Fun at Crispers!

[Boudicca]

It was great to meet ya'll and to put faces to the names. It was also rewarding to share my good news about adopting Little Bear. When I got home, I was greeted as the long lost conquering hero - :)
As so many of you said today, TOTV is a wonderful resource for all those questions we have about TV. I was a "lurker" for about 6 months prior to persuading hubby to enjoy a Lifestyle visit. Wouldnt you know, after arranging a "meet n greet" with fellow actors - all through contacts on TOTV, by the end of our second day, we were looking at houses, then lots. We returned to VA being the proud owners of a dirt pile, and our choice of homes to be constructed. OMG, what a scramble then ensued. All that clearning out (talk about Sally Army donations) yard sales, give-aways, and packing, packing, packing. We adore living here, but now have to start all over again with putting our home in VA back on the market. Our would be buyers, backed out. ..... :shrug:There is always a reason, and we are resigned to the task.
Anywho, look forward to meeting all my TOTV pals again next time. Sandra

[Tom Hannon]

A great meeting today at Crispers. Everyone introduced themselves and it was nice to see people in person. When I was introduced I heard no boo's which is a good sign. I met Gracie and her daughter Helen for the first time. Sorry "Sweetie" couldn't make it.

[wendyquat]

What a nice " meet and greet" we had at Crispers today!
It was so nice to see some "oldies" but especially nice to meet the many "newbies" and share enthusiasm! Thanks KathieI for being a "hostess with the mostest"!

[CaptJohn]

Great! I surely wanted to be there. Maybe in June. Did anyone take any pictures or should I look on the news at 6 o'clock? :laugh:
Any good fights? Any poop for Bill-N? :laugh: How many people? How long did it last? Details, man, details.

[rhsgypsylady]

I 2nd that!! It's nice to put faces with user names. Looking forward to next month and hope to see some of you around the squares or other activities.

[KathieI]

Wasn't it fun... I had a blast. We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends here on TOTV. Most people talk about getting great information from this forum,,, I, myself, just love the people...

To those who did come, thank you, and to those who are still not in this wonderful place yet, I hope you can get here soon.

It was so interesting to hear everyone talk about their backgrounds and how they arrived here.

The turn out was fantastic,,, I think Nancy counted about 35 people... Thanks to all for your being there.

[CaptJohn]

Those of us out of town need details, lots of details...........and pictures! :laugh:

[jblum315]

It was great. Thanks, Kathie

[CaptJohn]

Kathie, your new picture is nice! :thumbup: I think it was your presence that drew the big crowd!

[jackz]

Kathie, your new picture is nice! :thumbup:

I second that....

Looking forward to participating in the Crispers events when we settle in late 2012.

[KathieI]

Great! I surely wanted to be there. Maybe in June. Did anyone take any pictures or should I look on the news at 6 o'clock? :laugh:
Any good fights? Any poop for Bill-N? :laugh: How many people? How long did it last? Details, man, details.

Capt,,, there might be a few pictures, they were taken by Villages07 and she may post them.

We had about 35 people, many newbies and a few oldies... No fights,, lol... sorry Bill, maybe when you get here, we'll start a brawl, hahahaha.

We started at 3pm and just about everyone left around 4:30. We sat outside and had a very small sprinkling of rain for about 3 seconds. Everyone stood up and introduced themselves and gave some history about where they came from and how long they've been here. Quite interesting and lots of fun. We'll look forward to seeing you in June....

[KathieI]

Kathie, your new picture is nice! :thumbup: I think it was your presence that drew the big crowd!

Hey Capt,,, you're so sweet... thank you, but I think I look too fat... I need to lose some more weight. LOL...

[Shimpy]

We would have attended had we known anything about it.

[KathieI]

We would have attended had we known anything about it.

I'm sorry Shimpy... maybe I should go back to posting reminders about a week before so everyone can see its coming up. Been too busy lately keeping up with my village activities and am being very bad. So sorry, I'll post it for next month and EXPECT to see ya there.... :beer3:

[Radioman41]

Hi All,

It was so great to meet everyone today at Crispers! I enjoyed hearing each person's story of how they came to land in The Villages. Thanks for the useful information you provide.

Dick and Roz

[babs1199]

My husband and I had a wonderful time. Gracie, it was so nice to meet you and your lovely daughter ! Hope to see everyone next month. Take care and keep posting.

