We just got back from a lovely family get-together at the beach at Portofino Resort. Nana and Grandad hosted everybody for 5 days. It was a fabulous time together...perfect weather, excellent company, delicious food...what more can you ask for? My sister and her husband, my aunt and uncle and my cousin and their awesome dog were there as well. Nothing quite like being surrounded by supportive family members!! The kids behaved well and thus a truly memorable time was had by all (even me!) Can't say "thank you" enough to my Mom and Dad for arranging this!
Abby's camp finished up just 2 days before our trip. So Nana and Grandad went to Tallahassee for the closing concert and to bring her to Pensacola for our stay. They said the concert was too fabulous for words...and they are seasoned concert go-ers, so I am taking their word for it. Wish I could have been there, but it is a long way to Tallahassee from here, so we were more than happy to have them do the pick-up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2dJ2dHSIi4&feature=related will take you to a recording of the concert...it is 39 minutes long but actually well worth a listen! And in case you are intereseted, Abby is in the first violins, 4th row back from the conductor, 3rd chair in from the outside. (Proud Mama moment!)
While we were at the beach, we celebrated Abby's 15th birthday. We went out to eat at Flounder's and Uncle Steve got the waitresses to do the embarassing birthday thing there. We all added to the "enjoyment" by singing as loud as we could! Back at the condo, we had her real birthday cake with candles.
Eventually, we had to bid a fond farewell to the white sand beaches, the cool sea breezes, the sparkling golden sunsets, all the fabulous wildlife - dolphins, skates, sea turtles, schools of fish, shorebirds (saw my first-ever frigatebird!woot!woot!) and everything and head back home again. Sigh!
But, the very next day, we were off to T-town for the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2. We loved it! Some serious Potter Maniacs here...Hannah just finished reading all of the books, Josh is working on book 4 and enjoying his HP lego collection/costumes/toys. We all thought this last movie was easily the best of the whole lot...definitely got 2 thumb's up from this crowd:
So, now that brings us up to date. Only 3 more weeks left of summer here in west Alabama. That means we have very little time left to enjoy swimming in our pool, take our day trip to Blue Springs State Park (a must do for the hottest weather days here), shop for school supplies, organize clothes and dorm room furnishings, etc. etc. More to do...always more to do!
Hope everyone else is cherishing every moment of their summer! Make the most of it...it will slip away!
Amy
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