Mid-way

I guess we're about half-way through this trip to the Southeast. We sure have spent a lot of hours in the car! We left Omaha just after 3 last Friday, so we got the first leg to St.Louis out of the way even before the official start of the holiday. The next day we drove to Atlanta, still no sunshine. But we had a super visit with my friend Sharon, who I hadn't seen since high school graduation 36 years ago, and with my cousin. The time there is never long enough.




Sunday finally cleared when we crossed into Florida. Sun at last! And it was HOT! Since we dawdled leaving Atlanta, we didn't arrive in Bradenton until after 5pm. We ate a little and by 7 were down on the beach ready to walk and watch the sunset. It was lovely...pictures to follow!
Monday we went to Siesta Key, a beach that will forever spoil you for any other beach. Oh, my goodness. A very wide beach with sand as white and soft as baking powder, tourqoise water feeling as warm and soft as silk. The waves were marvelous, too! We were very good about sunscreen and never got burned at all.


Tuesday we went to Bradenton beach and walked just under three miles, but after sitting in our chairs and thinking about the beach from the day before we just packed up our stuff and got back into the car. This time we drove all the way down Longboat Key and in to Sarasota before heading back out to Siesta. It was as good as the day before, so we stayed even longer. And yes, I should have reapplied the sunscreen after swimming! But at least I may get home LOOKING like I've been to Florida this time!
Dennis' family lives there, so both nights (Monday and Tuesday) we had family time, cards Monday, restaurant on the beach Tuesday. My friend Trisa came both nights.








Tuesday evening we found out that Dennis' mom had fallen and broken her hip. We were planning to come up here to Vidalia anyway. We went directly to the hospital when we arrived yesterday. And today Dennis is spending the day there. It gives him a good one-on-one time with his mother, as long as his step-dad doesn't dominate the conversation....
So I'm sitting here alone, catching up with friends' lives on FB, reading blogs and just kinda hangin out!
Columbia and Linnea's big graduation celebration tomorrow. Graduation is Saturday, we leave to go there tomorrow. Andrew's 21st birthday tomorrow, too! I'll have to call him real early....!