Finally enjoying my place

One of the main reasons we keep coming back down here to Paradise Oaks in Bushnell is because of the people. We have met so many good friends here we can call on for just about anything. Such a variety of people from a variety of places. Our favorite Yankees & Canadians of course; and folks from Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland , Tennessee and just about every state in between.


We’ve had Happy Hour with our "crazy crew"  and coffee and cake with our "calmer crew", hanging out under the gazebo watching that beautiful view , turning on the fire pit when the sun went down and closing up the "walls" when it got too cold. We have dinner buddies, early morning coffee buddies, golf buddies, shopping buddies, and just stop in & shoot the breeze buddies here. They’ve all had a hand in helping me get settled in and although I’ll never be able to repay them for all they’ve done, I’m thankful we’ve been able to have them over and share some good times before everyone heads out in the coming weeks.


I would love to post pics so you can meet them all, but I’m very protective about people’s privacy and would never name drop or post pics without their consent. I do have some cute pics, though!


 Like when we went out to dinner one night and all 3 guys had on some type of orange shirt! Of course, Mr. Charley’s was Clemson & the others weren’t, but we still had a good laugh. Or, the videos of them putting up the gazebo; or, the night we were hanging out in the gazebo laughing so hard with all their crazy jokes, I thought Mr. Charley was going to fall out of his chair!


We’ve had some great times here with some great folks. It’s good medicine for both of us.
I think that’s why I love the RV Lifestyle so much. We’ve met so many good hearted, wonderful, kind people. The amenities are nice, but the people make the park. As much as we plan on “doing it again next year”, none of us are guaranteed tomorrow, so we’ll cherish the time and treasure the memories each day we have here.


Have a good one everybody, we’re sure trying to.


RV Riding is parking it for awhile to share good times with some good folks

Finally got rid of that Ford!

Before I bought my Class C I owned a Subaru Outback. It was a GREAT SUV, but I couldn’t “Dinghy Tow” it behind my rig because it has all wheel drive, so I had to trade it for a Ford Focus (one of the few cars you can tow easily). I received a recall notice from Ford that the car had a transmission issue & I needed to bring it in to get fixed. I called FORD, made an appointment to get it fixed, got my daughter to follow me to drop it off & found out they “might” have it analyzed by 5:00 p.m.  That was back in Oct 2017. Needless to say I tried 4 other FORD service departments (2 more in SC, 1 in GA & 1 in FL) all with the same sorry results. The one dealer here in FL was at least honest enough to tell me even if the analysis shows I have the problem,(even though I knew it did since it was slipping and starting to make a loud noise) it would be at least a month to get the parts in!  That’s when I decided to get rid of it, but not before I told FORD I never had that kind of service with SUBARU!
So, I got a new 2018 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited; Pearl White with Cream leather interior . It’s sweet, with too many bells & whistles, but at least I know I’m in a safe & dependable vehicle; and if I ever have any issues, their service is excellent.

          Here’s a couple of pics:

 

Now I can confidently ride the roads to see my babies without worry of breaking down. The FORD served it’s purpose; the Class C served it’s purpose, now it’s time to move on. Slowly, but surely; step by step; day by day, my new place & vehicle will serve it’s purpose.
 I’m blessed and so very thankful.


Have a good one everybody, we’re sure trying to.


RV Riding is riding the roads in a car sometimes too

Yea, I’m kinda crazy

Today is my #1 Grandson’s birthday, and like a good Meema, I set my calendar alert to remind in advance so I’ll have time to get a card in the mail. Since my sweet boy has gotten so big the last year or 2 with his wrestling & swimming, I just knew he was turning 18, so I got him a card, put a “special” bill in there & got it in the mail in plenty of time. Well, the day AFTER I mailed it, my #1 daughter called to chit chat & I told her I had Bryson’s birthday card in the mail.When she told me he was turning 17 & NOT 18 I started laughing & told her what I did. She said he’s going to have a good laugh, too!

I previously posted about my new place I’m settling in to, but I forgot to mention the number 1 reason I chose to settle here (for now). Mr.Charley & I have met some wonderful people down here these past few years we’ve been coming down. We have friends from all over the US and Canada. There’s our “core” group of friends that will help out in any situation, all I have to do is send an SOS text & they’ll be here (Thank God for them!). And, the beauty of this RV lifestyle is all you have to do is drive up with boxes on the back of the truck & everybody wants to help unload, put up & watch the progress of any project you may have. We’re so blessed to have these friends. Although Mr. Charley & I were able to put together the outdoor table & chairs set; thankfully the guys came by to install my new gazebo, fire pit &  shed.

We enjoyed a nice steak dinner outside after putting the table and chairs together

 

Here’s the table view

View of Gazebo screen house with fire pit  without the rug

 

View of Gazebo screen house with fire pit with the rug

(I need to get some new chairs)

 

Here’s my new shed

The last thing left to do is get my surge protector hard wired in.

When all the snowbirds head back home in the next few weeks; there will still be a few folks here I can count on if I need anything. It’s clean, safe and quiet here so I know I’ll be OK after Mr. Charley heads back home; and my babies can rest assured I’m OK.

Now it’s time to have some of those great folks over for some good times  before they all leave.

Thank You, Lord for taking such good care of me, in spite of me.

Have a good one everybody, we’re sure trying to.

RV Riding is settling in for a spell until the next ride