Blogs from Kissimmee, Florida, United States, North America - page 14

Morning Joe! Good to the very last drop. Every Tuesday morning, Tropical Palms host a coffee hour for us “long termer’s”. Everyone looks forward to this coffee clatch. This morning was our first opportunity to attend this year. All our friends, and new ones, too, have returned to Tropical Palms. The room was filled and bustling with excitement as everyone gathered. So wonderful to see all again. What a happy reunion. ???Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here!??? We have a new activities director who went over a few pertinent items followed by a Q& A. In years past, I have offered up a brief chat (well, brief for me.....you do already know how I can drone on) of “helpful hints”with this group. I call them Sandy’s Snippets. Martha Stewart I’m not! I google and research little ... read more

Made it! Yep, we have finally made it here to Tropical Palms.....our winter retreat. Our goal accomplished. What a great feeling. The sun is shining and there is a touch of warmth to the air. Hallelujah! All in unison now: Hip-Hip-Hooray...Hip-Hip-Hooray.....What a Great Day! Thank you for being such good traveling companions. Even when we hit a few touchy situations, you stayed strong and positive. That has to be why we made it all this way with actually no major catastrophes - minus the death defying drive I had on I-95 yesterday. That was bad and even worse that all of you and Lulu were in the RV with Cory while I was alone and petrified in the car. No one could hear my panicked screams for help....no one. Feel sorry for me? I hope so. ... read more

Happy Easter to all our Family and Friends! Hope your day was a tad less exciting than ours....you have to read on to understand that comment. Before we move ahead. We need to back up just a little. Trying to go to all the favorite spots that the Knapp family likes from previous visits here. Thus, we went to Manny's Chophouse the other evening. Sam & Sandy joined us. One big happy group! We got a big table with no problems. Sometimes, we have had some issues with the newer Manny's recently built a short way down on I-192 from our park. But not this time....hooray....everything was delicious and we all enjoyed ourselves. We'll go back next year for sure. Prior to going to Manny's, Lory & Jay took the girls to Old Town to ride ... read more

On the move again. Monday was relocation day for the Knapps. They moved from Royal Oaks over to our Marriott timeshare called Cypress Harbour. We bought it pre-construction years and years ago. It still remains in perfect condition. Of course, with the costly maintenance fee, it should. Before they could check in, we had lunch at Bar Harbor. As usual, it was delicious. The girls aren't fond of seafood so Cory made a stop at Burger King to get them their lunch. Different tastes for different people. Prior to lunch, we made a quick stop at Costco's. We are going to miss this convenience of "running across town" to go there once we get home. Our only Costco's is located in Rochester, NY (a good 1 1/2 hour away). Rats! Only other Costco in NY is ... read more

Our only visiting family showed up at our RV on Wednesday, April 5th @ 2:45 PM. So exciting to see them all and begin our time together. Right now, they are staying at Regal Oaks - a condo/ apartment resort located just before coming into Tropical Palms. We can walk back and forth. Their condo unit is waaaay down the roadway on one side of their complex so it is a pretty good hike. Lory said it only took her 3 minutes....me, a tad longer. On Monday, they will move over to our Marriott timeshare: Cypress Harbor. They will stay there one week and then head back home to Scio, NY (outside Wellsville where we live). We bought it pre-construction in 1991. We used to stay in it ourselves but once we got Chip (our beloved ... read more