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Hi, Guys! GDerr’s “Relocation Director” here…LOL! Here’s the FINAL FINAL dates. The actual Allrecipes Get-together at the restaurant is Saturday, Sept 15th at  Hunt’s Restaurant in Panama City, at 11 – 11:30 am. DON’T BE LATE! The line winds all around the building by noon! They have all types of seafood & burgers…alligator, frog legs, oysters,shrimp, crabclaws… you name it! Casual dining, flip flops and shorts are preferred, a Florida experience!

 

VIEW FROM THE BALCONY! You have been cooking and baking all year! Time for a vacation!

There is so much to do in Panama City Beach that I have a room booked for a week. (Coming in Fri, Sept 14th, so we can have a night’s sleep before the Get-together the next morning!) All hubbys are WELCOME! Lots of fishing and man things to do! We most generally meet for an early dinner out at a restaurant during…

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2012 ALLRECIPES SOUTHERN ROUND-UP…Panama City Beach, FL THE DETAILS:-

Hi, Guys! GDerr’s “Relocation Director” here…LOL! Here’s the FINAL FINAL dates. The actual Allrecipes Get-together at the restaurant is Saturday, Sept 15th at  Hunt’s Restaurant in Panama City, at 11 – 11:30 am. DON’T BE LATE! The line winds all around the building by noon! They have all types of seafood & burgers…alligator, frog legs, oysters,shrimp, crabclaws… you name it! Casual dining, flip flops and shorts are preferred, a Florida experience!

 

VIEW FROM THE BALCONY! You have been cooking and baking all year! Time for a vacation!

There is so much to do in Panama City Beach that I have a room booked for a week. (Coming in Fri, Sept 14th, so we can have a night’s sleep before the Get-together the next morning!) All hubbys are WELCOME! Lots of fishing and man things to do! We most generally meet for an early dinner out at a restaurant during the week, but Pelicangal and I usually always have sammies or stuff to graze on when you get in on Friday, sitting on the  our table waiting for you at the condo.Wine and beer will be available, also. Just a OMG isn’t this a beautiful place, after your long journey and unloading everything!  A quick Welcome party after all the travels!

Here is the Condo info>

Someone will have to reserve each condo and guarantee the reservation for each condo. Then  that person will have to collect from each person that stays in the condo. I think that 2 rooms are full with 4 gals each already, but if you need  to share a room, I will get you in touch with others that are looking for the same. Email me @ cindylepp@yahoo.com

We’d all love everyone to stay at the Celadon, west beach,you have all the amenities you need or could want. But I have other options too.

http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/florida/north-west/panama-city-beach/gulf-resort-beach/celadon<

Or ….

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p169347<

You can click on the above link and see what the Celadon condos look like. Just enter each condo #  on the home page search feature to see each condo’s furnishings. Most are the same floor plan and have been built post Katrina. No refunds given unless ordered evacuation for hurricane.

Celadon Condos West End Of PC Beach. All Are 1 BR  2 Baths with Bunk Beds/Sleeper Sofa’s SPECIAL RATE OF $499/WEEK.  #169347 (6th floor)—206043 (22nd floor)—206045  23rd Floor Penthouse

Down the beach….SEYCHELLE Condo’s East End of PC Beach. Same Floor plan as above. Same Special Rate of $499/Week.  923023 (11th floor)—922913  (21st floor)—241995  (21st floor) upgraded kitchen 

Down the beach….MAJESTIC Beach Condo 4 Pools, Movie,Theater,Starbucks #253173 14th floor$599/Week.

ADD 12.50% Tax and A $50 Cleaning Fee to All The Above.

These Below Are 2 BR Condos, 2 Baths, Sleeper Sofa, Sleeps 6.

EMERALD Isle (12th floor) West End Of PC Beach, Approx 1 Minute from the CELADON Condo’s: 69008

STERLING REEF condos (14th floor) Middle of PC Beach Approx 1 Minute From The Majestic Beach Condo: 206026

Prices on the 2 Above 2 BR Condos are a Special Rate of $599/Week. Add the Tax and A $65 Cleaning Fee.

