Something positive you experienced today...

[pooh]

Enough of the negatives for today....tell us something positive you've experienced today or in the past few days. Doesn't have to be anything monumental, just something you've enjoyed. I'll go first.

Today Mike and I took a drive around the area...out to Inverness, Floral City and some other small communities. May not seem like much to many of you, but it was a ride on some back roads, through neighborhoods and something that wasn't the easiest thing to do in the part of southern CA we moved from. It reminded me of the Sunday afternoon drives my father would take the family on....always through the country where we could admire nature, see other towns, communities, neighborhoods. It was lots of fun, well unless my sister or brother would take up some of my room in the back seat....;)

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[jane032657]

I enjoyed having my staff party at our house the other day with my staff, some of their family members, as well as the residents from one of our programs that we operate, all who have intellectual/developmental disabilities, about 60 people in all. It was fun to have everyone together and to have the staff who work in our foreclosure counseling programs get to know another side of the people we serve in the organization. I hired a BBQ truck who came and served the best catered food and everyone was happy on a sunny day in Seattle, finally not an oxymoron phrase!!! (sunny day in Seattle)

[njbchbum]

the spirit of people to come together in a time of crisis, neighbor helping neighbor, a band ot teenagers going house to house and block to block helping sr citizens and not accepting money in return in the town of freehold, nj that is recovering from the devastation of a straight line storm that caused enough damage for the town to be declared in a state of emergency where residents can only walk around town, entrances to the town are barricaded to keep vehicles out and where there is a dusk to dawn curfew while more than 60 power crews work to clear power lines of 100 year old trees and restore power to more than 2,000 residents. there were no deaths and no looting despite the times. makes me remember that the lord works in strange ways.

[eweissenbach]

Enough of the negatives for today....tell us something positive you've experienced today or in the past few days. Doesn't have to be anything monumental, just something you've enjoyed. I'll go first.

Today Mike and I took a drive around the area...out to Inverness, Floral City and some other small communities. May not seem like much to many of you, but it was a ride on some back roads, through neighborhoods and something that wasn't the easiest thing to do in the part of southern CA we moved from. It reminded me of the Sunday afternoon drives my father would take the family on....always through the country where we could admire nature, see other towns, communities, neighborhoods. It was lots of fun, well unless my sister or brother would take up some of my room in the back seat....;)

Next.....:icon_wink:

So true! When I was little in the late 40s and early 50s we often took drives through the countryside on Sunday afternoons. What fun, exploring the land on the relatively primitive roads and highways. We would even stop at an ice cream stand if we happened by one.
This afternoon we took an hour drive to suburban Kansas City to attend a reception honoring a good friend's son who recently completed his PhD in chemical engineering. His dad and I coached together in the 70s and early 80s, he was head football coach and I was head basketball coach. One of my former assistant coaches was there and the former home economics teacher was there along with a couple of people we taught and coached back in the day. it was a fun afternoon catching up with old friends. Thanks for the post Pooh!

[DandyGirl]

Took the golf cart for a long ride from Village of Duval all the way to Mulberry area, up through the golf course, over to Spanish Springs then back down Morse to Duval. The dog, hubby and I had a great time!

[Dancing Queen]

Today after 2 days away from home, I was warmly greeted by my wonderful husband, and two loving dogs with lots of smiles, hugs, and kisses.

[asianthree]

watched my granddaughter at second day of point, instructor says she is positively a natural

[Finallyfree]

Had a great day at water volly ball. Sun, good music, and lots of laughs, thanks to all on the team with me.:bigbow:

[rhredd1654]

Took the golf cart for a long ride from Village of Duval all the way to Mulberry area, up through the golf course, over to Spanish Springs then back down Morse to Duval. The dog, hubby and I had a great time!

Geez! I did the same thing! However, I left from St. James, and drove around Mulberry Grove before returning via El Camino Real/Morse Blvd. I don't think there's a spot here I would not be comfortable in. We surely do have a piece of paradise!

[hotrodgirl]

Sold my townhouse! Onto the next project!
When my husband was living, we used to get on the bike (motorcycle) and take all the backroads around northern IL and southern WI. Sometimes we would take a long weekend and go to surrounding states and visit the small towns. It was awesome!
njbchbum- prayers to all affected by the storm. That was a powerful thing to be positive about. We are indeed a nation of good people!

[graciegirl]

Watched our new neighbors pull up and get out of the car and stare in wonder at their beautiful completed home for the first time. They had traveled from Philadelphia and will close on the home tomorrow. We have tried to keep them up to date with pictures of the house being built but they were so obviously happy with the real image in front of them and with the interior, pool and landscaping. I don't blame them. It is absolutely beautiful. We are so lucky to have yet another sweet and friendly couple become part of our world in our village.

