ... a leap year and a new decade! 

Randy & Marky-Mark at Lew’s bar! 

Playing Family Feud with a few of the partiers. 

Monday, December 30, 2019

Mark and Marky-Mark are going to Orlando to pick up a bass boat that he and Lani inherited from her late dad. It’ll be a project ... install new tires on the boat trailer and grease the bearings. Pictures later. 😜

Yesterday, we set up our new blink security camera system ...

Hahaha ... our pals Wayne & LaDonna will help with the proper placement. 

Here’s da boot Marky-Mark picked up ...

It’s in need of a good cleaning ... but ‘what a take!’ 😜

Tonight, we had happy hour on the front porch with the doggies ... then teriyaki chicken and rice for dinner. Tomorrow, Mark is going hunting and then tomorrow evening it is New Year’s Eve, 2020 is near. 

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Why oh why is it so much more fun to put up Christmas decorations than it is to pack them away?

We started out with rain ... lots of rain! It’s still coming up from the south ... fueling a massive winter storm in the Midwest USA.  

Our day significantly improved at 1 o’clock ...

Sunny and gorgeous now! 

We installed our new Blink system today! Awesome ... easy to install ... clear pictures. 

Tonight, we talked to aunt Jane and wished her a happy new year. She had friends over for Christmas dinner and had a nice time. 

Mark phoned Randy to check on him and scared the wits out of both Dawn and Randy! You see, they we’re watching a scary movie 🎥 when the phone rang ... Dawn screamed. 😂 Randy was at doc in the box today and got antibiotics. We hope he will get over the cough very quickly ... thanks to Dawn insisting he go to the doctor. 👍🏻

We watched 3 episodes of Wentworth tonight ... a good series on Netflix. 

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Good morning. It’s a funny, drizzly type of morning here in Central Florida. The craziest part of all of this is that the weather is coming up from the south! Generally, in December, we have weather systems from the north. 🤷‍♀️ But, other than being a little dreary, it’s a nice warm day.

Sue and Wayne hooked up and we’re on the road by 10 o’clock. They wanted to get through Orlando before 11 when folks have to be out of hotel rooms. They hope to miss the majority of the traffic. 

So, I have the dishwasher running, the washer and the dryer. This will be a day of catching up on laundry and putting away a few of our new Christmas presents. What a month December has been, I loved every minute of it. 

This afternoon, Mark got his work barge going and began trimming the “wilderness area” back of our boat house! It’s the neighbors responsibility across the way, but he’s a slouch, so Mark is doing it. 🤷‍♀️

After dinner we sat on the front porch while Mark enjoyed a cigar and wine. I had a split of champagne (gift from Sue & Wayne)!  Marky-Mark joined us for an hour. It was a good evening. 

Friday, December 27, 2019

Good evening. It’s been a busy enough day around here. We started with Mark’s homemade breakfast of garlic potato cakes and eggs. Sue and Wayne went to CVS and for groceries before Sue and I met Diane for lunch. 

Ramshackle’s lunch, the Tawns girls. 

Mark began the slow wrapup of Christmas lights and tidied the bar area outside. At 6:30 we went to dinner in downtown Eustis with Sue and Wayne. Randy was home, feeling a bit low with a cold, and Dawn was at work. Sue and Wayne head south tomorrow morning. It’s been a great week with them here, despite plenty of rain.

We finished up our visit with vino night caps at their rig! 🥰

Thursday December 26, 3019

Good morning sunshine! It’s going to be warm and windy today ... too windy for boating! So, Sue, Wayne and I went flea market shopping. (They found a few bargains!) Chiki and Mimi we’re monkeys and were sitting at K’s door (inside) when they arrived back to the rig! They sure are athletic!   

Mark headed to the woods for some R & R ...

That’s his happy place. 😜

Today’s lunch was turkey on Sourdough bread and anniversary cake. Yummy. After a restorative afternoon nap, Sue came for front porch happy hour! Wayne had done laundry and had a late nap. Isn’t it grand to be on holiday. 😊

Tonight we’re having a repeat dinner ... 

Cheffy Marky. 

Rick M wondered if I survived Christmas night ...

Cheers! More awesome please! 🍷 

Buffet line 🥰

We played Mexican Dominoes tonight ... Wayne was the winner; close game! 

C H R I S T M A S 2019

Merry Christmas dear friends and family! We have a beautiful sunny day for festivities. Mark cooked cheesy eggs, grits and salami while I set up the Sunroom table and opened champagne! Sue and Wayne came in at 9:30 and the 1st party of the day began! 🤪

Sue was thinking when she suggested pictures in front of the tree before we messed up the living room. 

Awe, how sweet we are!

But look at Sue & Wayne ...

Hahaha... I was giving instructions ... suck it in, neck out and says Grits. What the H happened? 🤣

After kitchen duties Mark and I took Robbie and BeeZee for a ride on The Caddy. 

About 4 o’clock, Marky/Mark, Randy and Dawn arrived for happy hour. About that time I got a text from Diane that she and Kris were not able to make it. What? I hope it’s nothing major, but she did not want to talk about it at this time. 😢 We sure missed them tonight.  

Mark and Robbie 💕🐾