Foodie Friday 2/21/25

 Hey Friends,

Last week on Foodie Friday, here, I shared a favorite food memory with my Dad that he capture on video.

Well, the very next day we visited another family favorite buffet. He videoed that experience and shared it too. 

We loved Berry’s Seafood Buffet! They had a place to park the bus, the food is wonderful and the atmosphere is great! We stopped, whenever possible. Maybe Mom and I can go back soon! 

I thought it was fitting to share the video here for this week's Foodie Friday installment. I hope you enjoy.

See you tomorrow!

Odie

Odie’s 2025 Vacation Recap Day 3

Hey Friends,

Thank you for joining me today. I hope you are ready for more 2025 vacation pictures. It is time for the main event!

Singing At Sea is a cruise chartered and sponsored yearly by Templeton Tours. The week is full of food, fun, music sunshine, and repeat! This was my 6th time on the cruise since 2012. I love the cruise!

Monday, January 27th 2025, was cruise day. We woke up early and got ready for the fun ahead. We booked a shuttle through Templeton Tours. The bus showed up on time. It was equipped with a lift and very helpful drivers. It was a breath of fresh air. 

I will close with mine and Nicole’s pictures from Monday. I hope you enjoy them! See you tomorrow.

Odie

Odie’s Vacation Recap Day 2

Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope your week is off to a great start. Here in Ohio, it is frigid and cold once again. Below is a picture that Mom took out my window yesterday afternoon. 

 

Personally, I am ready for sunshine and warmer weather! So let's rewind a few weeks. This is day two of my 2025 vacation, Which, as you can tell, was dedicated to good food and R&R! 

We had two places that we wanted to order from again. In 2024 we ordered for 407 Cafe. They have excellent crepes and coffees. Also, we had dinner from a local Italian place in Orlando  

407 Cafe was a must this year!

 

We repeated both restaurants for 2025! Oh my word it was so good! 

Most of the day we stayed in our room. I didn't take pictures when we were resting. 

In the afternoon we ventured out to explore the hotel. Hyatt Place near MCO was a great place for a pre-cruise stay!

 

After dinner we went outside to enjoy a some warm weather. There was no where to sit out there. We did take some pictures.

I was thrilled to see real palm trees!

That wraps up day 2 of vacation. Next vacation recap post, we will get to Singing At Sea 2025. 

PSA

Singing At Sea 2026 is selling out quickly. Next year is the 50th anniversary cruise. It will take place January 26-31. 

If you are interested in going next year contact Templeton Tours soon. Click here to see more information. 

Odie

Foodie Friday 2/14/25

 Hey Friends,

Happy Valentine’s Day! We truly love all of our friends and are thankful to have you in our lives! 

Today, we do miss Daddy very dearly! He was the best Valentine!

Most of the time when Dad gave a gift on his own, it was cash. Who doesn't love cash? 

He was not a shopper, so it was always special when Daddy would do something to show us his love! When he gave me a gift, I always cherished it a little extra.

Today, one Valentine's memory comes to my mind: We were in Foley, Alabama. He got up early one morning and slipped out of the bus before Mom and I were awake. 

He had ordered us to sleep a little extra that day. When we woke, he had come home with food and “real” Yeti 30 oz tumblers for Mom and me. 

We were supposed to be on a diet, but he had filled the cups full of chocolates! It made my day! I will have to use that cup today.

Some of my best memories of Dad were enjoying great meals! We had our favorite places to eat across the nation. We would dream about some of those for months before our schedule led us in that direction again. 

One such restaurant we stumbled upon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is called El Magay, Mexican Buffet. this was a regular stop on our route, even if we had to manipulate the route to get us there. El Magey was our favorite Mexican buffet!

I thought it was fitting to share this video again today. Dad originally recorded and posted this video in February 2022.

It makes for a good Foodie Friday post. The video brings back lots of great memories! I hope you enjoy it! Just remember, the food tasted even better than it looks!

See you next time.

Odie

Foodie Friday 2/7/25

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for joining me for Foodie Friday. This week, we visited one of our favorite places a couple of times. Can you guess where?

Ding ding ding, you got it right! Alcapulco is the correct answer.  

We love their salsa, food and our friends that work there! Remembering Dad’s love for Alcapulco when we go there feels good!

On Tuesday, we had lunch with our cousins Teresa and Trinity. We had been trying to get together for a while, and thankfully, it worked out this time. We had a great lunch and visit with them!

Thursday we were out running an errand with Mamaw and Papaw. Somehow our car sensed we were hungry, and the navigation took us to Alcapulco. 

Sorry not sorry for your sudden craving of good mexican food! 🤣 The food tasted even better than it looked!

Thanks for reading see you next time. 

Odie