Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Plans for the Winter in Florida

We're heading to Florida for the winter...leaving Wisconsin in mid-October. We will be in Bradenton for the month of November and Sebring for the month of December. Pam & Todd from Club Forest will also be staying at these same parks, so we'll have fun catching up with them and being able to celebrate the holidays with family!

We'll get a chance to research other areas in Florida and decide where to go after December, and where we can start our Workamping experiences. Dennis is anxious to get back into working somewhere. I continue doing my medical transcription from our fifth wheel, which is working out great!

The kids are throwing us a party to celebrate Irene's retirement, Irene's big 6-0 birthday and our new life as fulltime RVers...party to be Oct. 4th.

Looking forward to our first travels as fulltime RVers!

Tina & Scott's Wedding

Tina & Scott's wedding is over (Sept. 19th). It was a great day...beautiful ceremony and a fun reception! The weather was perfect and everything came out as planned. Great meal, fantastic music (ended up to be an 8-piece band...with my dad playing the trumpet, Scott playing his concertina, and my brother Kevin joining in on the concertina) They all sounded great and made it a memorable evening.

God bless you both, Tina & Scott, and here's to a long and happy marriage!!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Officially retired!

It's official. We are now both retired. My last day at the mall was 9/4/09! After 22 years, it was really bittersweet leaving the mall for the last time...as the property manager. But...time for the next chapter in our lives.

We're almost finished cleaning out the house. The sale was successful and we got rid of all the furniture and most of our "stuff." Never believed how much stuff we've accumulated over the years. It's been quite a stressful process, but hopefully the end will justify the means! We just have the last of the things that we have to move into the fifth wheel. Not sure if there'll be enough room for everything we think we need to keep. We'll see.

The closing is 9/14 and then we'll officially be RV fulltimers. I'll keep you posted on our destinations after Tina's wedding.