December 10, 2018 - December 17, 2018
I left the marina at 5:30 am and took a taxi to Charleston Airport. My flight to Tampa connected in Baltimore/Washington Airport so I didn’t arrive in Tampa until almost 1:00 pm. Sarasota is about an hour drive from Tampa and I arrived at Claire’s apartment a little before 3:00 pm. During the three days that I was there Claire and I had a great visit. I was able to take her to visit her husband Fred, who is in a rehabilitation facility recovering from a hip fracture, a couple of times. We went shopping, out to dinner, and watched some great old westerns on the GRIT channel. We always enjoy each others company and chatting about my children and grand child (Claire’s grandchildren and great-grandchild) and what’s going on with them.
I left Claire on 12/13 to fly to Houston to visit my son, Karl, and his family. I was super surprised when my grandson (Acen) was waiting at the exit to the secure area with a big sign welcoming me! It was even better when he ran toward me and jumped into my arms. The big excitement for my visit was Acen’s birthday. He turned 5 on 12/14. He is growing up so fast. Visiting Karl, Brandy, Maddixx, and Acen is always such a sweet time of reconnecting. We went to two skating parties (one was Acen’s), hosted a family Christmas party at home, went to church together, and had Sunday lunch at a great Mexican restaurant. My daughter-in-law Brandy is such a great photographer that I never take enough pictures of all the fun. Consequently most of the pictures below were sent to me by Brandy.
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| I gave Acen this Nerf gun with "laser" sites for his birthday. It was a big hit with him and his friends. |
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| At his birthday party, Acen got to go in the money room and grab for dollar bills that were blowing around. |
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| The theme of the party was "Gone Fishin" Aden's favorite outdoor activity. |
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| We all had a great time celebrating Acen's 5th birthday. |
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| Here I am at the airport saying good bye to everyone. It's always the hardest part of the trip. Thank you for reading my Blog, and Merry Christmas!! |
