Sundays in Florida....are bliss.
I woke up a little extra early so I could go out to the beach for my morning devos:
However...it began to sprinkle as soon as I got out there, so I came back up close to our cottage to a little gazebo and settled in at the table with my journal and my Bible. The only thing missing - a cup of coffee. (Perilous way to start the day.)
I eventually came inside and got ready for church. And while Ronda and Megan finished getting ready and got Khi ready...I snuggled with Mr. Silas.
Let the record show, we did stop at a McDonald's so I could get some liquid gold. (I think I'd scared them both with the talk of how evil I get without coffee...)
And then we set out on the great open road with a destination of Venice. (Florida. Not across-the-pond-Venice.) I should stop here and say that the friends of Ronda's that we originally planned to stay with live in Venice. After Megan, Khi and Silas joined the trip, we changed our plans and got a cottage so we could make a big mess with no worries. (And we did!) But we still wanted to spend time with those friends, so we began the trip by going to church with them. Check out this bridge we crossed!!
Good thing I'm not as scared of bridges as I used to be! But man was that ever up there!
The church we visited was the Church of the Nazarene and it was just a lovely place, full of welcoming snow-birds. I loved the time of worship - we even sang He is Here...one of my faves.
Just in case you forgot that gorgeous view I had...
After church I became acquainted with some of Florida's OTHER inhabitants. Shiver.
Ronda's friends were, in a word, delightful. They hugged me on the spot. I love that. They made me feel absolutely part of the family and even took me out to dinner. (Twice.) After church that morning, they wanted to treat us to lunch at one of their favorite Mexican restaurants. Check out what it's called! (This will only mean something to Marion-ites.)
It was a GORGEOUS day - perfect temp, perfect breeze, perfect sunshine. SWEET. The restaurant was at this little courtyard, so while we waited for our food, we enjoyed the beautiful day.
This is Khi with "Pappy" as he called him right off the bat. They had the best time running around looking for those creepy little lizardy things. Shiver again.
Oh how I miss flowers. Can't wait to plant some!
Oh I'm sorry - did I forget to mention we ate outside? Heaven, heaven, heaven. Chicken quesadilla (heavy on the cheese) and a sweet tea. Oh yes.
Good thing I'm not as scared of bridges as I used to be! But man was that ever up there!
The church we visited was the Church of the Nazarene and it was just a lovely place, full of welcoming snow-birds. I loved the time of worship - we even sang He is Here...one of my faves.
Just in case you forgot that gorgeous view I had...
After church I became acquainted with some of Florida's OTHER inhabitants. Shiver.
Ronda's friends were, in a word, delightful. They hugged me on the spot. I love that. They made me feel absolutely part of the family and even took me out to dinner. (Twice.) After church that morning, they wanted to treat us to lunch at one of their favorite Mexican restaurants. Check out what it's called! (This will only mean something to Marion-ites.)
It was a GORGEOUS day - perfect temp, perfect breeze, perfect sunshine. SWEET. The restaurant was at this little courtyard, so while we waited for our food, we enjoyed the beautiful day.
This is Khi with "Pappy" as he called him right off the bat. They had the best time running around looking for those creepy little lizardy things. Shiver again.
Oh how I miss flowers. Can't wait to plant some!
Oh I'm sorry - did I forget to mention we ate outside? Heaven, heaven, heaven. Chicken quesadilla (heavy on the cheese) and a sweet tea. Oh yes.
After lunch, we got in the car and headed even farther south to Ft. Myers, where Jonathan's Chorale concert was held. Seemed like we'd just eaten lunch when we stopped at some relatives' of Ronda's to eat dinner. I actually wasn't feeling well by that point. (Two days of non-stop moving, weird eating schedules, little sleep, and really varying temperatures began to catch up with me.) So rather than eating, I walked around their little community and tried to cool off and calm down. By the time we got in the car to head to the concert, I felt REALLY sick. Poor Ronda had the air blasting on me, freezing out the entire car, and I was praying for some sort of serious mercy!!
6 comments:
Never had or heard of Mi Puebla but I love Mexican food!! I love Florida too, but you already knew that :)
They have those little salamanders i think they are all over
Mi Pueblo is the best Mexican restaurant in Marion. It's on 18 as you head east out of town. REALLY good. But not nearly so great a view!
Those lizardy things are CREEPY.
I like lizards (not to touch or anything), but I love the fact that they eat BUGS! I even saw one eat a wasp in my back yard. It grabbed the wasp in its mouth, then spit out the body (with the wings and legs missing) and then when it finished with the delicacies, it ate the rest of the wasp. That little lizard became my hero on the spot.
WOW. HOw did it not get stung? It would have been my hero too - but from a safe distance...
I kept worrying they'd end up in my luggage. What's to keep them out of a house?
I think lizards like to stay outside, because that's where all the bugs are.
Should have asked you earlier! Could have rested! LOL!
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