John and I met my Mom and Dad down in Boca Raton FL for a few days earlier this month. Dad received an alumni award from his college, Florida Atlantic University! Gus and Leigh came to stay with the kids and John and I dug out our shorts, bathing suits and suntan lotion for a rare getaway. Florida, however, has some strange vendetta against me and John (Noelle and Scott can attest to this) so of course there was the worst storm just circling around our part of the state most of the time we were there. But we kept busy, didn’t let it get us down and eventually the sun came out.
We got to see Mom and Dad’s old condo – where they lived while they were “yung’ins” in Boca. We gawked at the mansions in West Palm Beach, visited some antique shops, got massages, rented a very chic beach cabana and ate way too much.
One really cool thing we did was to take an airboat ride in the everglades. We saw a bunch of alligators and had the chance to see a nest (nest? is that right?) of babies who were very interested in the Cheez Its our captain fed them :) Afterwards we toured the little zoo and saw this amazing peacock who was quite intent on catching the eye of a lovely lady peacock. I won’t attempt to make a comment about the turtles but how often do you get a picture like that? Classy. And somehow in the misty rain that day, I managed to get a sunburn on my knees. Double classy.
Thanks Gus and Leigh for staying with the boys and thanks Mom and Dad for an unforgettable trip!
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