I’m alone now but December 21st my daughter and son-in-law arrived. Dave stayed until the 28th and Kelly left January 4th.

We had a great visit!

While Dave was here, on December 22nd we went to the traditional church service at the SCC Methodist Church. The 23rd we went to Tai Chi and Kel & Dave played billiards. I also gave them a tour. The 24th (Christmas Eve day) we took a trip to Lake Wales for an airboat ride through a swampy area looking for gators. It was a cold day and the gators were staying down in the water where it was warmer for them. That evening we went to the candlelight church service (lovely!) Christmas Day, on our way to Sunset Grill Little Harbor, we saw a huge gator close to our condo. The 26th we went to Tampa Downs horse races. Friday the 27th to Goodson’s strawberry farm for pressed Cuban sandwiches and shortcakes and a fish dinner at Fiore’s. When we weren’t going someplace we watched movies, played dominoes, enjoyed pizza, and did cart rides.

After a week, Dave left on Saturday the 28th.

The first day with just Kelly, we went to Bealls shopping. Returned to Goodson’s strawberry farm where I’d left a credit card and on to Sam’s Club. Church on Sunday, the 29th. More Bealls. Monday, the 30th, we had tickets for Shelby Gardens in Sarasota. It was a holiday light show and beautiful!! New Year’s Eve on the 31st was a fun boat trip by Latitudes Cruises. They served a Texas Roadhouse steak dinner. The small group on board (about 25 plus crew) viewed the fireworks, drank wine, and danced. Got safely home close to 3 AM!!! Slept in. The crowd was boisterous and friendly. Great way to bring in the new year. Lazy day on the 1st. On Thursday, the 2nd, we played afternoon Bingo and ate burgers at the South Clubhouse. Friday a couple of my girlfriends (Connie and Pat) came over and the four of us had a nice lunch then played dominos. Most evenings we watched movies on TV. We also played dominoes, and went on cart rides.

Saturday Kelly was picked up for the airport at 1:30. Lazy afternoon for me. Miss her!