PLEASE NOTE- We are getting over 100 calls/emails daily on the 11 different condos we own (2 are now booked for that week). I’d CALL Quickly If You Need Multiple Units, Availability Changes Daily !

Mike or Buffy  Madden 706-254-2569 (owners of 11 condos) Please mention the Allrecipes Round-up when booking.

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So start saving your pennies everyone! This get-together feels like a family reunion! Don’t be worried, you will be amongst friends!

Love, Cindy

This year the plans are: No plans! Go with the flow…

But us girls want to swim with the dolphins, para-sailing is right next door. A day trip to St. George’s Island, shopping at the local food store. Junk shopping, tourist shopping,going down to the Pier Place (tourist), eating oysters, found a new blue crab place, steak, sunburns and salty skin…swim, swim swim! Beach bums! Every night we’ll have a day trip planned for the next day or you can help decide the plans. You can go or not go….Some of us can’t stay all week so stay as long as you can! One day in the middle of the week, we all want to just stay home at the condos and eat at home, everyone get together.Stay at the beach all day, no makeup, wet and bedraggled all day! Seee….. I told you it’d be fun!

2012 Allrecipes Southern Round-up—the details

Hi, Guys! GDerr’s “Relocation Director” here…LOL! Here’s the FINAL FINAL dates. The actual Allrecipes Get-together at the restaurant is Saturday, Sept 15th at  Hunt’s Restaurant in Panama City, at 11 – 11:30 am. DON”T BE LATE! The line winds all around the building by noon! They have, all types of seafood & burgers…alligator, frog legs, oysters, you name it! Casual dining, flip flops and shorts are preferred, a Florida experience!

VIEW FROM THE BALCONY! You have been cooking and baking all year! Time for a vacation!

There is so much to do in Panama City Beach that I have a room booked for a week. (Coming in Fri, Sept 14th, so we can have a night’s sleep before the Get-together the next morning!) All hubbys are WELCOME! Lots of fishing and man things to do! We most generally meet for an early dinner out at a restaurant, but Pelican gal an I usually always have sammies or stuff to graze on, sitting on the table waiting for you at the condo.

Here is the Condo info>

Someone will have to reserve each condo and guarantee the reservation for each condo. Then  that person will have to collect from each person that stays in the condo. I think that 2 rooms are full with 4 gals each already, but if you need  to share a room, I will get you in touch with others that are looking for the same. Email me @ cindylepp@yahoo.com

We’d all love everyone to stay at the Celadon, west beach,you have all the amenities you need or could want. But I have other options too.

http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/florida/north-west/panama-city-beach/gulf-resort-beach/celadon

Or ….

 

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p169347

You can click on the above link and see what the condos look like. All are the same floor plan and have been built post Katrina. No refunds given unless ordered evacuation for hurricane.

Celadon Condos West End Of PC Beach. All Are 1 BR  2 Baths with Bunk Beds/Sleeper Sofa’s SPECIAL RATE OF $499/WEEK.

169347         (6th floor)

206043         (22nd floor)

206045         23rd Floor Penthouse

Down the beach,,,,

SEYCHELLE Condo’s East End of PC Beach. Same Floor plan as above. Same Special Rate of $499/Week.

923023         (11th floor)

922913         (21st floor)

241995         (21st floor) upgraded kitchen !

Down the beach….

MAJESTIC Beach Condo 4 Pools, Movie Theatre ,Starbucks

253173   (14th floor)       $599/Week.

ADD 12.50% Tax and A $50 Cleaning Fee to All The Above.

These Below Are 2 BR Condos, 2 Baths, Sleeper Sofa, Sleeps 6.

EMERALD Isle (12th floor) West End Of PC Beach, Approx 1 Minute from the CELADON Condo’s: 69008

STERLING REEF condos (14th floor) Middle of PC Beach Approx 1 Minute From The Majestic Beach Condo: 206026

Prices on the 2 Above 2 BR Condos are a Special Rate of $599/Week. Add the Tax and A $65 Cleaning Fee.

