Comings and Goings

So it's been a happily hectic time here at Villa Wifey. D2 has been here for a week, enjoying her Fall Break from UF. I took a lot of time off to catch up with her and her adorable dog Bo -- getting Dad/daughter errands done, watching some Canes football, and even taking her clothing shopping for her upcoming corporate job interviews. She came with me Friday night to fetch my sister Sue and nephew Henry from MIA -- they flew in for a few days as well. Henry has a "work cation" -- doing some video work for a client over on Miami Beach, and he paid for his mother to fly here, too -- first time Sue has been in the 305 in two years. That Henry -- what can I say? He's about to turn 30, and has, as the saying goes, got it all going on. He started his own business, and its soaring. His beautiful wife is graduating with a Master's degree soon, and we hope they supplement their dog child with a human one soon. The pressure on Henry is that he and his wife are both so attractive -- they need to have a baby. Even Wifey's friend Laurie, who stopped by yesterday and met him and saw pictures of his wife, remarked "Wow -- the two of you need to breed!" So Wifey, Sue, Henry, D2 and I spent a lovely Saturday -- breakfast at LOL, and then a trip to Matheson Hammock so Sue could visit the spot where I spread our Mom's ashes. The day was stunning -- brilliant sunshine, and not too hot. We stood at the spot and told Grandma Sunny stories. It was exactly why my father and mother opposed funerals in cemeteries -- they wanted to be remembered at the sea -- not the sadness of a graveyard. We walked around the park, and settled on a picnic table where we kept talking for hours. The breeze was delicious. Mom would have loved to see us all gathered there together. After some afternoon naps, we continued our family visit -- this time Henry treated us to Thai and sushi at Sea Siam, our local place for that. And then we wowed them with Chill-In --our new local hot Ha! ice cream spot. Today, D2 will leave for Gville, with Bo sleeping the entire trip. New classes start tomorrow, and I'm missing her already. But she's due back in only a month -- for Thanksgiving. D1 made reservations already -- it'll be our 8th year at the hotel on Key Biscayne, minus one year missed to go to Coconut Grove. And D1 is coming home -- after 5 days in Atlanta for a Peds Nutrition Conference. The plan is to fetch her at MIA, with her dog in tow, and have dinner together before dropping her off at her apartment. Henry will either stay here an extra night, or we'll run him to the Beach. Tomorrow we'll bring Sue to my partner Paul's -- he's hosting us all at his club in Aventura -- and my other sister Trudy and bro in law Dennis will take Sue up to their place for a few nights. So it's been nice -- real nice. And all of a sudden, I've gotten busy at work. In the space of the last two months, we've received no fewer than 4 wrongful death cases -- the latest just last Thursday. So I have stuff to keep me off the streets for awhile. As to my family -- well, Godspeed to all in their travels. It's great to have them here for awhile.