Graduation 2015 Vacation

On Saturday, May 2, Tammy and I left for Pensacola, FL for Lizzy's college graduation as noted in the previous blog.  We left early in the morning heading down I-95 to spend a few days with my sister Robin in NC.  The ride was uneventful other than the amount of money one must pay in tolls when taking I-95 in the north.

On Monday morning, we headed to Pensacola where we spent a few days until Lizzy's graduation.  Then everyone headed to Orange Beach, AL where a bunch of the family had rented a home right on the beach from Wednesday to Wednesday.  It was a nine bedroom, eight bathroom house which was great because it was full most of the week with the IL grandparents, the VT grandparents, the Beauchemins, Stas's family, the CT Gangwers, Jaclyn and Blake, along with guest appearances of Tony and Abby (Lizzy's friends), the Mitchell's, our Aunt Doris and Uncle Ted from Orlando, and some friends of ours from the Pensacola area.

The week for myself and Tammy was spent with a morning walk on the beach, breakfast, sitting by the ocean till mid afternoon, dinner, an evening walk on the beach, followed by an evening activity (volleyball, ultimate frisbee, poker night, try to fly a kite, learned Stand Up Paddle boarding, etc.)  Sunday morning several of us attended Romar Baptist Church which is situated right on the beach.  The weather the whole time we were there was perfect with not a drop of rain and plenty of sunshine.

We headed home Wednesday, May 13 the back way taking I-65 then eventually I-81 back to the Northeast.  Interestingly enough during this two weeks of travel we covered all the following states:  CT, NY, NJ, DE, MD, Washington, D.C, SC, NC, GA, FL, AL, TN, VA, West VA, and PA.

Many pictures posted to the right.

Lizzy's College Graduation

No more children in college.  Lizzy along with her fiancee Stas both graduated from PCC this month.  She earned her BA in English with an Art minor.  We (that is Tammy and I, the IL grandparents, the VT grandparents, Stas's mom and brother, Jaclyn and Blake, AJ and Vania, and Lizzy's friends from IL) attended their graduation and then made a vacation out of the rest of our stay -- which will compose the subject of the next blog.

Presently, she is looking for a job in our area and will be getting married in September.  Pictures are to the right, and this is a link to video of the graduation  http://www.pcci.edu/newsevents/2015/commencement.aspx