[peaches]

We live in The Villages and our new grandson (3 months old), son and daughter-in-law live in South Carolina. We got a video call on Skype and got to see and talk to them. Our new grandson looks beautiful, sweet, and sooo happy.

[eweissenbach]

We live in The Villages and our new grandson (3 months old), son and daughter-in-law live in South Carolina. We got a video call on Skype and got to see and talk to them. Our new grandson looks beautiful, sweet, and sooo happy.

Skype is sooooo cool! We use it regularly when we are in TV to keep up with the kids and grandkids.

[Happinow]

My neighbors, whom we have become very close to, were gone for 2 weeks. We missed them, so to welcome them home my husband and I made them dinner and then we sat around the pool and chatted for a while. After That hubby and I took a walk around the neighborhood hand in hand, enjoying the wonderful place we live and talking about how grateful we are to have such great neighbors and each other.

[phylissdavis]

Well I heard from a couple of neighbors that there was a new service directory for us to use so I checked them out and the website seems pretty good.

[John_W]

Yesterday at softball I had one of my better days at bat. First inning I'm leadoff batter and I walked and we loaded the bases but failed to score. Bridgeport gets up and scores 5 runs. Over the next 5 innings I go 4 for 4 and we score 19 runs and Tamarind Grove beats Bridgeport 19-10, the game is called after 6 innings due to time. The way that game started I didn't think it would end like that.

Today I played Glenview 'Fox Run' to 'Stirrup Cup', only the second time I've played that course. From the blue tees I shot a 39 on the front nine but ran out of gas on the back nine, temperature around 95 degrees, ended up shootinga 46 for an 85 total.

Tomorrow my wife and I are going to LSL with 3 other couples to see 'Petrina', it will be our third time we've seen her. With her spiked blonde hair and singing mostly British pop tunes, she's probably not what most villagers would listen to. That's why I like her, she's different and makes me feel younger. Sometimes too much oldies can make you feel old.

[pooh]

Thank you all for posting your stories, every one of them made my heart smile.
I need to thank my husband for the nice drive yesterday. We enjoy our rides together, we talk, laugh, and have a great time. I greatly appreciate that he'll do all the driving, gives me time to point out all the idiot drivers there are on the roads....;) ...and besides, if I drove on some of our long cross country trips, might just take too long... Mike has this funny aversion to, as he said, "Driving 20 mph in the breakdown lane".... :laugh: :laugh: Did I mention I really don't like freeways?

[Jim 9922]

All positive last week and this upcoming week!!
Took our visiting 7 year old granddaughter to Treasure Island Beach yesterday. Waves, water and sun all perfect for a great day. Went for a wonderful horseback trail ride Saturday. Now it is another week of Camp Villages activities and somewhere in a Family Pool the rest of the time. We have to try a different one each day.

:pepper2:

[pooh]

Have a great time, Jim...sounds like you have an active week ahead of you.... ;)

[Bruiser1]

I met a guy with a lovable dog. The dog is a caregiver. It will climb on a bed of a cancer patient and turn the pages.

Man's best friend INDEED!!

[2BNTV]

I'm thankful to waking up and feeling goooooooooooddddddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trish Crocker]

I was looking through facebook and found a post from my daughter..in the post she was telling everyone what a good mom she thinks I am and how much she has learned from me and loves me. It was so unexpected and so neat.

[jblum315]

Yesterday, through Facebook, a woman found me and got in touch after 40+ years. She is in England, when she was 19 she worked for us as an au pair one summer. Now we are both grandmothers. We exchanged emails and photos. Delightful surprise!

[rubicon]

My awful round of golf finally ended.

[pooh]

My awful round of golf finally ended.

Good one, Rubicon!

[Yorio]

Just gave away bunch of stuffed animals to the National Children's Center as a prelude to moving permanently to TV. I wanted to give away all but my wife wants to still keep some and my son telexed and told me to keep some from his past memory bank. Felt good though that some kids will be enjoying the animals again. Otherwise it's packed away in the attic.

[Bosoxfan]

:a040::coolsmiley::MOJE_whot:Won an extra innings softball game...finished just before the rains came!!

[glgene]

Watched 12-year-old grandson, by way of web cam, play 3 baseball games at Cooperstown Dream Park, NY. Grandson's team finished 2nd out of 104 teams. His team recorded 9 wins, 1 loss. He had 3 home runs. Love the web cam!
Beats a phone call with results.

[newkidinvillages]

My golf game got rained out today. A blessing based on the way I was playing.

[perrjojo]

Enough of the negatives for today....tell us something positive you've experienced today or in the past few days. Doesn't have to be anything monumental, just something you've enjoyed. I'll go first.

