Thursday December 26 Dan drove Maria, my mom, and I to Indianapolis and we got on an airplane and flew to Florida to see my grandparents!! We had a driver take us from the airport to their house who talked non-stop, going very in-depth about anything and everything. After an hour and a half drive with him I think it made us all even more excited to finally arrive at my grandparents' house! It was so, so good to see them. Once we got our bags inside and hugs all around, we sat on the porch and were encouraged to eat cookies as we told them about our travel and other recent things in our lives.
We all agreed that dinner at our favorite restaurant, Rose Buds, would be a good idea. It sure was! The food has always been really good, but by far the best is getting creme brûlée for dessert.
After dinner we took a drive around their residential park to check out the Christmas lights, the new clubhouse and pool, and also stopped in to say hello to their long-time friends Marv and Fran!
Friday December 27 we all went to the pool for a little while, including both of my grandparents! It was much better than December in Indiana, but it was still pretty chilly! Maria and I also joined in playing bocce with my grandpa and some of his friends. It was pretty fun!
We went shopping at Belle's outlet that afternoon and then Mama Leone's for dinner. On our way to dinner my grandpa very excitedly told me that we would have just enough time to catch the sunset! We drove around trying to find the beach, thinking that my grandpa was taking short cuts that ended up taking us the long way through many neighborhoods. But we made it just in time and found a close parking space! It was beautiful! I was happy to get to walk on the sand and stand beside the ocean as I soaked in the few minutes I got with one of my very favorite places to be.
Dinner was a lot of fun! We ordered a cheese pizza, a margherita pizza, and linguine alfredo to share. Everything was so good, but the margherita pizza was my favorite. Then came the laughing. My mom kept making fun of me saying I was eating so much, including making mooing noises at me. Ohh my. Maria, my mom, and I could not contain our giggle fits! To conclude dinner my grandpa insisted we order tiramisu which was also really good, and again brought on more jokes about how much I was eating.
Saturday December 28 we started our morning by going downtown to the souvenir shops on Venice Avenue with my grandma. We were looking for Christmas presents for our cousins and I also got a cute box to put my jewelry in that matches my bedroom at home really well!
After lunch at my grandparents' Maria and I went to the pool for a little while.
Then when we got back we went with my grandpa to the grove for our very favorite ice cream! It was so busy, and 100% worth the wait! After enjoying our orange sherbet and vanilla cones we took a quick drive to the jetty so we could check everything off on our usual Florida visit check list. Then we went home for a hamburger dinner. That evening my grandparents' neighbors came for a visit and after a little while Maria and I went down to the hot tub!
Sunday December 29 was our last day to be in Florida and still no sunshine! We went to Target for a bit that morning then came home for lunch. Afterwards we all went down to join in for bocce, even my grandma! It was a lot of fun that all of us were there even though we were split up in different games. I played with a partner named Paul against my mom and grandpa and beat them!
Then it was time to pack up and head back home. We had so much fun with my grandparents and weren't ready to leave! Time went by so quickly and we were only down there a few days to begin with.
Our flight that was supposed to leave at 5:50 and get to Indy at 8:20 got delayed multiple times, leaving us in the airport for a total of 4 1/2 hours before it finally took off around 9. While we waited we had dinner at Chili's that we were pleasantly surprised by. It was pretty good for the airport and our waitress was really great. Also I had started to get a cold that Maria had and got sicker with each hour that passed. I was feeling so feverish and achey and had a runny nose. I couldn't wait to get back home finally and go to sleep!
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