Since we have no family coming to spend Christmas with us, we three, my daughter Pamela, my son-in-law Tracy Drake and 94 year old me, make the most of our day by going to the Charter House on Longboat Key for an 11:30 reservation Christmas dinner.

The hostess seats us at a table in a room with a wall of glass looking out on the wide beautiful intra-coastal water where we enjoy the fantastic view as we sip our champagne and orange juice cocktail.

We start our dinner with a bowl of lobster bisque (Manhattan style) followed with coconut shrimp appetizer.

I go all out for my main course and have northern cold water lobstertail with drawn butter, yellow long rice and asparagus tips. So have a look-see…………..

YUM!! YUM!!

After each of us devouring our delicious foods we decide to have desert at home which will be our choice of chocolate cake with Breyers chocolate and vanilla ice cream or cheese cake with fresh strawberries.

And here we are in front of the restaurant loading up to journey home to Deer Creek where we live.

Tracy and my walker in the back seat

Pamela’s Audi convertable

None of us knew who that man was, he was walking into the restaurant with some other people and just plopped himself in our picture. Pamela took the photos.

Surprise! Surprise! In Florida you never know what will happen next.

We had a delightful drive back to our home going around Armand Circle, (I’m holing on to my hat all the way) across the intra-coastal waterway bridge, past beautiful Marina Bay, by Marina Jacks restaurant where years ago I had found the 78 ft sail boat that I chartered for a five hour party sailing the intra-coastal celebrating my daughter Carole Suzanne and her new husband Terrell Smith’s wedding.

After arriving at our home in Deer Creek we open our Christmas presents and enjoy our chosen desert.

Have a look-see at my Christmas presents……

Godiva chocolate truffles

PJs for cold nights

White long sleeve knit top with multi-colored leggings and two long scarves

Charcoal leggings

Makeup mirror and David Baldacci novel.

With only the three of us we made the most of our beautiful Christmas Day.

FRF ❤️