Archive | January, 2010

New Years at the Neely’s

I don’t think our family has ever had a more exciting New Years celebration! Nearing the end of our Florida trip, December 31 found us at the Neely household – experienced hosts indeed! You should have been there. We fit everything you can think of into that all-too-short two-night stay: Dutch Blitz, Settlers of Catan, […]

Tallahassee Hospitality

Tuesday, Dec.29, we pulled up to the Hicks and were warmly greeted and invited on a hike around their property which felt good after the 8 hour trip from Sanibel. Out by the pond we ate oranges fresh off the tree. Before this trip I’d never even seen oranges on a tree! It wasn’t long […]

Christmas Surprise

To say that this Christmas season was full of surprises would be an understatement, but I definitely wasn’t expecting the one that came on Christmas morning. We rose early to catch the sunrise on the eastern shore of Sanibel Island. Seashells are abundant there so we were busy picking them up both before and after […]