What a great spring we had! We began the season with substitute teaching as much as possible, in order to save for the travel plans we had. Then on April 14 we started off on our trip to Florence, Italy for 10 days. I will devote space elsewhere to write some of the highlights of the trip-which was amazing. We arrived home, did a bit more subbing, and then took off for Columbus, Ohio to visit Brad and Stacy and Leva, and hopefully to be there for the arrival of the second darling child! The new baby decided to "bake" for a little longer, so we didn't get in on the arrival, but we had a great time anyway. Then it was off to New Jersey for the wedding of our niece, Kelly and her loving man, Michael. It was an awesome event, and it was so good to see the Fischer family again.
Anyone who knows Bill, knows that he cannot be that close to New York City and not visit, so we did. We had specific objectives, however, since we had so little time. I will also cover that in another entry, but suffice it to say, that we now long to live in Brooklyn Heights for at least a few months; what an awesome place for history and literary buffs.
The whole trip was nearly 3000 miles in a Honda Civic with gas prices between $353 and $392! But my Honda came through with 35 miles to the gallon overall, and I am very proud of her. With no accidents or delays, anywhere, we made good time and accomplished all that we wanted to do. We were exhausted when we arrived home (a 20 hour trip), but after one day of rest, we have been substituting again, and have paid for our expenses.
For some reason, I felt that God gave us "eyes to see" those people and places around us in a new way during this trip. I am not sure why that happened, or really what it means about where we are spiritually and intellectually at this stage in our lives, but perhaps that will reveal itself as I retake the travels with readers in mind. Thanks for joining me.
