Our Christmas this year was great. We spent two and a half weeks in Florida at Joni’s Mom and Dad’s house in Coral Springs, Florida (near Fort Lauderdale).
The best part of the holiday was that all of Joni’s boys were able to be there. Jim lives in New York, Ken lives in California and Chris lives in Texas, so getting everyone together at the same time is not an easy task. But, this year was different. All of us came to be together with Grandma and Grandpa. The boys all flew in on Christmas day and stayed most of the week.
The highlight of this Christmas was Jim’s engagement to his girlfriend Barbara O’Connor. Our family has been waiting for Jim to place a ring on her finger for a few years now and we are all very happy to be welcoming Barbara to our family. Jim proposed in a white horse drawn carriage in New York City, just a few days before Christmas. What a guy!
Jim and Ken spent one afternoon scuba diving off Fort Lauderdale beach. They both have their scuba certification and try to scuba whenever they can. Joni, Barbara and Chris enjoyed the beach while they were out their in the ocean about 300 feet from shore.Ken used to live in West Palm Beach and went to see some of his old friends. Jim and Barbara took a side trip to Fort Myers on the west coast to visit Jim’s former boss.
Some old friends of ours, Dale and Carol Heistand from Trophy Club, live a few miles from Joni's parents house. We were able to get together, have lunch and catch up on some news. They love to travel and own an RV also. We hope to get together with them sometime during our visit to Florida.
Our visit to Mom and Dad's was great. We all had a good time. Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed watching all the activity and were glad that everyone was together.
