Georgia Sunshine

Time to Fly, Part Three -- May 6-7.

Next stop was a quick (relatively speaking!) three-hour drive over to Atlanta and the T family.  I really do miss my friends, but it is fun being able to make stops along our journey!

Just after we arrived at their house, I started getting texts from a friend:  Where are you?  Who's traveling with you?  Is this a family trip?  Our "semi-secret" trip (per Thomas' wishes) turned into another fun adventure--how much could we post on social media without revealing who was with us or what we were doing?  So far we had just posted photos of Fernando and me, and left Thomas out of it.  At that point we just decided to have some fun with it.

Brian had the grill going for dinner with a veritable feast of food!

We rested, relaxed, sat together, talked, laughed, played games, attended church on Sunday...  Just normal things and sharing our lives together for a day and a half.

Aren't we a good looking group?  This was after church, just before we left.

You knew this would be the next photo...

Donetta and I, hamming it up together!

Then, we were off, ever onward to our final destination.


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Christine

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Sweet Respite

Time to Fly, Part Two -- May 5-6.

After our rainy day-long drive and midnight arrival in South Carolina, we spent the next few days relaxing with the S family.  Sometimes you don't realize how much you miss friends until you see them again!

The littler girls took to Fernando quickly.  He's such a big teddy bear!

The kids took us on a little tour of their five-acre property, and the most important stop for the girls was the shed, and their baby chicks.

It was cool that day, which was fine with me since it was even cooler back home.  And our little walk--heavenly!  Spring had definitely arrived here!

Most of our time was spent just relaxing, talking, and laughing.  On our last morning, I did a quick photo shoot with all the kids, then we took some group photos. 

The guys wanted to show how they had all grown...

Not!  Thomas is quite a bit shorter than their two boys!

Finally, one group photo before we left.

And of course, the requisite goofy-face photo!

It was hard to leave, but time was marching on and we needed to get on with the journey.  So away we drove, eastward and southward to our next destination.


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Christine

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Tea Time

November 12.

I'm still working, Fernando is still looking for work--with a potentially good outcome that Lord willing I will be blogging about soon--and this particular day included a special tea time with Sarah.

This young lady keeps me young (I still feel like a 21-year-old at heart!) with laughter and conversation, all deep and meaningful, and all while sipping tea and sampling yummy treats.

It is a precious thing to have women in your life with whom you can open up and share deeply, just jumping right in and exposing your heart, knowing they are trustworthy and knowing they will listen without rejecting, encourage where needed, and laugh or cry with you.  Sarah has an amazing heart, and I shared a beautiful afternoon with her.


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Christine

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Happy Birthday!

Today is my best friend's birthday. She listens with her whole heart, and shares from it, too. I don't need to ask, "Know what I mean?" because she does. She gets me. She encourages me, supports me, and loves me like a sister. Her friendship is a treasured gift from God. Happy birthday, Tressey!

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Christine

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Chicago Air and Water Show

Today Fernando took me downtown Chicago, right to Lake Michigan, to experience the Air and Water Show for my very first time.

Our sweet friend Jeannice came with us, as well as Jake and Joe.  It was amazing!

Here are my favorite photos...

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Christine

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Wednesday on the Lake

Wednesday, August 10.

Our Wednesday in photos.

Hummingbird.

Nuthatch.

Matt.

Dad.

Jeff.

Dad and Char.

Tiki party.

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Christine

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