Saturday, March 13, 2010

Florida Bound



We said goodbye to my mom and headed out for Florida. We took 3 days to make Fort Lauderdale. Nothing exciting to write home about; just driving and sleeping. The more we drove east and south the more evidence of spring appeared. We stopped for lunch in Vicksburg, MS along the Big Muddy. It was fun to see giant magnolia trees in the woods of Mississippi and huge live oaks there and Alabama, too. The storms stayed ahead of us and left flooding in its wake. Our night in Ocala was warm and gave proof of what was to come in Fort Lauderdale. We arrived there on the 3rd day and went to Las Olas Blvd for a late lunch. There was a parade for Wayne's birthday. But most people were confused and thought it was a St. Patrick's Day parade. We checked into our home for the next 2 weeks; a very nice place that speaks of Florida.