We spent Friday morning with my Grandma, playing a rousing game of “Name That Tune” with her and her friends. As I listened to her dash off verse after verse of Amazing Grace, I was reminded that all of the old Alice was not lost.
We thought about doing some sight-seeing in the afternoon, but…POOL.
My parents offered to hang with Juliette for dinner while Shane and I snuck away for a happy hour date. I was itching to scope out the legendary Don Cesar, with its abundance of green palms and pink stucco, so we headed there for a couple of patio cocktails.
Swanky! Some day, we’ll get a room.
We rejoined my parents and Juliette just in time for some sunset beach play.
This picture makes me so happy, to see my mom and my daughter so happy together.
It was about a mile walk from the beach near my mom and dad’s condo to the beach near our rental, so Juliette and I decided to walk it while Shane took the car. We strolled and chatted and stopped to carefully inspect this dead fish that had washed up on shore. It’s the little things…
Golly, I love hangin’ with this kid.
Once again, Shane did bedtime while I got out my nightly walk – I have never breathed so deeply so often. Salve for my soul, the ocean is.
I was really intent on showing Juliette Florida’s wildlife, so we headed to Eagle Lake on Saturday morning in search of turtles and alligators.
Found an egret!
And turtles! So many turtles!
We met up with my family for a lunchtime picnic at Largo Central Park. Juliette really liked the rock wall there.
Like, really.
As comfortable as my grandma seems in her home, she was clearly thrilled to be out on the town. She looks good, doesn’t she?
My cousin Kristen was there with her family and we spent awhile trading notes on motherhood and Harry Potter. Four generations of lady power in this pic!
And then…POOL.
I’m gonna save Saturday’s sunset for my next post, ’cause it was extra-good and deserves an opening spot. So stay tuned!