Since 2010 we head down to Florida every December to spend the holidays with family, and to have a vacation away from home. Since 2012, we’ve driven so that we avoid the stress of airports, canceled flights, luggage limits. It saves money because we don’t have to buy airline tickets for the five of us,…
There is a meme I have seen floating around the flotsam and jetsam of the Internet that goes like this: For an American on vacation, I did pretty good. I didn’t check my email or Teams messages for the entire 10 days of my vacation. Of course, I was not “away camping for the summer,”…
Ten days goes by fast! Today is our last full day in sunny southwestern Florida. We head home tomorrow around noon. I headed to the store early this morning and got things to make breakfast for everyone. Scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, toast. Yummy! Later this afternoon we’ll be going out for lunch. I expect to…
Let me set the scene for you. We’ve had gorgeous weather all week down here in southwestern Florida. I mean absolutely gorgeous. Even at this minute, as I write, I’m sitting out the lanai, the thermometer reads 79 degrees, there is a pleasant breeze, ahhh. Yesterday, however, there was a brief break in the sunshine.…
What I’ve done so far today: Both kids slept through the night. Again. That means that we slept through the night, too. That is two nights in a row for me, something that hasn’t happened since well before the Little Miss was born. Maybe it’s the warm Florida air? The Little Man and I took…
I often brag about how we can, when things break our way, get from our house down to Kelly’s parent’s house in Florida in about 4 hours, door-to-door. Well, yesterday, everything seemed to break our way and we managed to make the journey, door-to-door, in just about four hours. Of course, the weather is a…
As it turned out, all travel arrangements worked out perfectly yesterday. Kelly and I got to Dulles, were through security in two minutes, and made our way to the Red Carpet Club. We had a couple of drinks there before catching our 9:35 PM flight to Orlando. Our flight was on time and arrived 5…
I’m heading out the door in less than an hour for my one and only mini-vacation between now and July and I am so excited! I nearly screamed a big loud, “Whoo-hoo!” as I left the office this morning. At this point, I’m all packed up. The house is in order. The chores are done.…