"crab cakes are phenomenal" - taken from Ruth's Trooths

Being in Florida is great. The weather just couldn't be better. It's been sunny, breezy, the air smells fresh, the sky is blue, the world is bright, the sunsets are beautiful and the nights are cool. On a daily basis we see hawks, ospreys, blue herons, egrets, pelicans, and - almost every time we're out on the water - bottle-nosed dolphins!
We have spent the last two weeks in a very nice 10' x 20' tent. Jack pitched this monster all by himself a couple days after I stepped on that gol' darn nail! He did an unbelievably awesome job. On Wednesday we moved to a cabin, approximately 12' x 15' and will stay here until Saturday. It seems we usually live in small spaces, but our trick is that we make the world our home.
We've spent the last two weeks at the Pine Island KOA doing the following: working on closing the two condos, sorting out our taxes, working out issues with our tenants, kayaking, working on the boat, working out at the campground fitness room, making music on our computers, sitting outside in our lawn chairs at night with the tiki torches, watching movies, sitting in the hot tub and swimming in the heated pool, taking the dogs to the beach or to the field at the campground, and most recently taking the boat out on the water!
Jack has put a lot of labor into getting the boat ready. He picked it up from Delray, he mounted and dismounted the old engine, he drove to Miami to buy the new engine, hooked up the new engine, built a higher transom and reset the engine - twice, and made seats for the inside. Due to my being on crutches for the past three weeks, I found things to do that didn't involve any physical labor - I found a storage space for it and painted the seats. I spent a lot of the past few weeks doing administrative work on the computer & phone, reading, making music, and busting out my mouth piece now and a again for a good buzz.
Once on the kayaks and once with the boat we visited a waterfront restaurant called Woody's and both times I ordered the crab cake sandwich. As always, and like everywhere, it was phenomenal.
There is this local ice cream place like eight miles away that makes their own 'cream. Their cookies n' cream IS THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD. Jack kept taking me there to get it - I swear it sped up my recovery!
Today Jack and I were sitting together on the porch swing of our lil' cabin. We were excited to take the boat out on the water to see how it runs with the engine higher than it was before. As usual, this led us to counting our blessings, and we joked that this is just an ongoing honeymoon. It definitely feels that way.
OH AND GUESS WHAT?! This is the second day in three whole weeks that I am able to walk on my foot! I am very happy to be crutchless again! I am limping just a little bit. Gettin' better all the time!
ALSO, we are expected to close on one of the condos TOMORROW!! Which means we can move into it and begin working as soon as Saturday! Just in time in my case!
Exciting days ahead.