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The
two RV Gypsies with family and friends in Broward County, Florida Christmas 2011 and New Years Eve Party 2011 |
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| The two RV Gypsies' Christmas tree is also a Travel Tree. Every place the two RV Gypsies travel, they try to buy something for the tree that can hang and says where they went. The angel on top is from previous years when Karen Duquette's theme was homemade items only. (Note: Eventually this tree became way too small and the two RV Gypsies had to buy a full 6-foot tall tree to fit all of the travel ornaments, as seen in future pages.) The tree skirt was made by Karen's sister, Ilse Blahak. | |
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| Every year, Lee Duquette gets a shirt with a photo of his grandchildren. This year's star is Lee's great-grandson, Anthony Brian because his grandchildren are now adults. | |
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Below: Opening gifts while the men work in the kitchen. |
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Below: Anthony, the great-grandson of the two RV Gypsies. When he got his Miami #19 shirt, his mother put it on him over top of the blue Off Road Racer shirt. |
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Below: Anthony and his mother chalking the sidewalk |
Alex got a drown for Christmas, plus lots more |
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Below: Every
year, Karen Duquette is Mrs. Santa Claus at a line dance party. |
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Below: As each person's name is pulled from a bucket by Tim O'Keefe, they come forward and get a candy cane, and maybe a kiss or hug from either Santa Claus or Mrs. Claus, then they go to the table and choose a surprise wrapped Christmas gift. Of course, Mrs. Claus even gets a gift if there is one left over. There are usually about 25 people at the party. |
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Below: New Years Eve 2011 party |
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Below: Monica is a native of Sweden, and lives there full time, but she has an apartment near Hollywood Beach, Florida that she visits at Christmas time and a few other times during the year. Karen Duquette met Monica line dancing and they became good friends. |
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Below: The Swedish Gang - Monica, Gun, and Onika. |
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| The beach behind Monica's house - a great place to watch the fireworks. | |
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Below: Monica's sister, Gun (yes, that is her name and she also lives in Sweden) and another line dance friend, Phillip |
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The intercoastal waterway |
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Below: The party animals. |
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Below: Karen Duquette in her New Years Eve outfit. The New Year 2012 has arrived. |
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