Smart Solo Journey

Smart Solo Journey 

Thursday March 21, 2024

This morning Jim was up first. I made a quiche for breakfast. It has been a long time since I made one. I put ham, onions, peppers, cheese, bacon, and tomato. Was delicious and we will have leftovers for a few more days.

I worked on this blog for awhile and then took a shower. Rick stopped by the 3 of us chatted a bit. He was taking everyone's trash with him.

Then we said goodbye, and I made my first Smart Solo Journey to Walmart.

It is just around the corner from here. I could walk, but to much to carry back.

I left way later than I wanted to. It was almost 12:30. Late start but oh well.

It was nice to be in alone, take my time, and the store was not crowded at all.

I mainly just shopped for groceries.

Still a few things that I can't find, like Magic Eraser sheets, diet hot chocolate, and extra crispy shake and bake for pork chops.

I came back home, he kept taking pictures.

Jim brought everything in and I made him a Ruben, for lunch 

With the leftover corn beef from last night. I don't think that I ever made them before. I had my leftover half turkey burger from Hooters the other day. 

We chilled for awhile and then we started to grill. We are having our neighbor Richard over for dinner tonight. Jim grilled carrots, zucchini and onions and pepper, and then smoked boneless chicken thighs and boneless ribs next. I made the same Creamery Tomato and Spinach pasta I did the other night, it was so good, I wanted to make it again. Here is the recipe I used. Used half wheat pasta and chick pea pasta. You have to cook the wheat a few minutes before you add the chick pea pasta. 

 Made garlic toast too.

For dessert I had corn bread with strawberries and whipped cream.

He was out with his Mom all day trying to find a 55 plus community for her. He arrived after 6 pm. The three of us ate outside, we had a great chat. He is a very nice young guy. He will help us with our tech support another day, as it was getting late and Jim had a hockey game starting soon.

We said goodnight he had to walk Maisy.

I cleaned up the mess inside and Jim did the outside, while he set up for his game.

I watched TV much to late before I finally went to bed.

Friday March 22, 2024

This morning we did our morning routine.  Jim went outside and met with Richard, they discussed his Tech issues in the truck with the GPS. He needs to get the old Google account off from the previous owner, and put our information in. Which they did accomplish that.

Also it plays music during travel and we want it to give turn by turn directions, and no music.

 Apparently that will be a work in progress.  

Later after lunch Jim and I made the drive to Best Buy up the road. 

First this place is so techy, that we feel we don't belong in here, way over our head. Alot of it we don't even know what alot of it is, lol.

 Even the new refrigerators now,  are so technical. It looks like a mirror,  you tap it twice, then you can see inside, without opening the door. Also Keeping your grocery list on your fridge, I guess it sends it to your phone when you're out shopping. Oh my.

The reason we came, we had to bite a very big bullet, and replace our Garmin RV, we really just need one. Especially with going West again next season. 

Still can't believe we lost our other one at the airport, when we flew to Iowa for the HDT. So almost $1,000 later,  ouch.

 Then next door was a weird looking event space. We checked it out there was a mall next door. So as typical malls lately, all across the country, it was very empty. But it was probably the weirdest mall we were ever in. Everything seemed to be geared towards super young people, with very weird and eclectic things, we just didn't get it. I was going to take pictures of some of it, but I thought why, it's just weird, stores we never heard of. Weird art places and gaming centers to do weird Millennial stuff I guess. 

Jim said everything is geared to young people that can't afford to buy anything.

They did have a thrift store inside too. ALSO Weird for a mall I thought. Of course went in. He waited for me. 

Good thing about a Mall they have plenty of places that he can sit and wait. Surprisingly they had some thinks I kind of wanted. Might go back later. I spent a lot of time in there. 

 

Then we actually went home for a moment, didn't feel like going to Walmart. Jim wanted his pills refilled. And it started raining a little bit we stopped at home, actually went to the bathroom, got a drink. Then went basically next door to Walmart, got his pills. 

Have to stop grocery shopping and buying more food. LOL .

There was two things I was looking for yesterday I couldn't find. Hot chocolate was one. And with Jim's help I found both. Also found hard Mountain Dew that Scott introduced us to that we really liked, so that went in the shopping cart too.

 Also all day for the most part while we were out, Jim was texting back and forth with Rick. He invited us to dinner next week, and he was including our two neighbors that are here. The one we really haven't met or talked to yet.

I wanted to find something that I could take along. We found ingredients for a cherry Dump Cake, while we are here.

 I heard a song playing in Walmart that we line dance to. I am simply compelled to stop and dance it out. Jim even counted me in, 5,6,7,8. LOL

But what's very frustrating is, I remembered how it starts, but I can't remember the whole thing. I really miss my dancing people from TTO. So on the line dance Facebook page for Orlando they posted a lot of the dances we do. So I have to look it up and do some homework. Teaching myself really helps me remember. You can find them on Copperknob.

Hope you can read this Phyllis, lol.

 After another big Walmart Adventure, we went back home, later heating up leftovers from our dinner party.

 Just a note about the place we're staying, it is such a joy to have a roof over the rig and concrete. 

Someday 10 years down the road or more, lol.  I would like to be looking for a place like this, or build our own, to put our FW under. Live there a few years, while we find our forever Florida home. Then sell it all.

Having a roof is a game changer and we thought, concrete was great.