Happy New Year!

It’s time to leave Florida for Texas, as more friends, rock, fish, and whoopers await, just a few of the things that are good in Texas. Leaving here is hard as we said our goodbyes to our daughter and to her friends Eric and Chad, and Brandy. We also got to see my niece Melanie and her daughter Heather as we all gathered to celebrate a belated Christmas dinner at Jenny’s.

See Jenny had to work a twelve hour shift at the hospital on Christmas our celebration was put off for two days, (her boyfriend worked ten on Thursday). The menu was Cornish hens and we were all to bring them after cooking them in a slow cooker with Cornish hen being cooked three ways. Later we unwrapped presents and we loved ours, kayak skirts and watertight bags!

The best presents, of course, were to be with ones we loved and it was especially nice that my niece Melanie and her daughter Heather were able to join us. It’s amazing how fast and how much Heather has grown in the past year and she proudly told us she had gotten all “E’s”, on her report card.

On another day we met again for a dinner at a seafood place where we feasted on conch, mussels, black grouper and red snapper, all superbly done. So with hugs and promises and plans to return next year we head out tomorrow morning. We have been truly blessed. Clear skies and happy New Year!