Monday, October 21, 2024

My Sunday in Florida


On Sunday morning Lisa and I went to the 10:30 AM service at their church. I think we had talked until at least 1:00 AM, so our night was not very long! She had said that since they switched to having three services on Sundays she keeps getting the times confused,  so she sent me a screenshot of the service times before we went to bed Saturday night, actually early Sunday morning, so we would know what time to leave. We decided that we’d go to the 10:30 service and leave here at 10.  

So when I was getting dressed I got a text message from Lisa upstairs that she would be running about five minutes late because she had forgotten that her clothes were still shrink wrapped from when they had evacuated last week. I was thinking, “wow she must have her routine down to science if she knows 40 minutes before we leave that she’ll need five extra minutes.” I texted back that she should be fine since we don’t need to leave till 10.  She replied, “OMG I am hopeless. You have no idea how many times I get this wrong!” 

It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to a big church like that. The music was great and so was the message on forgiveness.  I would miss the friendship that comes with a smaller church like ours. 




Meanwhile in Miami Sophie sent us a picture of a group of track teammates who went to church together that morning.  One of the guys was baptized.  Sophie is the one in pink and white. 


On the way to church we saw enormous piles of debris. I can’t imagine where they go with all of it.


Lisa and I had a wonderfully relaxing afternoon. I took a nap on the lanai, my very favorite place.  When I woke up I decided to have a pomegranate for my snack, but I made the mistake of opening it when I had my yellow blouse on, and the pomegranate splashed all over it. Hopefully I’ll be able to get that out when I soak it in Clorox 2. 


George got home From his trip late afternoon. He took us for a ride on the golf cart. It was absolutely wonderful! So much beauty, plenty of deer, and even an alligator sticking its head up in one of the lakes. 


Not sure what George was looking at when I snapped this one!


And my beloved daughter is like a three year-old that prefers to make funny faces instead of smiles, lol!










Do you see the alligator poking its head out of the water in the picture below? 




Back at home Lisa finished the lasagna prep that she had begun earlier.



It was absolutely scrumptious! She had used egg white wraps instead of lasagna noodles, and you absolutely could not tell the difference!






We talked and laughed and they watched college football. 

I made peanut butter balls - applesauce, peanut butter powder, a few oat flakes, and chocolate chips.  A perfect bedtime snack. 

Meanwhile in Pennsylvania Dick was enjoying Pie Night at our church!







3 comments:

Mari said...

Glad you are having such a good time! I love Lisa's faces as you took photos. They sure have lots of deer.
I can not believe all that debris piled up. So sad.

Terri D said...

The debris piles are everywhere and it takes a long time to make it all go away. Either burned or chipped, usually. The deer are beautiful. That the wildlife are able to survive the hurricanes always amazes me. I wonder how they find shelter and don't get blown away. God is good!

Deb J. in Utah said...

Great post of a fun trip! Enjoy your time in Florida!