Back to Reality

The trip home yesterday went well - good weather, no major traffic, 11 1/2 hours. When we arrived home, Keith washed the RV, Jeep and Camry - after driving all day! What a man! He amazes me.
It was back to reality today starting with our morning trip to Big River Cafe for lattes. As soon as I got to my office at 7:15 A.M., I was blasted with 8 messages on my phone (I do not like the phone) and 22 e-mails (even though I checked my email on vacation). It was a non-stop day of assessment analysis, corrective reading inventories and schedules, and let's not forget designing a new t-shirt and compiling sizes for 93 word millionaires. All in a day's work with no lunch! Am I having a good day? Well, not as good as my spa day Friday with Rose. What's that? My cellphone is playing "Sara Smiles." Saved by the song - Peggy has no one to pick up Sara today. My heart breaks to think she could be waiting with no one to get her. I rush to the rescue - good thing Grandma has a race car! Oh no - the car seat is in the jeep. Zip to the house for the car seat. I am in the car line in time to pick up my precious granddaughter saving her from feelings of abandonment. Now that makes for a great day!

Graduation Day

Today's the day! We had to have Rose at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee for 9:00 A.M. We were able to get great seats near the stage. The graduation was nice. It took about two hours for all of the graduates to get their moment on the stage. This is Central Florida so we heard names like Perez, Rodriquez, Espinosa, Ramirez, Carlos, Enrico, etc., but there was only one Thibodeaux! We yelled as loud as we could when they said Rose Anne Thibodeaux, and then her moment on the stage was over. Time for coffee and restroom breaks until the last graduate crossed the stage. Rose's boss, Donna, and Laurie, one of the lawyers from the firm, also attended the graduation to support Rose. We met up with them outside after the ceremony. It was very nice of them to spend their Saturday morning at Rose's graduation.
For dinner, we had reservations at Seasons 52 at Sand Lake. We had roses waiting on the table for our Rose. There was a nice view of the lake from our table, and the food was fabulous. The healthy menu changes seasonally based on the freshest ingredients. None of the dishes are over 425 calories, but they were exquisite gourmet meals. We had tomato and garlic flatbread for an appetizer. Rose and I then had a cup of steak and roasted onion soup while Keith had a Greek salad. For our entrees, Keith chose jumbo shrimp stuffed with crab meat, Rose enjoyed scallops, and I had roasted turkey skewers with pearl pasta. Yes, this all sounds delicious, but I haven't shared the best with you yet. Dessert comes out on a tray of shot glasses called mini indulgences. You choose what you want and savor each bite of dessert without the guilt. I had carrot cake and strawberry shortcake while Rose had key lime pie and strawberry mango cheesecake. And believe it or not, the man with willpower who never gets dessert chose his mini of red velvet cake.

Spa Day

May 4, 2007

To celebrate Rose's graduation, Rose and I spent the day at the Lakota Spa. We began the day with Swedish heat massages, then I spent a half hour on an amethyst tri-synergy mat while Rose got a new haircut. After a healthy lunch of pannani's and fruit, we each had a paraffin pedicure and oxygen therapy. It was a perfect mother-daughter day, which is exactly what Rose said she wanted. It was relaxing and fun, plus we were able to talk and catch up. We were pampered and polished all day. Rose's haircut looks very good. She's going to look great for her graduation tomorrow. We had hibachi Japanese at Kobe for dinner.