[skyguy79]

A great meeting today at Crispers. Everyone introduced themselves and it was nice to see people in person. When I was introduced I heard no boo's which is a good sign. I met Gracie and her daughter Helen for the first time. Sorry "Sweetie" couldn't make it.Sounds like they were trying to tell you that Crispers don't serve no boo's! http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a274/aBlueKnight/02/EmoteDrinkWine.gif

[Down Sized]

I have it on my calendar for next month. Don't start without me!

[Phanatic Luvr]

It was a great meet-n-greet! Thanx to all who were able to come out today!
What an enjoyable afternoon.
:agree:

[lovesports]

Kathie, your new picture is nice! :thumbup: I think it was your presence that drew the big crowd!

So agree! Kathie-you have always been the great host of Crispers.

[SCULLY]

sounds like you are guys are really enjoying the villiages, we are in 1st stages of making the move. we like a home in villiages of charlotte, called (wisteria).

[Frank7]

Sorry I missed it today, but some people have to keep the carts in the villages
going and Friday is a tough day. Sounds like fun and would love to meet you all.

[Moderator]

I merged the 3 Crispers outcome threads into one. The systems puts all the posts in chronological order... hopefully, replies will still make sense.

[graciegirl]

shrandell,JoJo, JBlum, jgbama,WendyQuat, Mike and Nancy , Village07, Swrinfla, Mrs.Skyguy, GMcNeil,Babspadgett, Gypsylady, Phanaticluvr, Tickled Pink, JHeydt, Tainsley, Full of Salt, TomHannon, KathieI,Radioman, Helene, Phillyfanantic,Mojo.Howard, Dear couple from Canada...and all of their spouses.
I HOPE I haven't forgotten someone.

These wonderful folks were all there in the sweltering heat and what a joy to meet them or see them again.

When meeting them for the first time in person, it was like greeting old friends.

[villages07]

Great turnout today ... a lot of newcomers.

OK, goal #1 is complete...pictures are posted before Kathie gets home from dancing tonight (heck, she probably hasn't even gone out yet!!)

It was a late rush job to get pix and the lighting in the patio stinks, but, at least it is photo proof of today's luncheon for those who could not attend.

Here's the link to the album:

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/members/villages07-5674/albums/crispers-may-2012-591/3614-villages-newbies-canada/

[CaptJohn]

v07, those are very nice pictures. :thumbup: Thanks for taking them. Great that you remembered all the names! I'd have to write them down.

Moderator, good job on combining. It was getting hard to keep up with all 3.

[LittleDog]

Great job with the pictures. What is also nice is that for the most part the people in the pictures are identified. That is really helpful.

John

[tainsley]

It was so nice to meet everyone today! Thanks V07 for posting pictures! Enjoy the weekend and I look forward to seeing you all again!

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Great job with the pix, villages07 - thanks for taking the time to post them....and to ID the people!

Bill :)

[Sable99]

The pictures were great!!! I wish I could have been there! Unfortunately, my mother doesn't want to go to Florida full time so it will be a while before I can join you.

[mojoe]

It was a pleasure to meet all of you today. Thank you Kathie. Job well done. I look forward to seeing you all again in June. Quoting Gracie, "meeting you all for the first time in person, it was like greeting old friends" I feel the same way. Thank you all.

[gmcneill]

Such a wonderful afternoon! How fast time flew by! Barely enough time to match the many new faces to the familiar names that we see each time we log on to TOTV.

MANY thanks to KathyI and to Villages07!!!

Howard, when you go off in a response, we will try not to look behind the curtain and expose you as the really nice, decent, and cordial guy that you are

And "swineflu", I'll try to look older by the next time we meet but no promises! From what I saw, the life, love, and laughs one shares with the TOTV family, whether on a patio or in a forum, causes one to look, think, and act younger, not older.

[KathieI]

Great turnout today ... a lot of newcomers.

OK, goal #1 is complete...pictures are posted before Kathie gets home from dancing tonight (heck, she probably hasn't even gone out yet!!)

It was a late rush job to get pix and the lighting in the patio stinks, but, at least it is photo proof of today's luncheon for those who could not attend.



