We returned to "Reflection" on Monday, 12/28, about 5 p.m. after a whirlwind 10 day trip home to New Jersey. During that time we put up Christmas decorations, took down Christmas decorations, purchased gifts, wrapped gifts, arranged for Pat's mother to move back to her apartment from the Health Care Center where she had been recuperating from her recent illness and hospitalization for almost two months, visited with various neighbors and friends, and shoveled our home out from a 22 inch snowfall (God's way of reminding us of how blessed we are to be spending the next four months here in the Keys).
On Christmas Day Pat sang and played the piano for Mass at Harrogate (her Mom's retirement community), and we hosted Mom, Pat's cousin Steve, his wife, Chris, daughter, Stephanie, and our nephew, Ken, and his wife, Nancy, for a Christmas dinner (including home-made Polish pierogies) completely prepared by George.
After packing our Chrysler Sebring convertible to the gills, we left New Jersey at 5:15 a.m. on 12/27, but after Richmond we began to encounter heavy traffic traveling south, and by the time we reached South Carolina we literally crawled our way to Savannah, where after 15 hours we finally reached our hotel. The next day was much better, and we made it to Banana Bay Resort and Marina in 10 1/2 hours.
The following two days were spent unpacking, shopping, and preparing the boat in anticipation of the arrival of our friends, Lou and Judy Ianniello, who flew down here to join us for New Year's. They arrived on 12/30 around 6:30 p.m. and we welcomed them with cocktails and a Chinese dinner.
On 12/31 Lou and Judy familiarized themselves with the resort and enjoyed the warm temperatures and the sun, and we made plans for New Year's Eve. We had reservations at "Castaways" for a late dinner, and then stopped by the Dockside Lounge at Sombrero Resort to see what was happening there. We couldn't believe how quiet it was - maybe the usual characters there went to Key West! At any rate, we returned to "Reflection" where we enjoyed champagne and chocolates to usher in 2010. Happy New Year!!!
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