These flowers were given to me by a wonderful friend in congratulations for my new:
JOB
ADVENTURE
LIFE
That's right! I am starting a new job as the manager of a small beachside inn located in north Ft. Lauderdale. Specifically Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, a quaint village on the ocean. I will be living across the street from Florida's "Best Beach Dive". I can't believe it. I've spent the last month or so acquiring some things for my new "beach pad". My daybed comforter set is fuschia and tangerine. I'm going to accent it with lime green and lemon yellow. Here are the pillows that I bought for it.
THE DOLPHIN
AND THE
ANGELFISH
CUTE, RIGHT?
Since being offered the job, I've been doing less for the Red Cross and more playing! I worked at a pet adoption event for Broward County Parks and Recreation that was tons of fun. Here are some pictures from that event.
This is a HUGE
Old English Sheepdog
This Bulldog was so CUTE
I fell in love with a puppy who was just a "mutt" and this is the family that adopted him. All in all, 7 pets were adopted from this event.
WHAT'S WRONG (OR RIGHT) WITH THESE PICTURES???????
This is a deserted beach. ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON! It's the most beautiful beach and it is only accessible by boat. Frank and I kayaked from Stuart to this beach which is a county park. There was no one there. We had a nice picnic and a downwind trip back to Stuart! What a wonderful day this was!
My mom has Alzheimer's and I have been trying to spend as much time as I can relieving dad of his caretaking responsibilities for a while. One day, I took her shopping and out for Mexican food and margaritas. She seemed to have a really good time and it gave dad a rest.
I still haven't figured out how to arrange the text so that it wraps around the pictures. If you are reading this and know how to make that happen, please let me know!
In February, I volunteered for the transportation committee for the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament. It was SO much fun. I drove a brand new Mercedes SUV around. The first day, it was mostly picking up players and VIPs at the airport and taking them to their hotels. Then, I took the Bryant brothers (world doubles champion twins) to an autograph signing and picked up the President of the Women's Tennis Association. The last day, I drove a HUGE Mercedes and took members of the press to the beach to photograph the winner. Here are some pictures from that day.
I know I look so fat in these pants, but they are MEN's pants. I didn't know I had to wear khaki pants until a week before the tournament, so I didn't have time to order any women's. It was actually chilly.
I have trained and volunteered for the Broward Center for the Arts to be an usher. I wear a tuxedo shirt, a blue bow tie and (men's) black pants. I've only been doing it a couple of months but have already ushered for and SEEN...
IN THE HEIGHTS
DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL
RIVERDANCE
THE ISRAELI DANCE FESTIVAL
MARY POPPINS
Well, that's all for now! I probably won't post again until I'm settled in my new "digs" at the beach. I'll be working along side the owner for a few days, learning my new responsibilities and fixing up my new home. Between now and then, I am going to be getting rid of as much "stuff" as I possibly can so that I can get a smaller storage unit that's air conditioned and close to me. I still need some place to store my dive gear (so that it's accessible), winter clothes, golf clubs, etc. Also, I'm sure that I will have some excess kitchen stuff that I don't want to get rid of, but that won't fit in my new apartment.
Anyway - thanks for reading and I hope you are enjoying life as much as I am!