Today Mike and I took a drive around the area...out to Inverness, Floral City and some other small communities. May not seem like much to many of you, but it was a ride on some back roads, through neighborhoods and something that wasn't the easiest thing to do in the part of southern CA we moved from. It reminded me of the Sunday afternoon drives my father would take the family on....always through the country where we could admire nature, see other towns, communities, neighborhoods. It was lots of fun, well unless my sister or brother would take up some of my room in the back seat....;)

Next.....:icon_wink:

Something positive that i experienced today?... ..reading all of these wonderful post. Thank you for starting this thread! :bowdown::bowdown:

[lovsthosebigdogs]

Long grooming session with my almost 12 year old Great Pyrenees dog. Those times are so loving and intimate and he isn't well so every one we share is precious.

[jpharmat]

Great thread !!

Today I had the most awesome workout. Added some extra weight to the bar... a little out of my comfort zone with success.
Patty

[jojo]

I put over 200 miles on my golf cart this month - almost all for play (tennis, water aerobics, squares etc.) and I was gone for 10 days. Life is good in The Villages.

[Debfrommaine]

Hubby got his second hole-in-one at Sandhill today, two in four months, same course. First one on the 6th hole and today on the 7th. Very proud and happy for him!

[pooh]

Hubby got his second hole-in-one at Sandhill today, two in four months, same course. First one on the 6th hole and today on the 7th. Very proud and happy for him!
Please offer my congratulations!!! Well done...:eclipsee_gold_cup:

[Pturner]

My golf game got rained out today. A blessing based on the way I was playing.

Tee hee. That was one of my positives today 2. Another was just getting back from a nice long walk with DH and our beloved dog, Bogey.

[Skip2MySue]

Just returned from Katie Belles and the Rocky and the Rollers/ Joey Dee and the Starlighters show. Surprise outing for Sue and we both really enjoyed the evening. Even got to sit with Pennecampers at our table. Life is good.
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[eweissenbach]

Just returned from Katie Belles and the Rocky and the Rollers/ Joey Dee and the Starlighters show. Surprise outing for Sue and we both really enjoyed the evening. Even got to sit with Pennecampers at our table. Life is good.
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Ain't it!

[collie1228]

I retired last week and on Friday I received my first pension payment notice. Unfortunately, it was over $1K per month short of what I thought it should be. I immediately called my (former) company's benefits line, but it was too late in the day to get a response on Friday. So I waited all weekend, thinking I was OK, but not really knowing for sure. Today my call was answered and my benefits "consultant" admitted they screwed it up. So I'm pretty happy today - almost like winning the lottery! So yes, today was a good day.

[eweissenbach]

I retired last week and on Friday I received my first pension payment notice. Unfortunately, it was over $1K per month short of what I thought it should be. I immediately called my (former) company's benefits line, but it was too late in the day to get a response on Friday. So I waited all weekend, thinking I was OK, but not really knowing for sure. Today my call was answered and my benefits "consultant" admitted they screwed it up. So I'm pretty happy today - almost like winning the lottery! So yes, today was a good day.

What's a mere $1K per month between friends?

[CarGuys]

I saw my garage floor for the first time in two weeks and got to move the car inside!


YES!

[paulandjean]

Had a phone call from an old friend. Former college "Hall of Fame" basketball coach.Great conversation,talked a bit about the dream team 2 playing now.

[senior citizen]

Enough of the negatives for today....tell us something positive you've experienced today or in the past few days. Doesn't have to be anything monumental, just something you've enjoyed. I'll go first.

Today Mike and I took a drive around the area...out to Inverness, Floral City and some other small communities. May not seem like much to many of you, but it was a ride on some back roads, through neighborhoods and something that wasn't the easiest thing to do in the part of southern CA we moved from. It reminded me of the Sunday afternoon drives my father would take the family on....always through the country where we could admire nature, see other towns, communities, neighborhoods. It was lots of fun, well unless my sister or brother would take up some of my room in the back seat....;)

Next.....:icon_wink:

Staying with your peaceful memories of your childhood Sunday drives with your dad (which I also remember well....in the days before congested New Jersey highways and speeding cars).....we just enjoyed our third trip north this summer, taking our youngest grandbaby north to visit her Vermont cousins and watching the world roll by through the eyes of a one year old.

What a delightful child, even after eight hours of flight time to get to us from Colorado.....just to watch the thought process of a one year old baby girl exploring her new surroundings, playing and figuring out her new toys and just loving Vermont.............but the best fun was meeting the three older cousins again and being the center of everyone's attention........she brought joy to everyone.......topped off by a belated 1st b.day dinner at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont (home of the Sound of Music family)......another day had her first ice cream cone; petted baby animals on farms and just enjoyed it all. Simple pleasures.

Miraculously, all the RAIN and HUMIDITY Vermont has had did stop DEAD during our three trips up.......

