Relaxing at the gulf
Monday, September 13, 2010. We have had a mystery going on among the six of us in regard to a lost swimsuit--which just happens to be mine. I realized I was missing one of my suits after moving down from Denny and Kathy's unit on Saturday. It was not a big deal except the top was one of my favorites and I had not worn it more than 3 or 4 times. I mentioned to Kathy that I thought I must have left it in their unit and she told me that she sent a black suit down with Kevin on Saturday. Kevin had no recall of Kathy giving him a swimsuit to bring back--which just made me laugh because this discussion took place yesterday and Kathy gave him the suit Saturday evening. I think the Stafford guys are really loosing it as Larry can't remember where he puts things at home and just drives me crazy when he asks me if I have seen WHATEVER---. We joked all day about the suit and even laughed about Kevin wearing it secretly and the fact that he was a cross dresser. Kevin keep to the story that he did not remember Kathy giving it to him. Kathy has been going crazy trying to find it in their unit and unfortunately, she has a suit just like mine, which she said she was afraid to wear because I would think it was my suit. We have all looked everywhere in our unit for the suit. Late last night, I walked into our bedroom and started searching again and when I pulled open the drawer on the night stand in our room, as plain as day--there was the lost swimsuit. I was really afraid to even tell everyone but I came out and ask Larry WHEN he put it in the drawer. He said he did not put it in there, had seen it in there, but did not know that was the one we had all been looking for!@#! WOW--now I'm thinking just maybe I am catching the memory deficiency thing from my husband! I probably put it in there when we were unpacking. We finally decided the suit Kathy gave Kevin to bring down was one of Debby's as she had found her black suit laying on their bed earlier. Anyway after finding the suit, Kathy decided she could now wear her suit to the pool today. Ha!
We made a hot breakfast for everyone this morning. After breakfast, the guys went down to the pier to fish. Fishing is allowed off the pier for $2.00 a day and you do not have to buy a license. Kathy and Debby went over to the beach this morning and I stayed at the pool. I am ok with the beach and the ocean but I hate getting sand and salt water all over me. Yes, I'm the wimp but I just find it more relaxing laying at the pool, reading with my refreshment in hand. No sand on my drink, on my hands, face, etc. I met several people this morning that I had not met before from the complex and talked a lot to everyone, read for awhile and just chilled out. Debby and Kathy came back about 11:30 and Debby and I came up to the unit to eat a sandwich for lunch. We went back down to the pool and floated around on our rafts. The guys came back from fishing and joined us down at the pool. They caught a few fish but was told they were not good for eating. Neither of them know much about ocean fishing but they had a good time I guess. I started feeling like my skin was peeling off each time I sat or layed or touched anything so decided I must be sufficiently burned to a crisp so I got out of pool and Debby and I came back to our unit. We worked on making spaghetti for dinner and sat out on balcony with our drinks and just relaxed. After dinner Larry and Kevin took a ride to find fishing lures or whatever. I laid down and took a short nap as the sun really made me tired today --well the sun and I guess the beer in combo!!
When I got up Kathy had been here to see Debby then she left and the guys came home. We watched some TV and all except myself went to bed. About an hour passed and I heard a vehicle outside our building and assumed it was the garbage truck because I heard the breaks squeaking on the truck. It woke Debby up and she came out to balcony to see what it was and it was the Manatee County Ambulance, a police car and firetruck all with their lights flashing. We watched from balcony trying to see who they had come for. We stood there a long time and finally Debby went down stairs and saw them at the unit where a brother, his three sisters and a niece are staying. They are regulars here at the complex so everyone knows them. When they brought the gurney out it was Tom, the brother, who is probably in his late 70's and they had EKG wires on his legs, etc. So they finally took off with him and the rest of his family followed in their car.
It is now almost midnight and I'm still up messing around with Facebook, and have been watching the score of the Cub-Cardinal game -- which the Cubs won 5 to 1 --Go Cubs. I am wide awake because if you recall earlier I mentioned taking that little cat nap?@?@. So guess I'll be ready for bed when the rest of our party decides to roll out for the day. I hate it when I do this but it never stops me repeating it over and over. But for now I am signing off my blog for the night and try going to bed to read. Reading usually makes me tired immediately so --sweet dreams to me!
Rod and Reel Restaurant
believe. I am so turned around on directions here. The outlet mall was nice but we did not buy much. Of course I 
