WHAT A GET AWAY

What a Get Away –We had another super reunion with some of our classmates in Destin, Florida. Thank you David & Alona. This was the first time Tracy & I had been to Destin and words or pictures do not even begin to describe the beauty and serenity. Their condo is absolutely gorgeous; Alona has done a great job on decorating and making it feel like home away from home.Our trip started out leaving Indy and headed for Portland, Tennessee. Stayed with my cousin and her babies, bichon puppies. She talked us into stopping back by on our way home and taking back one of her babies with us, a new little boy. We visited with family and left Saturday morning for Destin. Arrived to find David & Alona setting on the balcony waiting for us (this is after we called when we were lost and they directed us to the condo). Alona fixed stir fry, we visited for a while with David, Alona and David’s mother Nellie. It was interesting to talk with Nellie and to go back to the 50’s where she knew some of my family. I had printed out a genealogy report that I have been working on for about 13 years. Sure enough, David, Patsy and I are all related.
Sunday morning started out as we did every morning there, coffee on the balcony watching the waves. It was windy so there were some good waves coming ashore. Afternoon went to Kenny D’s for lunch. I had the best shrimp I’d ever tasted. Everyone started arriving and after all was to Destin safe we all went back to KennyD’s for supper. They really do have a great Strawberry Daiquiri. Nice walk on the beach and back to the condo where we continued visiting till bed time.
Monday morning, coffee and balcony. Started off good but before long my right side of my face started going numb. Consciences was I was having an allergic reaction to the shell fish I had eaten on Sunday. Tracy went to Wal Mart and got some bennedryl. After a few hours all numbness was gone. Went to Callahan’s for dinner and food was excellent. Stayed away from the fish dishes.
Tuesday morning, coffee and balcony. Everyone went shopping at the consignment shops. WOW – they should have some of these in Indiana. David & Alona found a beautiful dining room set for the condo and the price, well lets just say you wouldn’t find anything like that in Indiana. Tuesday evening we went to another great restaurant, this time Italian. Sure glad David and Alona know all the good places to eat.
Wednesday morning, coffee and balcony. Wasn’t feeling the greatest that morning (hadn’t been to the bathroom since we left Indy). Tracy headed back to Wal Mart to get something to help with my problem. Didn’t work. David suggested he knew exactly what I needed. He and Tracy took off and came back with 30 Kastles. (they are like white castles, he called them sliders). After that Sharon came to the rescue with exactly what I needed. Thanks Sharon. Some of us went to Baytown Wharf to celebrate Harry & Carol’s 42nd wedding anniversary. Neat area with lots of shops and restaurants. Harry picked the place, setting outside to eat and listening to a terrific band. Ended by going by the ice cream shop for dessert.
Thursday morning, coffee and balcony. Alona had made peanut butter cookies on Wednesday so that’s what I had for breakfast with my coffee. What else would you have on vacation? The electrical company decided they would change out all the meters in all the condos. So about 8 AM we are without electricity. Tracy & I took our showers in the dark and had already planned to go to Ocala, Florida to see another cousin. We took off and headed Southeast. Got to my cousins and she had supper on the table. We ate, played a few hands of Euchre, set on their back patio visited awhile and then off to bed.
Friday morning, coffee and back patio. We hit a couple of flea markets and then met up with Kaye & Bill. They had bought a new camper and was trading their old one in. Helped transfer everything from one camper to the other. Had BarBQ Ribs and all the fixings for supper. Played some Euchre and then off to bed. Was up and down all night going to the bathroom. Didn’t turn the light on cause I didn’t want to wake up.
Saturday morning I finally, at 4 AM, turned the light on this time when I got up and there was blood. I told Tracy maybe we had better call the doctor. They told me to go to the nearest emergency room. I ended up in Munroe Regional Medical Hospital. They hooked me up to an IV, ran all sorts of test and a CT. I had a server Kidney infection. They filled me full of antibiotics, pain medicine and I’m not sure what else. Enough I thought that would get me home. Left Ocala about 1:30 PM. About 3 hours into the drive, I started getting sick. Tracy pulled over to get some gas and I barely made it out of the car when I lost it. Everything I had eaten for the day came back up. Got back on the road & Tracy drove till we got to Dalton, Georgia. By the time we got into our room I was in tears. The pain was so bad I was ready to dye. I tried to eat but was so tired just went to sleep. Slept for 11 hours.
Sunday morning, I had thought if I wasn’t feeling any better when I woke up I was going straight back to a hospital. Thankfully, Sunday morning was a much better day. Headed home. Stopped by Portland and picked up the baby, we have named him Sergio, arrived home around 9 PM. What’s the old saying “Back home again in Indiana” . Hopefully everyone else made their trip home safely. All in all, I was glad I went and able to enjoy the company with classmates, friends and family. I would post some pictures but I forgot my camera so I’ll have to rely on David for the pictures of Destin.