Rice, Gomez, Constanzer, Stewart Family Vacation

Hi Folks.

We had a fantastic week on Edisto Island, SC last week. There were 19 of us in an ocean front cottage that was just perfect for a group of our size. We danced, had a toenail painting party, consumed much liquid spirit, bobbed in the ocean (several of us got stung badly by sea nettles - I still have my marks and I'm sure Jill has hers which was the worst sting I have EVER seen!), kayaked, rode bikes, played music, went to Charleston 2 nights, ate wonderful meals prepared by the Young Adults, watched alligators being fed raw chicken thighs, played in a fountain in Charleston at night, enjoyed Archa Vaughan's visit, surfed, chicken-fought, played UNO, went "thrift store" shopping at a church, did a Charleston Ghost Walk, walked the beach, and laughed all week.

It was hard to settle back in the real world last Monday!

Carolyn
Note Jim's lovely toenail polish. Teresa was the artist; CON-artist, that is!

Octopus's Garden in the shade

Mondays stink

Well, we had a wonderful weekend picnicing, snorkeling, and hanging with new pals...stayed over Saturday night at the Singer Island Hilton....but now I've got the Monday blues....hope eveyone's weekend was great. We'll be posting pictures soon.

Been meaning to post for all who have not heard, that Wayne starts as an official Lockheed Martin employee today. He reached an agreement with them a couple weeks ago, and looks like we'll be staying in sunny Florida for awhile. You all have an open invitation to visit.

Saw a movie over the weekend, "Once", it's playing at theaters and was recommended by our friend, Kimmie. Couldn't believe it was on Pay-per-View at the hotel. Would've been better on a big screen. It's lovely. Highly suggest you see it! I've already ordered the soundtrack.

Enjoyed chatting with several of you Friday evening (you know who you are!). Mary Lou and Wayne: letter is on the way today.

Have a great week.

Susan

Finding Whatever

There are several Palm Beach County Parks that provide underwater structure to attract tropical fish - The water is so clear with an abundance of tropical fish and coral reefs (haven't seen any sharks yet). Snorkeling is one of our new past-times here in Southern Florida. My graphics partner, Michael at Lockheed, is on the dive team and works at a dive shop - with his advice on equipment and a trip to the local dive shop, Susan and I are Jacques Cousteauing it on the weekends. Last Sunday, we hit Gulfstream Park and this week we are going to go to Peanut Island and then Ocean Reef Park. We joined some co-workers who have a Sunday snorkeling ritual. Olivia, Jennifer, and Sue took us to Gulfstream Park last weekend.

Kayaking Fun

So the weather was great last week-end and I packed the car with appropriate gear to go for some paddling! I went out on Saturday to my favorite beach on the bay. I was hoping to see some dolphins but they were out in the morning and not when I was on the water. Sunday I went for a 3 hour tour with 2 kayakers from the club in town. We dropped off of Lesner Bridge boat ramp. Took a pic of a couple of birds in their nest then. It was awesome, even though too hot to paddle so long. We had to fight some pretty strong currents on the way back. Needless to say I had a good workout and my arms are painfully recovering... Hope you all had a great week-end too!

~ Vickie ~