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One of the ladies in Citrus Ridge, Lagonda, invited me to go to Blizzard Beach with she and Bernice. It was a beautiful day and I was up to it, especially since it was free. It was a fun time. Got a bathing suit top on sale and then a discount so it was a perfect day. The weather, company and beach was such a good time.
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| One of the slides at Blizzard Beach, nope didn't do it. |
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| Bernice, Lagonda, Carolyn |
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| Bernice, Lagonda, Carolyn |
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| Bernice's slide |
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| Lagonda and Bernice in the wave pool. |
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| Our nest! |
Margie and Roger threw a Super Bowl party! Go Giants! There were about 18 people from the park at the party and it was a blast. Lots of good food. Watching the game on a 55" TV was awesome. I love Margie's new park model. It suits them just fine.
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| A few of the watchers. |
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| Just a little of the food! |
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| Wouldn't be a super bowl w/out wings. |
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| The boys out in Roger's "man cave." |
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| Denise with Buddy and Anne. |
Fruit is coming in all over the place and a favorite that will only be around for a short time is the Honey Bell orange. It is seedless, juicy and delicious!
One of the projects I've done while at Citrus Ridge is glass etching. I did a wine glass that says "it's 5 o'clock somewhere" and on the base of the glass is tiny flip flops. Margie also did the glass etching and her wine glass said "Happy Hour" and on the other side is large flip flops. We did a great job and can't wait to do more. Stay tuned for a lantern we are going to complete this week.
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| Prepping the glass |
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| Stencil is applied. |
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| Acid is applied and now wait, 30 minutes. |
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| Margie's getting her prep done. |
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| Cutting out the details. |
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| Margie's back, Flip Flops. |
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| Front of Margie's, happy hour. |
One of the things that I have had trouble with in the Whim is the mattress. It was thin. I put a topper on before I left TN but it was not enough. I had an extra topper and I put it on but it wasn't thick enough either. I found a mattress on Walmart's website and decided to take a chance on it. It's memory foam and is 8" thick. As the bear in Goldilocks said, "it's just right." I really like it and I sleep well on it and Sedona seems to like it too except she has farther to jump from the dinette to the bed.
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| Picture is a little fuzzy but you can tell the thickness. |
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My nephew, Roy, came for a visit this week and we have been busy. He didn't come to stay with me, he came with his cousin, Mike. They were here for a heavy equipment auction. I went over the first day and drove around with them to check out the equipment Mike wanted to bid on. It was an interesting place to visit and to find out how it all works.
In the evening we went to Boston Lobster Feast which we will never go to, it was not good and I would never recommend it. It's over on Hwy 192 in Kissimmee, FL. Then we hit Old Town and did a little karaoke, well, Roy and Brian did the singing and Mike and I were there for support.
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| Roy is in his element on the stage. |
Once again, Lagonda, gives me a call on Thursday morning and wants to know if I want to go to Hollywood Studios. I told her that Roy was with me and she said to bring him along. So off we go to Animal Kingdom first and then Hollywood Studios. No pictures here as they were taken with Roy's iPhone and I don't have the pix yet. We had our pix made with some of the characters, rode some of the rides and saw some of the shows. It was a terrific day.
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I tried their curry chicken. The chicken was normally served with rice, but they were out so they gave a beef patty instead. The curry chicken tasted good, although the chopped up bones in the chicken pieces did start getting annoying after a while. The beef patty was good (and better than rice in my opinion)!
Da Kine Diego's had a really cool eating area with giant palm umbrellas over their outdoor seating. It also looked like they had a screen set up behind the restaurants to potentially show movies. 
The line winding out the door when I arrived was a good sign that this place was worth a visit. 
I had one of the Insane Burritos filled with chicken, beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and salsa. The burrito was quite large, equivalent to what the chains like Chipotle give if they're generous. It was also served with a nice little instructional card about how to properly eat the burrito for the uninformed.
The burrito was good, especially with the addition of the hot sauces that were kept up front by the kitchen. My only complaint was with the cheese, which had somewhat of a slight metallic taste. I've been told this is the taste of the anti-caking agents in pre-shredded cheeses. The cheese at Moe's has the same flavor, and here it took a few points away from an otherwise excellent burrito. The cheese didn't detract enough from keeping me from returning either, because this place was pretty nifty otherwise!
We started with chips and salsa. It sort of rubs me the wrong way when Mexican restaurants charge extra for chips and salsa when so many other restaurants include them in the price. Rocco's had higher prices than most other Mexican restaurants and they still charged extra for the chips. That being said, the chips were pretty tasty. They were topped with some sort of seasoning that made them really flavorful, even without the salsa. Dipped in the salsa, they were only made better.
I had the Enchiladas Rojos for my dinner. This consisted of two corn tortillas filled with pulled pork and topped with cheese and a guajillo chile sauce. Refried beans and rice were served on the side. I found the enchiladas to be very average. The pork was a little dry and tasted very bland. The sauce seemed to provide all the flavor in the enchiladas. They tasted okay, but weren't anything worth going out of my way to return for. At $13, they were also kind of pricey for very typical enchiladas.
Rocco's Tacos seemed to be an upscale Mexican restaurant that served basically the same food that you could get at any other dumpy Mexican restaurant. The only big differences seemed to be higher prices and fancy lighting fixtures. Based on the amount of people in Rocco's though, it seems like people really like them. I hope it isn't just because of those lights...
I had the Blackened Fish Bun.The sandwich had to large filets of fish on a roll along with lettuce and tomato. Curly fries were served on the side. The fish sandwich was good, too big for the bun, but can't really complain about that. I liked the fries. They were the type that have enough flavor alone where they don't need to be dipped into anything. The curly shape was just an extra plus.
I'd come here again, but I discovered a nifty downtown section of Sarasota a few blocks away that I had never came across before as I was leaving with lots of restaurants to try. Think I'll be exploring the food in this section of town next time I'm in Sarasota...
This was my one and only food experience in Winston-Salem and I wasn't too impressed. Finnigan's Wake was on the expensive side (my sandwich was one of the cheapest items on the menu) and nobody I was with was happy with their food. Hopefully the other restaurants in Winston-Salem are better!
There was a good amount of people inside the tiny restaurant. It was separated from the gas station store by large windows, and the walls were decorated with Guy Fieri's portrait. R&R Taqueria is the second restaurant I've dined at that was featured on his show.
I tried two of their tacos at R&R. First was a taco al pastor, filled with nicely marinated pork, onions, and cilantro on a corn tortilla. Next was a pollo taco, consisting of the same fillings with the pork exchanged for chicken. While I liked the al pastor, the chicken was very dry and bland. The salsa served on the side helped it out.
I also tasted part of a chicken huarache. This was a thick tortilla topped with refried beans, meat, cheese, sour cream, and avocado. This was my first time trying a huarache, and it was definitely interesting. I'll need to try another one of these at some point.
I liked R&R Taqueria. It was good, simple, and cheap Mexican food all inside a cramped gas station. I'd stop there again on my next road trip up I-95!
