Florida Trip Day #13 January 26, 2019

The resort does not have a room 13.  As we were walking down the hall to the condo, I was counting off room....0919. 0917. 0915.  0911.  Wait what happened to 0913?   Not here.  We are in 0911, which Gary said is really 13. Not for me!  I keep forgetting to check the numbers in the elevator and see if there is a 13th floor.  Bet there isn't!

Another somewhat lazy day.  This is getting to be a bad habit.  I woke up around 8:30 or so.  Gary was already awake and in the living room watching tv.

One of my big fears was that after I retired, I would want to lie around all day, not get dressed unless I had to, and just do. Toning constructive but be a slug.  Greta often teases me about that...sitting around in my jammies and watching tv all day.  

But that hasn't happened.  I was in the habit of showering and getting ready for the day as soon as I woke up, just because we never knew what was going to happen, who was going to call, when someone was going to stop by, or when I would need to go somewhere and I wanted to be ready.

Well this week has kicked that all to pieces.

I was I. The shower around 1:00 and ready to leave a little after 2.  That's terrible!  But as Gary said, we needed time to just relax, to do nothing, and to not have a schedule.  I know that.  But it is hard for me, and already I feel like I want to be a slug when we get home...and I know that can't happen.

I finished my book Sold on a Monday this morning.  When I read the epilogue, I found out that the author had been inspired to write the story based on a picture she had seen in the Valparaiso Vidette-Messenger years ago.  That rang a bell because my college roommate Terri Ahlberg was from Valpo and received that newspaper in our shared mailbox.  The family name was Chalicoux which rang a bell also since I had at least one student at West Central with that last name.  Interesting.

Breakfast for me was just a cup of hot tea and two mini chocolate donuts.  We went to Chuy's for a late lunch.

The GPS took us on Turkey Lake to the restaurant which actually was an easy drive.  We avoided all of the International  Drive stop lights, the traffic around the Convention Center, and people walking.  We parked in the same lot that we did yesterday since the restaurant was a few doors down fromRed Robin.

Lunch was really good, especially the chips and the creamy jalapeño dip.  I had the Lite Plate Special #9.  Gary ordered a numbered special also, but I am not sure what it included.  He did like it.

We stopped at Walmart on the drive back.  We intended to pick up another box of band aids for my finger and a couple of luggage tags.  By the time we went through the check out line we had a few bananas, a frozen pizza, a box of dozen chicken, and several pieces of clothing for Tessa and Lynnlee, and a shirt for Owen. Can't help it...we saw some cute things for the kids!

When we returned to the resort, I went to the business center to check out movies to rent.  We just watched Three Billboards, which was really good, except I didn't like the way it ended.

Dinner was the pizza, Gary ate the chicken too, an oatmeal cookie, and a Klondike bar.

Cristy sent a note with the funeral arrangements.  She also asked Gary to be a pall bearer.  So sad.

It will be an alarm at 6 in the morning so I can check in and obtain of place in line for boarding on Monday morning.  Then we are going out for breakfast and to the outlet mall when it opens.  We need to pack tomorrow also and Gary wants to load some things in to the car so we will be ready to go.

This has been a. Good trip, but I think both of us are ready to go home and see the kids, plus sleep I in Our own bed.