I still love Orlando... I can't imagine having to endure the challenging weather of the North and Midwest, as I did it for 36 years of my life...  With 260 days of sunshine combined with sharing our home with the #1 Mouse on the planet, Orlando is tops on my list.  Most original Orlando residents would think I was crazy to go to Downtown Disney at the height of spring break and the Friday before Easter but I went anyway...

I drove around and around looking for a parking spot, eventually having to stalk vacationers as they made a move toward their rental car.   In my Real Living Golf Shirt and Carol in a light sweater, we caught the end of sunset (almost 8pm) as we became one of the cattle to herd our way through the Disney Stores and Shoppes.   Watching people, and soaking up the energy of the Disney Disciples who were trying to get every last second of Disney Magic that they could soak up.

 Finally, we made our move to the Portobello Yacht Club, a Great Restaurant.  The last time, we enjoyed a peaceful lunch with about 20 other people, now the Yacht Club had been transformed into a train station with what appeared to be a 1000 people trying to get a ticket to ride.  We slipped through the masses to the bar and ran into one of my customers, Steve Richard, who is the Head Chef.   I got a chance to watch for a few minutes before he noticed us, Steve is a Pro... I can tell you he was totally focused on managing the chaos of the day while trying to give all his guests the experience they were expecting.  Carol and I mused over the calm that he brought to the environment as he lead his staff to produce and deliver, in our case, Excellent Results.   Now dinner was complete and we walked back to a slightly less crowed parking lot, reflecting on "Life in Orlando."  We both agree this is the best place to sell Real Estate and find people homes... We love Orlando, and we appreciate the masses who visit our city... Heck, 10 years ago we were just like you, and now we get to call this city our home...

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