The niece graduated from high school this year, so The Excellent Wife (TEW) and I bundled into the car, along with all our hot-weather gear, and drove for two days down to Daytona, Florida. We got to stay in a condo owned by her sister's family, with a view of the intracoastal waterway:
Who goes TO Florida in JUNE, for heaven's sake? Sheesh, it was hot, and it rained part of every day. TEW and I would get up early and walk the mile-or-so to the Starbucks for internet access, then walk back; we'd get back before 9:00 am, and it was already above 90°. On the drive back home, we were laughing with joy when we were chilly in the morning.
We redeemed some pleasure by eating every day at this place on a pier:
It's called Crabby Joe's, and it reminds me of the place that Spongebob Squarepants flips crabby patties. The food was great; the prices low, and "casual" doesn't begin to describe the atmosphere.
Some pics from the graduation. Here's the grad and her brother:
The grandparents:
(They're Polish immigrants, with about 11 years of formal education between 'em. All four of their daughters have college degrees and more, and they own three houses. Good story, eh?)
The nephews, sons of the in-laws at whose condo we stayed:
In the picture below, the gal in the middle is the mother of the boys above:
This below, with Dzadziu (Polish for "grandpa"), is a suspected boyfriend... but we're not sure.
And here's the grad and her mom:
So what did you do on your vacation?
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