Children and grandchildren do keep us young at heart......and that's very positive. Not to mention seeing the beauty of our Green Mountain State where there are more cows than people........a very different world than New Jersey for sure.

This is our "bubble". We spent our first 25 years in New Jersey and our past 42 years in Vermont. TV no doubt "down the road".....

But as my mom would say when visiting, "Vermont is God's Country"; she later retired here and enjoyed 30 years before passing; is buried in the Green Mountains.....far away from N.J.

Since all three visits north were extended trips, staying over for 4 to 5 days, we were able to see the terrible damage done by "Hurricane IRENE" last August when torrential rains wiped out roads and bridges connecting tiny villages, leaving people along the middle of the state unable to get down off their mountain towns.......either east or west......BUT NOW THE NEW ROADS AND BRIDGES are being completed.........the river embankments have been shored up.........all positive developements.
We still did see houses and barns "tilted" off their foundations..........

Anyway, these picturesque quaint memories of our beautiful green mountains , horse shows, cows and other farm animals, will last us through the winter months.........as will the memories of the fun loving 4 grandchildren and new one on the way. All are wonderful children and a joy to behold. Enjoyed our adult children and their spouses as well.

Our "kids" have been out on their own, first off to universities, then off to BIG CITIES for jobs.......for at least 20 to 25 years, but when we all are able to get together, we do realize the importance of family and its continuity. Next year we'll have another graduation.....not high school commencement like last month, but a grandson off to middle school.....they grow up so quickly.

Back in our own town, before taking our son and his wife and baby to the airport, it was quite obvious to him and us that all of our neighbors who had known us and him for years before he was even born, taught him in high school and whose own children we had watched grow up from infants..........came together again. A great reunion.

There is something to be said for either returning or remaining in your home town.........like wintering in Florida but returning "home" to the oldest roots. I know that will not be a popular "thought" with those who perhaps have no children, but it's a reason we are NOT rushing into selling our home........still thinking which option is better for us....fulltime or part time.

[eremite06]

Last night the wife and I took a 5 mile walk on a rail-to-trail along the Allegheny river in western Pennsylvania. A rabbit ran across our path. she yelled and I jumped straight up in the air. We laughed and will remember that for a long time.

[senior citizen]

the spirit of people to come together in a time of crisis, neighbor helping neighbor, a band ot teenagers going house to house and block to block helping sr citizens and not accepting money in return in the town of freehold, nj that is recovering from the devastation of a straight line storm that caused enough damage for the town to be declared in a state of emergency where residents can only walk around town, entrances to the town are barricaded to keep vehicles out and where there is a dusk to dawn curfew while more than 60 power crews work to clear power lines of 100 year old trees and restore power to more than 2,000 residents. there were no deaths and no looting despite the times. makes me remember that the lord works in strange ways.

Your neck of the woods has been hit quite often the past several years with these unusually severe storms; we have family in that area and all over the state of N.J. Northern N.J. also has had its share of flooding the past few years and lately power outages/trees down etc. Ditto for the middle of the state.

It is devastating, but yet inspiring to see neighbors and even strangers pitching in to help. God Bless.

[senior citizen]

Last night the wife and I took a 5 mile walk on a rail-to-trail along the Allegheny river in western Pennsylvania. A rabbit ran across our path. she yelled and I jumped straight up in the air. We laughed and will remember that for a long time.

I'm not looking at a map...so is that the river that separates Pennsylvania from Ohio???

Once, coming from VT on N.Y. 80 we turned left at ERIE, PA which as you know is on the Great Lakes, and drove south I guess along a river that separated Pennsylvania and Ohio.......we went a little too far, into West Virginia, came to a mine shaft and operation.....turned around and then followed the KENTUCKY BORDER which is still the OHIO RIVER????? towards Cincinnati.

It was lovely countryside all the way. Enroute home that way, we went through all the Mennonite and Amish countryside. Very very pretty.

When we lived in N.J. we always would take day trips to Lancaster County Pennsylvania to treat our parents to dinner in the Amish restaurants. I noticed the other day that there are quite nice 55+ retirement homes being built.......again, pretty landscapes.

We also used to go to Valley Forge and Gettysburg when younger........
Pennsylvania is a truly beautiful state.

[gcrisp]

Had my first hole-in-one Sunday night on the 6th hole at Bonita Pass. It was getting dark so we did not see it go in the hole. After looking "everywhere" my wife decided to check the hole. To our surprise--there it was!!!!! Hope it doesn't take 65 years for the second one.

Gary

[Schaumburger]

Something positive that i experienced today?... ..reading all of these wonderful post. Thank you for starting this thread! :bowdown::bowdown:

:agree: reading these posts is putting a smile on my face.

[senior citizen]

Getting positive private message feedback is comforting, to say the least.