Day 52 ~ 09/26/16 ~ We’re back!

Sighhhhhhh, bugger snot, gee whiz.  Because we drove further than we anticipated yesterday we only had 298 miles to home. After finally leaving the Walmart parking lot and looking at the weather forecast for the next several days we decided to head for home.  Our first official retirement adventure has ended.  What a nice welcome home we received.  Stephanie put up some of my Halloween decorations and cooked an awesome meal for us.  Pork roast wrapped in bacon with a glaze.  Sautéed apples.  A really nice fall meal.  Absolutely delicious.  What made it perfect was everyone was able to come over for supper.  You don’t realize how much you miss everyone until you walk in the door and give them a hug.  Just not the same as talking on the phone.  Alan and I think our first trip was a success.  Learned a few things that will help with the next trip.  Yes, we are already talking about what we would like to do next!  Don’t want to be one of those couples that wind up saying woulda, coulda, shoulda done that.  Time together really is precious.  AND, go figure, we are still talking to each other after all this togetherness on the road!  37 years and counting!  Just wanted to thank everyone that wished us well and encouraged us to do this.  Especially wanted to thank Stephanie for ALL she did to help us make this trip successful. Hugs and kisses to Gregory and Michael for being our cheering squad and checking on us along the way.  It is sooooooo nice to hug all of you again.  Dad and Mom love all of you lots!  Now, we are just settling in and waiting for the new addition to the Paul family to arrive!. PS, spoiler alert, it’s a boy and his name will be Michael Joseph.

Life is VERY good.

I’m sulking.  Back to reality. Toto is home. (but only for awhile)