Well, I’m heading home. Amelia has yet to make her debut.
Carolyn took me to the Orlando Airport early this morning in Jamie’s VW Diesel. We were guided by his new Garmin GPS… got us there right on schedule. The ETA called it. No challenges… got on the airplane headed home.
Good news! Jamie and Candy are in escrow on their NC house. We’re thankful for a timely sale. A new family moves in after a short escrow. This closes out a good chapter for the Ostranders in NC… and opens the door wide for great opportunity in Florida.
Carolyn stays in Melbourne… and will stay long enough to help Candy with her first week or so. There’s induction scheduled for Monday… C and J are considering that possibility, too.
I’m going home disappointed to miss the delivery; but got to get back to work on the next chapter of our lives. Already several things are coming into focus for us. I got several calls while I was in FL; things are taking shape.
But what a wonderful nine days it was for me. I got to see the new house (a terrific rental for the next thirteen months), their new neighborhood. We visited Jamie’s Riverside Bank office over in the Island (Melbourne Beach) and got a sense of the new position he’s been given. We also got a good look at the neighborhood – Jamie’s home town from childhood through high school. We took a “nostalgia tour.” Jamie told us all the stories – the house he grew up in (built by his father), the Catholic High School where he won honors as a football star and the church he grew up in. We heard about the neighbors who are still life long friends, several of whom came to Valley Center for the wedding.
We spent New Year’s Eve with Linda and Hugh Evans, brought in the New Year with laughter and singing. We went to the Zoo and a couple of local parks. We walked the beaches and toured the upscale estate homes all along the waterfront up and down the Atlantic. We experienced some of the heat… and cold. A cold front came in just a few days ago.
We got plenty of one on one time with Noah – bonding as his grandma and grandpa.
So we can be thankful. I’ll be monitoring the progress as Candy gets ready to deliver. And you know I’ll keep you posted. Carolyn’s become quite a photographer… so there will be plenty of photos for us all.
Between now and then, here are a few shots…
Ken,
we’re waiting with you all and anxious to see the photos.
Miss you guys,
Jeanann
That Amelia–she’s taking her sweet time! Loved your photos! So good to see where Candy and Jamie are along with their new digs. So good to hear their NC house is in escrow! Noah is sure growing up! So cute to see more of Candy especially in his profile. We love and miss you all!
Vonnie