It has Turned out to be much more than that.  

I looked back to see if I had noted Meeting new friends Ron and Jan way back when we were thinking about full-timing.  It was a memorable evening.

We were well on our way to downsizing, getting the house in Fairfax ready to sell and we went to the Saturday evening church service we regularly attended.  It has a common "Turn to your neighbor and say hello", "Meet someone new," portion of the of the service.  Pam turned to the left and the lady next to her said, "I know you and am glad to meet you".  I read the "Roadrunner Chronicles," you look like your picture.

I was meeting someone on my right and turned to my left to meet the people Pam was talking to and she had a shocked look on her face -- And that is how we met Jan and Ron.  We found we had a mutual friend and over the years have kept in touch a time or two each year.

Turns out Ron and Jan also had a motorhome and moved to the Seattle area about the same time as we started full-timing.  After 5+ years there, they moved on to Arizona for a few years before ending up here in Florida.

Last week we were at the Tampa RV show paying for something at one of the vendor areas and Jan said, "Hi! didn't know you guys were coming to the RV show!"  We turned around and there they were.  We spent 15 minutes chatting and catching up and were glad for our unplanned encounter.

We made a note to get together for dinner and last night it happened at Ford's Garage.  I didn't recognize the name but we realized there are a number of these restaurants all over Florida.  Pam said we had been to one of these restaurants before and I had no recollection.  

We all arrived by 5PM and then spent a couple of hours over dinner catching up and hearing about how they chose to live in Florida.  

They love it here and are actively involved in the community including serving regularly at a local food bank for the homeless.  We shared stories of RVing in cold weather, being in Arizona and heard also about their work with the creation and operation of Jill's House in McLean, VA over 10 years ago.

As we talked we remembered the time we saw each other in a large church.  We were sitting near each other but had never met until then.  We didn't plan the meeting but it happened.  We saw them again a few months later at the Lake Fairfax where we stayed with our new coach for a few weeks.  They were there before they hit the road to relocate in the Seattle area.

Then, fast forward 10 years to the Tampa RV show and another unplanned meeting!  They were there at the beginning of our full-timing days and now what appears to be the last couple of weeks of it.  How fun is that?  

It was great to spend time with them again and we'll be looking forward to the next time.  Thanks for joining us today on the Roadrunner Chronicles!