Tallahassee Trip

Valerie and Michael celebrated their 5 year wedding anniversary by taking a trip to Gatlinburg, TN.  They rented a nice cabin for 5 nights.  Being Chloe is in preschool, that meant I had to be in Tallahassee to take care of her.  Much to my surprise, they had their Thanksgiving program.  Just what Grandmas love to watch!

They sang a variety of songs.  This brought back memories of when my boys did this in preschool!  It doesn't seem that long ago.

Sorry, I forgot that my camera has to be landscape position for the video.  It will get there 1/2 way through the taping.

Once she was done performing, it was time to enjoy the treats.  Chloe is doing very well in school. And best of all, she loves it!

 I celebrated my birthday while in Tallahassee.  Chloe was on a kick where she was watching Dumbo over and over.  As a result, she was also singing Happy Birthday, only to my surprise the day before my actual birthday, she changed the words to "dear Grandma!" Oh how that made my heart soar!

I let her know my birthday was "tomorrow", and I would love for her to sing it again then.  She did. 😍

I asked her what we should do.  She quickly responded, "eat pancakes and have chocolate cake."  Well, I didn't have stuff in the house to make pancakes or chocolate cake so I let her know after church, we would go out for breakfast, then stop at Publix to pick up a cake.  She liked the idea.  I haven't eaten at IHOP in probably 20 years.  Oh how I scarfed up my yummy breakfast.  She chowed down on hers too, much to my delight.

At Publix, I saw a single serving of chocolate cake.  That would be plenty, but when we went over to get her free cookie, she spied another chocolate cake.   I asked which one she wanted.  Her reply was typical for a kid..."both".  We went home with both and split them so we could each have a taste.  YUMMY!

  

Michael and Valerie made it safely home.  They shared what a wonderful time they had.  Michael said the only complaint was the amount of smoke in the area.  He whimsically commented, "it is after all the Smoky Mountains".  

The good news is that the devastating fire in Gatlinburg didn't happen while they were there.  The bad news is that it happened. We were all doing the "what if".  The restaurant they celebrated their anniversary at burned to the ground.  The cabin they rented was miraculously okay.  The cabins on the other side of the hill he was on all burned.  Too close for comfort you could say.  Our prayers are with everyone involved.  I am grateful my sister in law, Cindy, who lives in the area is safe and sound.  Thank you Lord for protecting our family.