Hello from Beautiful Florida!
By DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
United States
December 5, 2019 6:00pm CST
Just to let you know we arrived safely in Florida at 11:00AM today. Our younger son dropped us off at the airport with our new SUV. We want him to drive it while we are away as well as keep it in an extra bay in his 3 car garage.
We’ve seen and heard from so many people and neighbors since we’ve been back. The best was seeing and hearing from Orville the osprey! It’s like we never left.
We just returned from an early dinner and had two surprises. The first is that our car that was shipped from Connecticut yesterday is due to arrive within the hour. 
The other good news is that our younger son, who is a partner in a lucrative business, was just offered two jobs by the other two partners who have split up, but each want my son to work for them. He’s deciding whether to take the million dollar+ offer or the humongous raise by the other. His decision to make, not ours, although we offered our opinions. It figures that this would happen the day we leave. We FaceTimed for a long time before we went out to dinner. The good thing is that he can take as long as he wants to make a decision.
So, that’s our first half day in Florida. Hope the next six months are as good.
We just returned from an early dinner and had two surprises. The first is that our car that was shipped from Connecticut yesterday is due to arrive within the hour.
The other good news is that our younger son, who is a partner in a lucrative business, was just offered two jobs by the other two partners who have split up, but each want my son to work for them. He’s deciding whether to take the million dollar+ offer or the humongous raise by the other. His decision to make, not ours, although we offered our opinions. It figures that this would happen the day we leave. We FaceTimed for a long time before we went out to dinner. The good thing is that he can take as long as he wants to make a decision.
So, that’s our first half day in Florida. Hope the next six months are as good.43 people like this
45 responses
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
6 Dec 19
@TheSojourner Oh, he will, and consider yourself adopted. He will have to incur all expenses however. 
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
6 Dec 19
@TheSojourner LOL! He refuses to get married again and is in the final stage of his divorce to his cheating liar of a soon to be ex wife. He is in the process off getting her name off his house.
He’s very loving and generous, cleans more than I do, and is into being physically fit. All he needs is a companion to take to the movies, go out for dinner, and talk to. Sounds like you will be a perfect fit!
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@moffittjc (121739)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Dec 19
It makes me so happy to know that you are back home again in the Sunshine State. Welcome home Dianne!
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@moffittjc (121739)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Dec 19
@DianneN That's because we rolled out the welcome mat for you! That's why the weather was so nice today!
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
6 Dec 19
@moffittjc And Orville was here to greet us. What joy!
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@marguicha (223851)
• Chile
6 Dec 19
I´m sure that you will have a wonderful time in Florida, Dianne.. And I´m so glad that your son had such good news, jobwise. You have lots of news yourself
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@marguicha (223851)
• Chile
8 Dec 19
@DianneN That´s the first thing to do. Even if you leave everything clean, you have to clean it all over again
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
8 Dec 19
@marguicha It was all cleaned before we left, but got dusty. I had a lot of fine detail work to do, thanks to ornate furniture.
. Yes, cleaning, like laundry, never ends,
. Yes, cleaning, like laundry, never ends,1 person likes this
@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
6 Dec 19
Good to hear about Orville
And congratulations to your son. He sure will make a right decision. 
And congratulations to your son. He sure will make a right decision. 2 people like this
@ExplorewtMe (6332)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 Dec 19
Good to know that you have reached safely. Enjoy your stay.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
8 Dec 19
@ExplorewtMe I did today! Next will be laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning again!
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@ExplorewtMe (6332)
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 Dec 19
@DianneN I hope you have completed your cleaning.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
6 Dec 19
Enjoy the nice weather away from the snow.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
6 Dec 19
@DianneN gee, the only time I heard of a frozen plane was in Siberia.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Dec 19
Orville is always happy to see you return, as you enjoy seeing him, also! I love hearing about your time spent in Florida, it warms my heart!
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
7 Dec 19
@kobesbuddy That’s true. I caught him standing in the water helping himself to some little fishies a few minutes ago. No wonder he looks so fat to me!
That’s true. I caught him standing in the water helping himself to some little fishies a few minutes ago. No wonder he looks so fat to me!1 person likes this
@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
7 Dec 19
@DianneN And aren't you blessed, not having to provide 'Orville' with special care? The ocean provides his sustenance! When you leave for Connecticut, he never goes without
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
6 Dec 19
@DianneN
I am so glad you were able to see your old friend Orville. It looks very clean and green in the picture and no snow. I am happy you got good news and I hope your son will be happy with which offer he chooses. I am sure you will find ways to make the 6 months great. Enjoy your time there.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
6 Dec 19
Congrats for the wonderful blessings you have had. Enjoy them and be thankful to the Almighty.
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
6 Dec 19
Good to hear you made it there safe. That is great news for your son on the jobs I know he will do the right thing and pick the right job. Will it require him to move?
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
8 Dec 19
@DianneN Glad to hear that neither job will require him to move. Totally understand about you being busy gotta get all settled in.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
8 Dec 19
Thank you. So sorry to respond so late. Settling in and cleaning have taken up so much time.
Neither job will require him moving, although he’s thinking of moving to Boston. He can work there or come to Connecticut if need be for a day every so often.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16794)
• China
8 Dec 19
Glad that you arrived safely in Florida ! Good for your younger son ! He enjoys great popularity.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16794)
• China
9 Dec 19
@DianneN You should be proud of him.He will make a good manager.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
9 Dec 19
@changjiangzhibin89 Thank you! We are very proud of all his accomplishments.
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@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
9 Dec 19
what a first day.
That's huge for your son, either way. congrats to him.
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