Wine-ding down is benefit of Florida condo life

By Jennifer Day-Thompson

Our weekly routine can become overwhelming as we try hard to make appointments, meet deadlines and eat three meals a day. Frozen meals at lunch and recipes from Campbell’s soup cans for dinner are our “breaks”, although work is typically the topic of discussion during both. Even the long walk after work is spent restraining two hyper dogs, one of which nearly matches my own weight. This particular pup, of course, was my husband’s choice.

 As hectic as the work week is, the social committee in our condo community in Florida began holding monthly wine tastings the second Monday of each month. At first, I thought of how Mondays are typically spent preparing for the possible inconveniences Tuesday through Friday may bring. The idea of trying to attend a social gathering on a Monday evening seemed laughable. However, this monthly ritual has proven to be quite the opposite, and has also taught us a valuable life lesson.

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