Florida Vacation

As promised, I plan to tell you all about our vacation.

We left Michigan last Saturday and flew to Panama City, FL via Atlanta. Lucy was so tired during the second flight that she finally passed out in my arms to take a nap. Grandma and Grandpa Schwab met us at the airport. It was really hot and humid. We then drove about an hour south to an area near Cape San Blas and Port St. Joe. The beach house where we are staying is called Beach Retreat. It has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a pool, and outdoor shower, and is on the beach. It is perfect.

We've spent the week staying cool in the house, in the pool, or on the jet skis. The guys went golfing one day while the girls went shopping at a nearby town called Apalachicola. Seafood is fresh and plentiful.

Lucy has enjoyed playing on the beach. She likes to taste the sand, pick up the many, many little seashells, and knock over sandcastles. She's not a huge fan of the ocean (actually, it's the Gulf of Mexico), but I think that is because she can't control the waves. She does okay in the pool and has enjoyed walking along the steps and floating with me on a pool raft. We've managed to keep her from getting sunburned but only with lots and lots of sunscreen.

Tomorrow we will drive back up to Panama City and fly (again via Atlanta) back to Detroit. We will have one day to do laundry, grocery shopping, and get ready to go back to work.

Why can't vacation last forever?