This has been a fun trip and I can't believe it's been a whole week already! We traveled through 9 states (3 new ones for Mom) and experienced temperatures on the low end of 14 degrees to highs in the 70s today. After getting some sleep last night, Mom did a little unpacking today and we got to spend some time with Carol before she headed off to work.
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| Dean, Mom, Me, Dale, Aunt Jan at P.J.'s Oyster House |
We went to Tampa to see Aunt Jan and Dale, and all of us took a drive over to Clearwater -- a truly beautiful area that I hadn't seen in ages. Stopped for lunch at PJs Oyster House near St. Pete's Beach where I got to have fresh stone crab -- it's in season right now. Dale had alligator and Mom had catfish so I feel like we truly represented both the south and Florida specifically. [Side bar: PJ (for whom the restaurant is named) is actually a green parrot that resides in the restaurant.]
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| The famous P.J. from P.J.'s Oyster House |
Dean, Mom and I took a nice walk around the neighborhood this evening to review the landscaping and lawn decorations (and to give the dog a walk). Then, following some of Aunt Jan's delicious taco soup, we settled for the evening. I'll need to pack pretty soon as we're headed off to the airport at 7 tomorrow morning where I'll catch my flight back to Milwaukee, and I'll have 2 days at home to pack and prepare for the next trip: our cruise.
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