I arrived in warm Orlando on Thursday evening and was picked up by my best bud Tara. I was so happy to see her and we easily jumped right back into being our 2 year old selves. :-) Then my first stop was spending the night at my sister Laura's house. It was so awesome to see Laura, John, Kayla, Isabella, Sondra and best of all my new niece Mia Jolie who was born on January 19th! She is the sweetest little baby ever! I got to have a sleepover in Isabella's room and snuggle with her in her castle bed-she sure is a princess alright. :-) She gave me lots of love which I have missed so much.
On Friday I brought a pizza lunch to my 2nd family at GCM and had a great time of fellowship with my old co-workers. It was good to catch up on each others lives, joke around and laugh. I have missed that closeness in the workplace. It was such a blessing to spend time with them again. Friday evening I got together with some of my closest friends for dinner at Thai Basil. Great company and great food....Mmmm Mmmm! :-)
Saturday was the big loading day. Thank God for all of the amazing helpers we had- friends, family, folks from GCM and h2o. We truly couldn't have done it without them-THANK YOU!!!!!!! It felt weird saying goodbye to my parents house in Orlando. We had so many good times there. One thing that I love about my parents is that their home was always open to people. My mom actually often had get togethers and pool parties 'just because'-there didn't even really have to be a special occasion. We all loved being with each other and having a good time. :-)
Saturday night was really special. Laura and Sondra both just had their birthdays in March so we all went out to dinner at Longhorn's to celebrate and spend time together. It was a big gathering-Me, dad, Laura, John, Kayla, Isabella, Sondra, Kreg, Mercedes, Mia, Tara, Rosie, Cathryn and Kevin.
Sunday morning came too quickly and along with it a bit of sadness. I wish I had more time to spend in Orlando-especially with my sisters. I miss them a lot. I am excited about the possibility of my nieces Mercedes and Kayla coming to Boston for a week this summer to stay with me. I can't wait!!! I'm sure I'll make frequent visits to Orlando-maybe my next one will be in the Fall.
All in all my time was literally short and sweet but reallyyyyyyyyy good! :-)