PLEASE NOTE- We are getting over 100 calls/emails daily on the 11 different condos we own (2 are now booked for that week). I’d CALL Quickly If You Need Multiple Units, Availability Changes Daily !

Mike or Buffy  Madden 706-254-2569 (owners of 11 condos) Please mention the Allrecipes Round-up when booking.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE LEPP FAMILY TO THE ENTIRE AR FAMILY

Thank you so much for all your Love and caring…..

I think it’s about time to let you know how I am doing…without my sweetheart, Danny.  I’m as fine as one could expect … coping, learning, and doing the best I know how. I have kept busy these past nine months with much traveling. As some know, my baby sis, Brenda, passed away a month and a half after Danny, so beyond the grief, we were all busy getting her teen boys situated. We loved and lost 5 important people in our family this year, all too young in my mind’s eye but I guess our higher power called, even Uncle Clinton, who was in his 70’s. I’m thinking we need to huddle together; my dear Family….5 people in one year is a huge hole in a family. And we have lost 2 wonderful Allrecipes Buzzers this year “Razzberryice” and “Sharyl4”…hard to fathom. We have many candles to light this Christmas….

     The GOOD NEWS is I did go to North Dakota in October to set Danny’s headstone and got to go see the ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL bench you guys bought! I cannot tell you HOW HUGE and beautiful it is! It’s about a block from his brother’s house on the same street. It’s called Centennial Park, on the grounds of the old elementary school that was torn down….now it’s a full block of trees, walkways, huge kids’ playground with nice play stuff, and a large pergola where they placed benches to sit. BUT Danny’s Memorial bench is the only huge polished marble/granite (?) one and is sitting in the prime position of the pergola. He will never be forgotten! It was Danny’s birthday so mid October our Maple Tree that you all had planted didn’t quite have all her leaves on (it was Fall) but she’s looking good and she’s taller than me by a few feet!.

 Family members met at his gravesite to see his headstone and it was beautiful. The small cemetery that he is buried in with his other 2 older brothers, overlooks the farm his Lepp Family, the 6 boys grew up on! I never knew that the cemetery overlooked the old farm! And he is the closest guy next to the old church.

 So honestly, it was a happy day to know all that! I’ve been to the farm and in the house a few times…it was abandoned many years before we married. The house still stands (not livable) and the farm is still owned by family members. So tho I was a horrible wreck all that day in anticipation….honestly…it was a relief… not bad… we laughed… his Mom and brother, Jerry talked about old times, no tears! My Father-in-law, my sis-in-law, Corinne (our nurse here in KY, she came down to help me out, INVALUABLE)…we all just walked around together in such a quiet and beautiful place…very calming. That cemetery is a history lesson in itself, so it was interesting to hear all the stories, they told. I love my Lepps!

So I stayed a week up in North Dakota…had my mail held, to be delivered the day I got back….AND GUESS WHAT WAS SITTING THERE WAITING? Okay…now that made me cry….

It was THE BOOKS that LadySparkles and Mike Harvey made from the world’s longest post you guys did! OH WOW! Perfect timing! They are huge, and she did so much work compiling all you all wrote! She made one whole book of Recipes and then a huge, huge book of all your well wishes from the Marathon post. And I was looking at one of the front of the books and said, gosh, this is a gorgeous pic, reminds me of my front porch. Well, It WAS my porch…. that Mike Harvey had made such nice artwork for the fronts of the books! Thanks, Mike…amazing work, between you and Carla! Mike, just recently read your blog that kept everything organized. http://allrecipes.com/Cook/13101603/BlogEntry.aspx?postid=232138

 I cannot thank you all enough… Baking Nana, Redneckgramma, Carrie, Celeste, Mike Harvey, and LadySparkles and all of you that kept the post going thru those our most desperate times. I’m trying to go thru each and every post as I can….I must say, it’s rough. You guys have all been so great and Danny was so proud to have me be a part of this AR Family. And I do have the recipes I need to start baking! Thank you all for being AMAZING to our family….posts from every state, and countries across the world. I can’t tell you how much it really helped our Lepp family to get thru the hard parts and to mend with all your prayers and well wishes.

