Wow, time has flown since I've been on here. I can't believe it's mid June already.
I can't even remember April and what happened there but May came around. Cyndi and Matt decided a while ago to take a beach trip. So they planned it and whomever could join them, could. Well, I was fortunate to be able to go so we left on May 1. Yes, May 1st. I woke up and got ready and packed my car around 6.30 a.m. or a little before and headed to my parents house. I rode with them since Jason wasn't able to join us. :( While packing my car, I was afraid that it was going to POUR on me. It held off. I get to my parents house and unload to reload in their car. It still held off. Then right around the time we were getting in the car, it started to sprinkle. We stopped at Sonic on Harding Rd. and got a drink and snack for the road. It started POURING down on us. The rain was coming down hard. I was in the back seat while my parents were talking in the front seat. I could not hear a thing! It was hitting our car that strongly. It was so LOUD. Well we get on the interstate and head 65 south to good old Florida. It was ridiculous trying to see where we were going. I am just thankful that we got through it and that I wasn't driving. I hate driving in bad conditions but can if need be. I don't remember exactly when it stopped but I remember that we were a little bit before exit 46 which is where we used to get off to see the Kings. :-)
Thankfully it wasn't as bad anymore on the road for us but it did rain a little bit but now much. I had heard that we were suppose to get almost a foot and a half that weekend in Nashville but no idea it would be crazy! We made it to the beach house and got settled in. We were all hungry so we all went to eat at Goat Feathers. Weird name but it was recommended to Matt from someone else. I personally did not enjoy it, especially for the price it was. I know it's ridiculous when you go out of town but the food wasn't worth what you paid for. Oh well. I think some of the others enjoyed it. I'm not a huge seafood person so I always get the stuff that isn't the speciality. So that could of been the problem. Anyways, we come back to the house and go shopping for the week. In between dinner and store and whatnot, we are hearing about how bad it's gotten in Nashville and how bad the flood is. It was on the internet and the news. It blew us away. We were all amazed at what we were seeing. I'm just glad that everyone I knew back home, especially Jason, was okay! :-)
The beach trip including me, mom, dad, Matt, Cyndi, Dylan and Peyton, Mindy, Richard, Katie and Brian. Katie and Brian and my dad were all planning on leaving on Tuesday but since the flood was going on back home, they stayed one more night. The weekend we got there it was cloudy. It was cloudy 'til monday or tuesday. So I'm glad they got to see the sun before they left.
My poor Jason and his dad, Rob, were at my parents house cleaning up their basement. It received 3 inches of water and we were of course out of town. Jason didn't even ask, he just went ahead and cleaned it up so my parents wouldn't have to worry about it after a weeks worth of vacation. He is such a good man. He's got a heart of gold!
I thoroughly enjoyed the time there but missed Jason sooo much. I used to always want a pool when I went to the beach, and I still like to have one accessible, but I found myself wanting to just sit and read on the beach. :- ) I didn't want to burn (I burn easily no matter what I put on, although I've found some new sunscreen I really like that works since then) so I sat under the umbrella and relaxed. It was wonderful!!!!
The girls loved the pool and the beach. That was the girls first trip to the beach. They were adorable. The first time we walked to the beach, I was with dad and he had Dylan on his shoulders. When we got to the point where she could see the water, she pointed and said,"What is that?" As an adult, you just don't think about those things. Even if you've never traveled to the beach, you have seen pictures. It was so cute!!! They loved it. Peyton was more brave about going in without anyone. But the first few days (the gloomy/cloudy days) the water was to risky to get in.
It was a great trip. Wonderful home we stayed in. I would definitely recommend that area of Florida to stay at. Although, I didn't see many condo high rises where we stayed, which was the Water Color area. Anyways, I'm glad to back but ready for the next beach trip. :-)
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