Who put SALT in the Water!!!!!

Jupiter Beach - Atlantic Side

St. Petersburg - Gulf Side

HE SAID:
Can't believe it has been almost two weeks since we last blogged. We have been really enjoying Florida, seeing both the Atlantic and Gulf side. The weather here is fantastic. So much more moisture in the air.  It feels great. We were anxious to get to the beach so in the first week  we took the dogs to their very first time in Ocean water. We carefully located "Dog Friendly beaches"..(thanks to a "Bring Fido "app- an app for everything). On their first try they were so excited to see the water. The both ran up to it and quickly got wet. They are used to however to being able to drink the water they play in. It was quite funny to see their reaction when they had their first taste. Like what the heck!!!.  Fortunately the two beaches they've been to have a great washing station. They get so full of sand and of course sea water. Kiri is the much more adventurous one in the water. Libby now just stays on the beach. I love walking along the beach and the water has been so warm.

Last week both Pat and I flew home to Calgary from Orlando. We left the dogs with a kennel right next to the RV park here in Ruskin. Pat was originally going alone but after hearing my brother Ray was home in Calgary and that I wanted to see my brother Chris who hasn't been well, I went along for the ride. It was nice to be with my brothers and sister for few days, then to be able to see Heather, JayDee and the Lethbridge grandkids was an added bonus. It was weird being back in Canada. It is still winter there, but lucky we got a Chinook while we were there. It felt weird not having the RV (our home) with us. I felt homeless, and was happy to get back to Florida and the motorhome.

Bridge into St. Petersburg

Loving our current RV site in Ruskin Florida (Gulf Side). Not much of a town nearby, but Tampa and St. Petersburg are very close. I'm in love with this bridge above so we spend more time in St. Pete's as the locals call it. We have more exploring to do in the next week and it has been fantastic having the RV stay put for a month.....and hey,  free internet never hurts.



SHE SAID:

I REALLY LOVE FLORIDA!!! There's something about the climate and being by the ocean that really calls to me!  It has been very relaxing since finally getting here - we came at such a fast pace from Phoenix, perhaps it's just being able to 'be' for a while that I appreciate.  Both sets of my Grandparents spent winters here, on the Gulf side, so I have a few childhood memories - checking with Mom, I am amazed at the accuracy of some of them - including digging for buried treasure on sandy beaches - I guess near St. Petersburg - Mom said Treasure Island - saw the sign for that going into St. Pete's to the Dog Park today :)

The trip back to Alberta was a lot of fun...after my Dr. appointment and getting the Avastin shot in my eye (certainly not my favourite activity), however the injections and laser treatments over the past couple of years really showed improvement on this visit.  After getting that done, Heather and I went to Edmonton to see Air Supply.  SO MUCH FUN!!  After shopping and having a long lunch (enjoyed the company, service sucked) with Mike, Mariam and their children (who are such awesome kids, by the way), it was time for Air Supply.  We started chatting with another mother/daughter team.  Turned out they were sitting right beside us, and they also had a meet and greet with them.  At the meet and greet during pictures, I made the comment about Russell putting his arm around me for the shot, he told me that I could even squeeze his a** - so I did,  but only got a handful of microphone - probably for the best.  This started an enthusiastic evening, I must say, with great music, some dancing and singing along with well loved music.  I am glad we went and got to spend some time together.  Sunday we went to Lethbridge and I loved seeing Mom and the grandkids there.  We also had supper with Tanners having Carolynns awesome roast.

We slept in on Tuesday morning so were about 45 minutes behind in our race to the airport - always love that mad dash, but we made it in plenty of time and got back to Florida without any hitches.   The dogs were happy where they stayed - evidently there were chickens they could watch through a fence, so they were able to ensure no wayward hens got past them.  Time has become somewhat fluid and days are going so fast. I am not sure that we are really accomplishing much of anything, but have really wound down on stress levels.  We have heard some of Scotiabank changes, but that has become another life.  I am not even sure I would know how to manage a branch, audit or coach right now.