Thanksgiving in Florida

This post has been a long time coming. I finally took a bunch of pictures off my computer and had space to put new ones up. Here you go.

Our trip to FL this Thanksgiving was:

...Wonderful...

Simply wonderful would be the perfect way to describe our time.

...Warm...

Ah, the lovely sunshiney warmth of Florida. The highs were close to 80 each day. There were times I broke into a sweat just standing outside. Sweat? Yep. Just from standing outside.

...Heart-warming, too...

Our friends and family filled our hearts.

...Fun...

We had fun. We played cards. We went putt-putt golfing. I went to the movies. Andrew played video games. Cooper played with a train set, balloons, and cousins. We laughed a lot.

...Relaxing...

Believe it or not, we did have down time. We didn't open our computers much. There were times we were able to nap, or just sit. It was nice.

....Full of Friends...

Friends. We miss them. A lot. In Florida we had friends over all the time. And if someone wasn't at our house, we were doing something with someone else. In Ohio it is a different lifestyle and we are adjusting. But during our time in Florida, it was so nice to play games, go out, go to a movie, hang out, stay out late, eat HEALTHY snacks, and enjoy time with friends.

...Full of Family...

Since moving to Ohio a lot of our family members have gotten sick. Maybe dying. Maybe living. It has made our time with our family much more precious. I said that moving to Ohio would be good in the sense that our time with family would be much more intentional. And this trip it was. We were intentional in our time with our families. Cooper got lots of love from Mammaw, Aunt Chris, Uncle Jim, cousins, Nana, Grampsy, and Uncle Aaron. We got a little of love in there, too.

...Full of Thankfulness...

Thankful we are in a healthy place. Thankful we got to see such wonderful faces and spend some time with people we love. Thankful for Cooper and the joy he brings. Thankful for our marriage and that we've made it through this year still together.

...almost too soon...

We have not yet "settled" into friendships here in Ohio yet. We love the people here. Andrew loves his job. We love the church. We love the area. We just have not yet made the friendships we had in FL. The last time we left Florida, we left with excitement. This time when we left it was just sad. We now know what life is like without these people, and it's hard. We miss our friends. We miss our family. I think if we had waited a few more months it would have been easier. Nevertheless, we are glad we went.

I was a very bad picture taker. Here are the only shots we got.