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Well the BBQ was nice. It rained so they moved everything into the hotel. It was sponsored by JP Morgan Chase. We had hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, and shrimp skewers. They had a DJ and several folks got up and danced. Don and I went out to the beach and then back to our hotel for the night.

Yesterday - Don and I had breakfast together before he went to the conference. Christmas called and gave me the scoop with them then I went to the beach. Nobody enjoys a beach like my sister so I had a moment of silence at the beach for her. She isn't dead or anything like that I just had a moment for her knowing that she would really enjoy it here. Then because I love swimming, I went back to the hotel pool. I swam some laps and then settled in on a comfy lounge chair and read my book. When it got hot I hopped in the pool. The afternoon brought rain showers so I headed back to my room and got cleaned up and ready for the evenings events.

We took a bus to the Seminole Paradise Hard Rock Cafe and Casino. One the way Brent called to see how we were doing. Unfortunately with all the noise on the bus, I couldn't understand what he was saying so I have to call him back later. Seminole is like a mini outdoor mall with an areana, restaurants, and casino. They were not prepared for so many folks to show up. They had no idea (so they said) so many were coming. Don asked at the conference how many registrants they had at they told him 7100. That's a lot right there;I don't care who you are. Anyway we found a place to have dinner and while we were waiting to go to a concert we watched a boxing match. A father and son were boxing. Then Abraham Miranda got in the ring to promote his upcoming match which will be aired on Showtime. He danced around the ring like he was fighting someone. I told Don I could be a boxer because I could do those moves. He wasn't a believer but I think I can bob and weave like the best of them.

The concert was good. We saw REO Speedwagon. They said they had just returned from touring in Europe and have a new CD coming out. I enjoyed it and Don didn't think it was too loud. Afterward we went to the Casino but neither of us "felt the love" so we kept our money in our pockets. No gambling for us. On our way out we saw the bass player and the drummer from the band. Hope they had good luck at the slots. The buses weren't organized very well for the return and there was a lot of confusion. We got on one bus and the seat Don sat in was broken. Then after checking I found a bus that was headed to our hotel so we switched and I will be darned the seat Don sat in was also broken. What are the odds?

Today is the last day of the conference but not the last day of our adventure so stay tuned. Gotta run I hear the pool calling my name.