We just got back from our traditional President’s week vacation in Florida. Since we travel with a group of 10 or more, we always rent a house with pool and hot tub, which really works well for us. Our cast of characters includes DH and me, DD(22), DS(18), my niece(20) and her boyfriend (who had never been to FL), my 2 nephews (17 and 13), their grandparents, Bill and Linda (my age, who raised the 3 kids when their mom passed away 11 years ago), and their daughter(38?) Linda is battling a very serious bout with colon cancer, and consequently tires very easily. She’s quite a trooper though dispite what she is going through.
Usually my family flies down and the other family drives, but this year money was pretty tight so we drove too. DS is in college now, but he had Monday and Tuesday off, so he agreed to come down with us, then fly back Tuesday night. DD teaches in NH and did not get the week off, but hated to miss the trip, so DH and I gave her a free ticket we had from SW and she took a personal day on Monday then flew back Monday night (more of her story later).
We left on RI Friday night, stopped on Long Island to pick up DS at Hofstra University, then continued our drive, catching up with the others somewhere in Delaware. Nothing too exciting on the drive down, but we did stop here for gas early Saturday morning!
Usually my family flies down and the other family drives, but this year money was pretty tight so we drove too. DS is in college now, but he had Monday and Tuesday off, so he agreed to come down with us, then fly back Tuesday night. DD teaches in NH and did not get the week off, but hated to miss the trip, so DH and I gave her a free ticket we had from SW and she took a personal day on Monday then flew back Monday night (more of her story later).
We left on RI Friday night, stopped on Long Island to pick up DS at Hofstra University, then continued our drive, catching up with the others somewhere in Delaware. Nothing too exciting on the drive down, but we did stop here for gas early Saturday morning!
