Christmas Party

Our first Christmas party was at Chris and Debi's house this year.  A group of Divas spent a Saturday afternoon the week before blinging the place out for the party.  Grace did a fantastic job of heading the project up and even created a "toy shop" for our gift exchange.  After all that work we had a crazy storm come through, which involved lots of taking down and setting back up on Chris and Debi's part.  Just minutes before the party started, the rain and drizzle stopped and we were able to have the party poolside as originally intended.  What a break! 

And what fun! (Here are the pictures to prove it.)



Much to her chagrin, Melissa chose the "censored" gift...



Ride To Old Town

The Divas rode to Old Town this evening. 

It rained. 

It rained a lot.

Tampa Bay Women Riders Day

Divas Debi, Chris and Sharon got up very early this morning and headed out to the Women Riders Day Event at Brandon Harley Davidson in the Tampa, Florida area. 

The ladies-only event included seminars by Genevieve Schmitt, motorcycling journalist and founder of WomenRidersNow.com.  Her first seminar was "Making The Dream Come True:  How To Get Into Motorcycling" for the non-riders of the group and the other was "Making More Saddle Time," in which strategies were given for how to make more time for yourself and your motorcycle. (No, women never put themselves last...)  

Genevieve giving a seminar to those who are on the fence about riding on their own.

There were also 15-minute clinics on customizing your bike, caring for your bike, packing for a trip and, as much as we hate to think about it happening, picking up a fallen motorcycle. There was also a ladies ride, a fashion show of Harley Davidson's women's summer line of clothing, giveaways, and a nice lunch was included. 

There were also quite a few -- 20 or more? -- vendors that had set up booths for products, clothing, jewelry, etc. geared specifically for women riders.  The Orlando Chrome Divas also had a booth set up and ended up speaking with a woman who is now interested in starting a Tampa chapter.  We'll look forward to partnering up with them in the future for rides and events!

Yes we do!

Bowling Party

On Saturday, March 27th, the Divas gathered at the Altamonte Lanes Bowling Center for our first non-riding social event...

Taz, Julie and Gail  (Not sure if the group was aware yet that Taz comes from a bowling champion background!!!! No wonder she looks so confident!)

Chris and Debi enjoying the all-you-care-to-eat pizza.

Gail and Sharon with Sharon's son, who came out to knock 'em down with us.

Chris, Julie, Melanie and Sharon

A big thanks to Melissa who "thunk it up" and planned the event!  Let's do it again SOON!!  (And, by the way,  how did you manage to avoid the camera all night, Melissa?)

Chrome Divas Annual Meet & Greet

The Orlando Chrome Divas headed out to Daytona this beautiful Saturday to Caribbean Jack's Restaurant & Bar in Daytona for the annual Meet & Greet with other chapters.  The Chrome Divas of Jacksonville Beach, Ocala, New Smyrna and Gainesville and 2 Rivers, Kentucky also made it out.  What a great tradition and what fun to reunite with old friends and meet new ones.  The Orlando Chapter looks forward to next year's event!

A whole lotta Divas!

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Julie's Book Signing Event

Some of the Divas headed out to Barnes & Noble in Altamonte for fellow Diva Julie Compton's book signing for Rescuing Olivia, her second novel.  Not only is Rescuing Olivia a fantastic, hard-to-put-down read, but, as motorcycle riders and Floridians, we can all identify with the main character, Anders, riding through familiar Florida roads on his bike.

Great book, Julie.  Your Chrome Diva sisters are proud of you!

To learn more about Julie's books, check out her website at http://www.julie-compton.com/

Debi, Chris, Julie, Melissa and Lisa (Not pictured:  Trish and Victoria)