Savannah here I come!

So, I haven't been on for quite a while, but then again I've had nothing really to blog about. Sometime in June while visiting my Tampa family I suggested we have a girls weekend. Because I was the one who opened my mouth, the girls asked where I thought I might want to go. Looking around and seeing 3 generations, I suggested Savannah GA to visit Paula Dean's Lady and Sons and on our way back, stop by St. Augustine.
As of today's post, we have 7 girls going, myself, my daughter, my sister-in-law, her mother and 3 nieces. It should be a lot of fun.
We're planning the trip for the weekend following labor day.
I'll keep y'all posted and will be sure to take pictures of our journey to share with you.
Oh yeah I forgot to tell you...... 3 days after returning from our girls weekend, I leave for Hawaii for a month. It'll be a long month but worth it since I get to care for my mom and give my family there a much deserved break. I'll make sure to keep you posted on that as well.. alrighty then, we'll talk again soon :)

Mark The Family Man

Mark & Jen

It was so good to see Mark again and to meet his family. It's been a very long time and he really wanted to talk with my husband. After dinner, the two of them went for a walk and did a lot of talking. Mark mentioned he was tired of the Ohio cold and was thinking about moving our way. My husband told him to make sure to complete his schooling prior to making that move. Their children are adorable, very polite and both have a great disposition. The visit was short and I'm sure we'll see them again soon.

Aurora

Carter

Where's Mark?

I met Mark a looong time ago, in fact, it feels like a lifetime. Mark is about 2 years older than my daughter and the two of them used to babysit for my family and a bunch of friends when we had our group evenings out. We'd have everyone bring the kids to one house and the 2 of them would watch the little ones. One day we came home to find a stinky diaper on the kitchen counter, toys everywhere and a couple of slices of pizza's on the ceiling and on the rotating fan. Needless to say it was a very bad nite for the sitters which they had a lot of cleaning to do after the other parents took their children home.
Mark is now a grown man with 2 children of his own. While we all (my husband & his brother) moved to Florida, Mark, still lives in Ohio, we all love Mark as if he was blood family. Mark and my daughter still remain friends till this day and we all can't wait to see him.
Mark bought a one way ticket for his wife to Florida while he and his children drove. He'll travel through the rest of Ohio, through Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and half of Florida. What would normally take 13-16 hours of driving, will take him longer because of the children. He left Wednesday evening, as of last night, he was in Macon GA that's still another 6 hours or more of driving before he reaches us. Poor Mark I don't know what possessed him to drive alone with 2 small children. I'm hoping to see him sometime today if not tomorrow and will be sure to take lots of pictures.
Until then laterz..

To & From The Hospital

The one thing about traveling to & from the hospital this past week was taking the back roads in the country. It was a relaxing start & finish to our long day.

My daughter was finally released yesterday and is relaxing in the comfort of her own home.

The one thing my husband and I have learned and will never question, is her husbands love. We knew my son-in-law loved our daughter but what we didn't know how deep his love for her was. Now we know. We love him more today than we did before this all began and know we never have to worry about my daughter in regards to her and her husband.

Enjoy the country scene we passed through on our daily run.