Family and Florida

It's been a great three days so far here in Florida. Our plane landed at 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday; it was after midnight when we arrived at the beach house on Anna Maria Island. Even if it was late, it was great to see Michael, Denise and Jayme (the bride.)

Thursday morning was a great day for me to sleep in. Stephen went for a barefoot run on the beach and got lost. He ended up walking to the street to get his bearings. He borrowed a cell phone from somebody and gave us a call. As it turned out he wasn't too far off track; his feet, on the other hand, were in bad shape as he was barefoot on the hot pavement!

After a great breakfast, we all went pitched in to help with errands that needed to be done before the rehearsal dinner. I didn't go to the rehearsal, but stayed behind to help get everything set up for the dinner on the beach. It was great to meet Ramon's mother and brothers. We had a rousing game of Mau afterwards and, yes, everyone thinks Stephen is drill sergeant--Jill you would have been proud of him.

Friday was a fun day . . the guys played 18 holes of golf; the girls went to the spa for pedicures, etc. Kandice (our nephew's wife) and I had a nice lunch and went to the store where I was able to pick up all of the grocery items on my list (4 cans of Rotel, 4 packages of gravy mix, graham crackers and a few other necessities.) Twelve of us made our way to Gio's for great pizza. The day ended with a game of "golf" on the porch.

Today (wedding day) arrived with beautiful sunshine. Not as much fun as going to the Master's to see Carrie, but, finally, a haircut and style for me! Michael, Denise, Jayme and Stephen are already at church. The rest of us are joining them at 3:00.

We're so excited to welcome Ramon to the family . . . . pictures and more tomorrow.