Day Eight

We spent last night with dear friends in Thomasville, GA. Michael and Carol Singletary know how to do southern hospitality. We met Michael and Carol a few years ago at Camp Merrie Woode in the mountains of North Carolina. Last year we stayed at their cottage at Alligator Point, Florida for spring break. It was the most relaxing spring break ever. It was our destination again this year. We spend the evening with them yesterday and then headed further south today.

I realized on the way down that this was probably the last time that it would be just the five of us. Drew and Elizabeth will be married in June. We are thrilled that Elizabeth is a part of the family, but it was nice to have one more time together just the five of us and Patton, our standard poodle. We laughed uncontrollably over supper tonight and settled in to watch a movie.

R&R begins in earnest tomorrow. My goal is to start slow and then taper off. I am thankful today for great friends and my family. As we walked along the beach this evening in the cool weather, Patton ran in circles ahead of us. The setting sun was a brilliant red. No one was on the beach but us. Nice way to start the week.