We're already looking forward to seeing them in a few weeks when they are all going to be down here with us in Florida. I can't wait for James and NaNa to meet.
One of the things that I did differently on this trip that was a little out of the norm for me was I actually talked to people. Vacation for me in the past was an opportunity for me not to have to talk to anyone (other than Beth) and I frequently took full advantage of it. A quick smile and hello was usually good enough for me while Beth would engage in great conversations with folks from all over the world.
So now that I'm Mr. Congeniality a couple of the interesting people I met along the way; a real "rocket scientist" (he worked on Apollo missions), a woman who recently attended the men's finals at Wimbledon and a college instructor who teaches college classes for men and women who are serving on Naval ships around the world. There were also two brothers from Canada who were driving all the way to Austin to see what is supposed to be the first photograph ever made. I wasn't aware of this and feel quite ashamed to be so out of the loop but it's actually in a museum on the UT campus. I hope that while they were there they also went to Franklin's or one of the other great bbq places in the central Texas area.
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/firstphotograph/
https://franklinbarbecue.com/
You meet interesting people with fascinating stories when you come out of your shell!
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| SBJ celebrating his One Month Birthday |
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| James was so happy to see us he could hardly contain himself |
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| No caption needed! |