Hey 07, what a great job!! Fantastic and you posted them BEFORE I even went out for the evening. Great fun today, I enjoyed it so much. Love my friends on TOTV.!!!!!

[mikeandnancy1112]

I was thrilled to see the number of people at Crisper's and it was so interesting to hear everyone's story. Don't we have an awesome group?

Good job, Kathie1

[Bettiboop]

Enjoyed the pictures, as always! Thanks for taking the time to post them. It looks like there was a nice crowd this time! :coolsmiley:

[uujudy]

Thanks for posting the pictures! So sorry I couldn't make it this time. Maybe next time?

[Taltarzac725]

Nice pictures.

[mikeandnancy1112]

Great pictures!

[jojo]

Thanks Nancy for organizing and doing the name tags, Kathie for emceeing, and Villages 07 for the pics. It was a great turnout and so much fun to hear everyone's stories.

[FullOfSalt]

Hi Everybody, It was a pleasure to meet everyone yesterday at Crispers. It is such a nice friendly group and we felt very welcomed. Hope to see you again.

[swrinfla]

I'd like to encourage y'all to think positively about our high school teenagers! I followed up yesterday's highly successful TOTV luncheon by attending Leesburg High School's Air Force Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps awards banquet at Venetian Gardens, Leesburg's Community Center.

It was my mission to present a special award as well as a $500 scholarship to outstanding cadets.

These kids inspire me! Especially when so many, if not most, are vilified as being uncaring, unthinking, uneducated, and a whole slew of other "uns."

Sorry. Something of a subject highjack, I guess! :throwtomatoes:

SWR
:beer3:

[Pturner]

Great turnout today ... a lot of newcomers.

OK, goal #1 is complete...pictures are posted before Kathie gets home from dancing tonight (heck, she probably hasn't even gone out yet!!)

It was a late rush job to get pix and the lighting in the patio stinks, but, at least it is photo proof of today's luncheon for those who could not attend.

Here's the link to the album:

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/members/villages07-5674/albums/crispers-may-2012-591/3614-villages-newbies-canada/




That's funny. Thanks for the photos, 07. Wish I were there!

[graciegirl]

I'd like to encourage y'all to think positively about our high school teenagers! I followed up yesterday's highly successful TOTV luncheon by attending Leesburg High School's Air Force Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps awards banquet at Venetian Gardens, Leesburg's Community Center.

It was my mission to present a special award as well as a $500 scholarship to outstanding cadets.

These kids inspire me! Especially when so many, if not most, are vilified as being uncaring, unthinking, uneducated, and a whole slew of other "uns."

Sorry. Something of a subject highjack, I guess! :throwtomatoes:

SWR
:beer3:

I agree. I am blessed to know a lot of really amazing young people thanks to our grandchildren.

[Taltarzac725]

We went to Crispers lasy night at I noticed that they can now accept tips. I know that the group from TOTV would collect money to give to the Crispers employees for the trouble of serving a group of some size, it now looks like we can do this when we visit Crispers at other times too.

[villages07]

We went to Crispers lasy night at I noticed that they can now accept tips. I know that the group from TOTV would collect money to give to the Crispers employees for the trouble of serving a group of some size, it now looks like we can do this when we visit Crispers at other times too.

I noticed that too, Tal. Publix used to own Crispers but sold it...so, likely the new owners have a different tipping policy. As an aside, I had the soup and half sandwich combo after the meeting.... The soup was barely warm and the sandwich very sloppily assembled and not as tasty as when I've had it before. No, I didn't talk to the manager and just hope and assume it was an aberration. But, with new ownership, something to keep an eye on. Regardless, Crispers is a great venue for our monthly meetings and we appreciate them accommodating us.

[Taltarzac725]

I noticed that too, Tal. Publix used to own Crispers but sold it...so, likely the new owners have a different tipping policy. As an aside, I had the soup and half sandwich combo after the meeting.... The soup was barely warm and the sandwich very sloppily assembled and not as tasty as when I've had it before. No, I didn't talk to the manager and just hope and assume it was an aberration. But, with new ownership, something to keep an eye on. Regardless, Crispers is a great venue for our monthly meetings and we appreciate them accommodating us.

The food we got yesterday was OK-- a big salad, an Asiago Beef Sandwich, and half a Turkey Sandwich. Once In a while, we get a Crispers entry that is below standards, but only rarely.