February 5, 2003

  • Winding Down -


    My Florida vacation is almost over.  (I'll post the requisite photos this weekend.)  It's been a wonderful trip - and not least of the wonders is the large amount of material perking in my head for future Xanga posts.  We spent longer in the Magical Kingdom than we had originally planned.  Any visit to DisneyWorld has to result in surreal feelings of displacement when you try to re-enter real life.  We are no exceptions to this rule, and I've had several days to think about the implications of this phenomenon.


    Some of you may have noted that we were supposed to be going to the Kennedy Space Center.  If our intinerary had been followed as it was laid out, we would have been among those waiting for Columbia to land.  Instead, we traded our nights in Cocoa Beach for extra nights in Orlando.  As we were leaving DisneyWorld 70 miles away we tuned in and heard the news of the disaster on the radio. 


    Since Saturday evening we've been in North Forida visiting my In-laws.  Tim's parents move here a few years ago guaranteed that their grandkids would be coming for semi-annual visits.  I'm not interested in speeding the clock, but I'm ready to retire to Florida and spend my days on the beach.  I'm real okay with being one of the overweight Midwesterners who flock here and annoy the natives.


    We are packing our things and doing our laundry today in between games of Upwords, Scrabble and Dominos (one of the reasons that I get along so well with my MIL is that we both love to play and spend hours doing so on every visit.)  Tomorrow morning we will be heading back North to the real real world that's been more or less on hold for the past 10 days.  But, I refuse to indulge in post vacation blues.  I'm already making plans for our next trip.  And for that one - I'm bringing Fugitive and her kids.  (She obviously shouldn't be left in charge of the Xanga sites, so I'm going to have to keep an eye on her.  ) 

Comments (20)

  • Welcome back (well -- almost)!  I did think of your Kennedy Center plans when I heard the news .  Rather glad you made changes. 

    Somehow, laundry seems to figure large in the vacation-day blogs, eh?    As to the Disney alternate reality:  yeah.  That's why I don't indulge, and don't plan to let my kids do so either (have big issues with the videos, too).  BUT I understand from less squeamish types that it's really a wonderful experience.  I hope it was for you and yours.  Looking forward to those blogs! 

  • It's so nice to hear from you!  I've missed you around Xangaland . 

  • Dominos! A new fav game around here! I thought fugative did a fine job. Now I'm beginning to understand just what Victoria's secret really is

  • I cant' wait to hear your stories and see the pictures on your return!!  Glad you had such a wonderful vacation too!

  • o/

    God Bless - Dale

  • "The family that plays together, stays together." 

  • I asked my 10 yr old if he would like to go to London this year via Miami and Disney and he said no, he wanted to go straight to Wales to see his Grandma.  So I don't get to see Disney either!

  • I hate that you all didnt get to go to the space center...it was a sad day indeed!

    I hope that you all had a great time...and will treasure your memories for a long time to come.

  • ~Chuckles at the previous weblog~ I didn't realise you all are family Nods in agreement to Wildcanes comment.

    Thank goodness you did change your plans

    Look forward to seeing the obligatory holiday pics !!

  • Great a new read for me and pics coming too, thanks. I love scrabble [ I cheat very well at it ]

  • Nothing going on here in Indiana but the cold! 

    Our FL vacation has been put on hold indefinitely I wanna retire there too someday.

  • THis site is AWESOME! I want a sister like each of you have!!! WAHHHHH~

  • Looking forward to some stories... and some pics too!!

  • I am already counting down the days to our vacation this summer!

  • Vacations with special family members and disneyworld, beaches, etc - Ah a dream come true! Glad you had a great time, and I am looking forward to seeing all that you are going to share of it in the future.

  • Wow!  Sounds terrific!  i can't wait for my trip to Florida this March!!!

  • Looking forward to your return.

  • Awww...sounds like we have a lot to look forward to in updates about your vacation!!!  We'll selfishly be glad to have you back

  • ...oh, I like wintering in Florida, too. You know, with you keeping an eye on Fugitive, who's going to keep an eye on you both? You definitely need me along.   MuSe

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