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Palm Beach, Florida (3D/2N for Uncle Tom's memorial service)
Left Friday morning for the airport. It had been snowing since 3 AM so we were all concerned that flights would be delayed/cancelled. When we got to the airport, sure enough the plane had to sit on the tarmac for quite a while, as they had to de-ice the plane and prepare the runway, etc. We took off, only 30 minutes delayed.And we landed in sunny Fort Lauderdale with 70-degree weather! Gorgeous! So we picked up our rental car, checked into the hotel, and headed straight for the pool! Local said "are you getting in?!" with the most incredulous voice, and yes, we were!
Erika decided she was an alligator, swimming stealthily close to the water. Then for dinner, we met up with extended family for a "reunion dinner" of sorts in Delray Beach until the sun set, and we headed back to the hotel after picking up some groceries. We said we'd head to the grocery store to buy two items: water and toothpaste. We ended up also picking up plantain chips, chocolate chip cookies, milk, juice boxes, and so many more. Oops?
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Saturday morning, we headed to Denny's for breakfast, then to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. It was so tranquil and beautiful.
Attended the 2 PM memorial for Uncle Tom McDermott, my MIL's older brother. He'd passed away a few months back, and this was the purpose of our visit to Florida. It was good to see extended family members. The service was held at his son's house, which was two blocks from the beach, so guess where Erika and I snuck off after a while...
Erika couldn't wait to get back in the pool. Of course Brian and I had the "tough job" of supervising her by the pool. Woe are us, sitting out in the Florida sun!
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Sunday morning we checked out of our hotel, headed to Boca Raton beach to take our shoes off and dig our toes into the sand. Then to the Fort Lauderdale airport and home to New Jersey....
Erika decided she was an alligator, swimming stealthily close to the water. Then for dinner, we met up with extended family for a "reunion dinner" of sorts in Delray Beach until the sun set, and we headed back to the hotel after picking up some groceries. We said we'd head to the grocery store to buy two items: water and toothpaste. We ended up also picking up plantain chips, chocolate chip cookies, milk, juice boxes, and so many more. Oops?
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Saturday morning, we headed to Denny's for breakfast, then to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. It was so tranquil and beautiful.
Attended the 2 PM memorial for Uncle Tom McDermott, my MIL's older brother. He'd passed away a few months back, and this was the purpose of our visit to Florida. It was good to see extended family members. The service was held at his son's house, which was two blocks from the beach, so guess where Erika and I snuck off after a while...
Erika couldn't wait to get back in the pool. Of course Brian and I had the "tough job" of supervising her by the pool. Woe are us, sitting out in the Florida sun!
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Sunday morning we checked out of our hotel, headed to Boca Raton beach to take our shoes off and dig our toes into the sand. Then to the Fort Lauderdale airport and home to New Jersey....
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Nice photo of you and Brian, too :)