Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our family and friends. We added a new twist to our life this year...we now have a house in Lewisburg, PA. It's a cute little town just west of Kyle and his family. It's full of little shops, nice places to eat and amazing fresh grocery stores to shop at. We still have The Pearl docked in Ithaca and Texas Pearl in Rockport so we have some great places to split our time between.
We spent the winter visiting family and friends in south Texas and moved all our belongings to our new home in February. We spent 2-3 weeks getting settled in and even enjoyed a beautiful snowfall while we were there. We returned to Texas to wait for the weather to warm up a little in the north. We made our spring migration to Lewisburg at the end of March just in time to spend Easter with Kyle's family.
We took lots of little vacations this year to places close to home, but our big trip was to Madeira, Portugal in September. What a beautiful island in the Atlantic. We had a wonderful time exploring every little nook and cranny this little piece of paradise had to offer...soaking in the culture, the wonderful food and the extremely friendly people. Unfortunately the island is overrun with tourists and cruise ships. Definitely worth seeing once but we don't need to go back. We love to travel...just don't like crowds.
Our kids are doing well and our grandchildren are growing up way too fast. They are all in school now and so fun to be with. We enjoy spending time with them and love that they can now text us to share their thoughts and accomplishments with us. We hope the new year brings everyone good health, good fortunes and wonderful adventures.
