Thursday, July 25, 2013

A Big Day For Al

 

Wesley Chapel, Florida

We awoke to heavy rain this morning.  Some people like to sleep during storms, but I’m not one of them.  Fortunately, so far, it hasn’t been too strong, so I haven’t had to break out the wine.   Yet.  

Yesterday, was a big day for Al.  It was his last day of work.  It’s official.  He is completely retired!  He came home about 1pm and we went out and did some shopping, and then off for a celebratory dinner.  It turns out Al had already been doing some celebrating and came home with a few presents…..for himself!  

We went to Outback Steakhouse for a nice “vegan” dinner.   He had steak and snow crab and I had a steak dinner.  We had a few drinks and had an enjoyable time.   We got home and enjoyed another drink out on the patio.  Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera because two deer came and posed nicely for the picture I couldn’t take. 

When we awoke to the hard rain this morning, we were sure glad that Al didn’t have to get up and drive in the bad weather.   Ahhhhh….retirement!

Now, we have to decide when we can leave for Georgia, and pray nothing changes our plan.

29 comments:

  1. That's awesome. Congratulations to Al.
    Have a safe trip up to Georgia.

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  2. Welcome to the wonderful world of retirement!

    Best job I ever had.

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  3. Welcome to the best of life.

    No more working in the rain!

    No more schedules!

    Get rid of your wristwatch!

    Enjoy!

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  4. Glad to hear Al has given up bugs for life! ;)

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  5. Yay!! Congratulations Al, and now enjoy :)

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  6. Congrats Al. I'm glad you got to celebrate. Retirement is so wonderful. Hope the storm doesn't get any worse. Haven't watched any news lately with no electric so don't know what's happening in the world.

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  7. CONGRATS to Al on his total retirement.

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  8. Congratulations, Al. Now you can enjoy the good life full-time.

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  9. Congratulations! Now the work you do is because you want to do it ;-) Safe Travels!

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  10. Congrats!! It must be awesome to be able to retire fully, I hope your plans work out, safe travels!

    Erik

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  11. What a great feeling it is when you step away from the commitment of having to go to work. Sounds like Al got his retirement started with a fitting celebration.

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  12. Congratulations! Come join us in Maine! We're on the way. It will feel so great to be free of a clock and what day it is.

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  13. So glad to hear this Al. It's tough when everyone you know is retired but you so now you are part of the gang. You can forget what time it is, forget what day it is, throw your watch away and do as you please any time you like! It's the way light ought to me!!

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  14. ought to be....for heaven's sake.

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  15. Congratulations! We retired (Jan for Doug and March for me) and are loving it. we just got back from Amarillo and are waiting on our passports so that we can head to Canada. Enjoy yourselves, wish we could have done this years ago!!!!

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  16. Congratulations Al! About time you joined us retired folks.

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  17. Congratulations to Al and to you on now being retired. Oh the good life. I haven't been able to read for so long, it is very hard to keep up on a tiny iPhone. Hope you are all well. Thank you for identifying that Osprey. I had no idea, I am sure learning a lot doing this blog. Be safe and have great fun.

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  18. Congratulations! I know you still want to stay close to Florida so you can care for your mother, but maybe you can also take a longer trip now. Remember, You can always fly back if you are needed.

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  19. Way to go Al! Enjoy doing what you want to do.
    Syl

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  20. Congrats on being fully retired.

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  21. Congratulations, Al !!!!!!! Time to hang your boots up and relax !!!!

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  22. Congratulations on your retirement, Al! And you, too, Karen. I imagine Al's retirement is going to be great for you, as well. I worked all my life, except a few years at home with babies, and I never dreamed I'd love being retired so much. Sleeping in, dinner at 4 in the afternoon if I'm ready for a good meal then, staying up late if I want. And staying home enjoying the rain, yup, that's a good one, too. :)

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  23. congrats on your mega milestone. . .enjoy!

    Pretty soon you'll be wondering how you ever had time for a job. . . :)

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  24. Now do we dare ask advice on Florida bug questions, tee hee hee..half serious here, never saw so many bugs around the house in the yard and we're thinking where do we start? Hate chemicals and having to use pest control, but guess the bugs, mud daubers, and other little creatures are a big problem in the area. We'll wait awhile before running some questions by Al. Congrats on your retirement, Al!

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