Our Love always,

Danny (in peace) and Cindy Lepp

& Marley Arf! Arf!

Southern Round-UP-Day 2

DAY 2- Thurday

Up and at ’em early, everyone got showers and then Gary took Jan and me on a tour of the yard…bet that’s something you didn’t know about him! He loves his plants and can identify all of them and told us some great stories! They have a “Resurrection Fern” that is so cool….always looks dead but when it rains it re-greens itself and looks beautiful! It had rained the night before so it was all pretty but on my way back…he showed it to me again and it seriously looked like it was dead….very inspirational! We got on the road around 11am…Jan and I followed Gary and Clare in his truck for the 3 and a half hour drive to Panama City. He took us on country highways down there and we saw cotton fields ready to harvest and lots of logging trucks full of trees, it was really interesting! He took us thru the small quaint town of Eaufala which is situated on a big lake/river, has a long treelined avenue of Victorian homes…very cool! (I think Jan got pics, I was driving) Jan is a great traveling partner…we both wanted to stop everywhere and get pictures but luckily we had to keep up with Gary or we would have never made it to Panama City on time, LOL!

We stopped at 100 year old Barbeque place in Dothan, GA for lunch, called Dobbs Place. It was raining like crazy, too much rain too fast, lightening and thunder…just about drowned my poor lil car so it was a good time to take a break! Clare and I had pork BBQ sammies and Jan and Gary had ribs,pork and beef platters. I picked up some homemade smoked sausage to take along for breakfast. It was perfect timing because by the time we finished lunch, the skies has cleared and we were back safely on our way!

 

 

 

 

Just a few miles down the road was the Florida Welcome Center! Free Orange juice and Maps!

 

 

 

 

 

I have to say, Gary was great about stopping for potty breaks….you can tell he lives in a house of women,LOL!

We pulled into the Celadon Resort check-in area just as Robin (Robogramma) calls Clare and says she’s right across the street! Perfect timing…somehow we all arrived in minutes of each other…totally coincidence! So we unloaded 3 vehicles packed FULL of luggage,coolers, beach chairs and food onto 2 rolling carts and up we go to the condos! We were on the 8th floor, Gary and Clare were PENTHOUSE,23rd floor! Thank goodness for elevators! God bless our sweet Southern gentleman,Gary, for loading and unloading all the heavy stuff…it was so appreciated! He also got mad at us if we opened our own doors!

We got into the condo easily and we had such a cute one with a beach theme! Cheerful colors and the cutest decorations everywhere! We got unloaded and set in to put everything away….I meant to get pictures of the condo after we straightened everything up (all our mess) and set out snacks but I forgot…I think Jan got some tho! Gary and Clare went up to their condo unpacked, Clare needed a nap so Gary came down to visit with us, to give Clare some peace. Robin kept us all in stitches….she is such a sweet person and a character! She grew up in the Pensacola/Panama City Beach area so she and Gary were telling us all kinds of stories! Gary and Clare had honeymooned in PCB so it was neat to hear their stories of the beach years ago.

 

 

 

Beautiful sunset from the balcony!

 

 

 

Robin and Gary!

 

 

We talked and talked and talked and laughed til our sides hurt! And yes, about 50% of our yakking WAS about food and Allrecipes!  One of the things, Jan had wanted to do was go to a grocery store…so she and I took off for Winn Dixie down the street while Robin entertained Gary. Jan and I had a blast…I hadn’t been to a Winn Dixie in 15 years so for me it was  “old home week”! We got stuff for breakfast, lunch and dinner and decided to make hot wings for dinner that night! Everyone was tired from traveling so we made a corporate decision to just stay in that night and party!

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, okay , okay…we may have gone a LITTLE overboard! LOL! I think we are all secretly food hoardes….didn’t want anyone to go hungry!  Jan made us all get out of her “One Butt Kitchen” and she made us wings with Jack Daniel’s BBQ sauce, cut up a bunch of fruit, made a curry dip for pretzels and chips…busy gal!

 

 

 

 

Jan in her “One Butt Kitchen”    she meant it too!

 

 

 

 

Hugs were given freely!

 

 

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