What I did on my vacation.

[Lynn LeFey]

We just spent a week in Florida, and are now safely home with our kitty retrieved from a friend's house. While there was some sadness, visiting my mother- in- law in an extended care facility, and realization that she's really not likely to recover, we still took joy where we could. So, here was the good part of it all...

I got to sleep on a boat! The house being full of other relatives, I got the comfy berth on a 25ft cruiser. Lapping waves slight rolling, and creaking dock sounds. Me, comfy in a sleeping bag.

Toddler! Our nephew is 18 months old. both fun and infuriating. Coats everything in snot and yogurt. Cackles like a maniac with the joy of hats. We were lucky enough to be the first to get him Duplo blocks for Christmas, a zoo set with lots of animals and a zoo keeper.

You know you' re on vacation when breakfast is 2 chocolate chip cookies, a slice of raspberry coffee cake thingy, and a rice crispy treat. LOL

My father- in- law has a navel orange tree. It is straight-up AWESOME to eat oranges fresh off the tree, and drinking fresh orange juice.

German feast; We have gone to a german restaurant each year for several years. They have a live band and the place is insane fun. 3-liter glasses of beer being passes around long tables while the band plays Ein Prosit. Some insanely tasty food, washed down (in my case) by a tasty hefeweizen.

Canaveral National Seashore, and day hikes in other nearby parks. Spotting gopher tortoises and similar fauna. Walks on sunny beaches that natives might find frigid, but we found quite warm.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Sounds like a great time!

I love going south in the winter.  I remember the first time I got off the plane in Las Vegas (it was February) and my first thought was "Palm trees?  Where the hell did they get palm trees?"  Then I realized this was the desert.... and the place where they make palm trees!   

In my defense I'd been traveling all day in bad weather with major holdups, and it was about 2am local time by the time I checked into my hotel... which was about 6am my time!

I'm with you on the kid thing.  Every time my wife gets into Baby Mode I invite a friend over with a kid with a cold- the crusted up nose holes is a great deterrent!

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[AimlessWanderer]

Sounds like you had a wonderful break there Lynn 

.... although ... isn't having a tree growing out of your belly button, something that needs medical attention 

[nuphoria]

That's quite a collection of happenings

Glad to hear you had such an interesting time. We've been hiding at home without any unwanted drama... just what the doc ordered

[Grant Lamontagne]

Sounds like you had a wonderful break there Lynn 

.... although ... isn't having a tree growing out of your belly button, something that needs medical attention 

It's more common than you think:



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[82brutus]

Sounds like quite the enjoyable vacation other than the belly button tree.  Glad you had a great vacation!

We on the other hand decided to go to Juneau for two weeks this December.  So, I guess we went the wrong direction.

[Lynn LeFey]

I had a moment before posting the op, thinking whether I should delete 'navel'. Then I thought of COURSE noone would jump on that as a cheap joke... because..
 

 

Thank you all for the levity. I've dealt with some serious issues this Christmas, and willtake a cheap laugh in a heartbeat.