Kim's steps
Lauren's steps
Kim's mileage
Lauren's mileage
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Thursday, March 31, 2016
3-28-16 - First Golf of Retirement
Lauren and I met Anita at Hollywood Casino in Bay St Louis, Ms. to gamble and golf. We played our first golf of retirement at The Bridges. The ground was soggy from all the heavy rains, but the day was beautiful and warm. Lauren managed to hit $500 on the slot machine. I hit more than I wanted of golf strokes, LOL. It was a great time. We obviously need to spend more of our retirement days practicing golf!!
Friday, March 18, 2016
WHOO HOO, I AM RETIRED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The day we have been looking forward to for the last 25 years is finally here. I am officially retired from nursing. I have had an amazing career. I loved being a nurse. I will greatly miss taking care of patients. I have experienced the beginning of life and the end of life with many people. It has been tough at times, but overall nursing has been a rewarding career. The best part of nursing has been the coworkers I have worked with. The St. Dominic team was more like family than coworkers. St. D has been an awesome place to work. I could not ask for a better manager or coworkers.
This all being said, I am looking forward to retirement, and so is Lauren. He no longer has to get my grumpy butt up at 5 am, (actually last wake up call was 5:20 am). I am looking forward to the next couple of months of staying at the Rez and walking, riding my bicycle, and fishing for white perch. It will be nice not to have to plan my life around a work schedule.
"HAPPY 55TH BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!!!"
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Thursday, July 16, 2015
Day 8 (7-16-15 - Home Sweet Home)
Flower Garden at Best Western
It was a nice, cool, 75 degrees when we left Cartersville, Ga. this morning. It was a hot, humid, 95 degrees when we arrived at the Rez 7 hours later. We traveled 422 miles today.
We traveled a total of 2,447 miles in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, & Tennessee. It was a fantastic trip.
Fernykat was happy to see us for just a couple of minutes after we got home. Then she was done with us. After I fed her, she didn't want anything to do with us. She did not appreciate being part of our selfie. She is in the bedroom, as far away from us as she can be, sleeping on my shirt. I hope she doesn't hold a grudge too long.
Pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/JNpsktJtj97sPoPd7
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Day 7 (7-15-15 - Georgia )
Lauren always surprises me. We left around 9 am this morning. I expected him to haul butt toward Mississippi. Unexpectedly, we just cruised around.
We cruised through Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge and realized why we don't come here more often. In a word TRAFFIC.
We started the day with temperatures in the low 70's and ended the day with temperatures in the upper 80's. Might as well get use to it. We headed to South Mississippi tomorrow.
Pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/um9MjPBwMTmQ9tjaA
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Day 6 (7-14-15 - Heading South)
We traveled about 300 miles today. We had a few miles of interstate so we could gain some ground. But, most of the day, we traveled winding country roads, in the middle of no where. It was a very relaxing day.
The temperature was in the low to mid 80's. We have not broke a sweat since last Thursday. We are heading toward the hot, humid, weather tomorrow. Wish we could bring this weather with us.
Pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/Ex9kXTfEKTEpeUWm8
Monday, July 13, 2015
Day 5 (7-13-15 - Skyline Drive Bucket List Complete)
Foggy, wet and cold on Skyline Dr.
We opened the curtains at the hotel this morning, and found rain. Not what we were expecting. It stopped raining around 10 am and we headed for Skyline Drive.
We made it to the parkway without rain. Things changed real quick. We stayed in pea soup fog for most of the ride. We got a soaking for a 100 plus miles. It is the wettest $15 we ever spent. When we had 35 miles left to travel on the Skyline Drive, we were thinking about getting off the parkway. The weather cleared. We decided to continue on. It wasn't long we were wetter than ever, then the last 10 miles were clear and enjoyable.
After we got off the parkway, we took a tour of Front Royal, Virginia. We contemplated if we should go north to Gettysburg or east to Virginia Beach. After looking at the rainy forecast for the next couple of days, we headed south.
We have completed our bucket list of riding the beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway to the end of Skyline Drive. ChaChing!!!!!
It cleared up some, finally
Pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/D1eLWdEGo1Hne3Jx6
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