We always enjoy having visitors and Paula’s brother Dan and his wife Tina were the first in 2024 to visit us in New Smyrna Beach in February.
With Dan and Tina on Turtlemound
They were joined by Paula’s uncle Walter and cousin Peter.
With Dan, Tina, Walter and Peter at Outriggers
And then by Paula’s cousin Lindy and his wife Linda.
With Lindy, Linda, Dan, Tina, Peter and Walter at JB’s Fishcamp
Our visits included Rotunda West to see John’s brother Bill and his wife Lee and family visits to Virginia. We also spent a few days in San Antonio in June drinking margaritas, eating Mexican street corn and visiting with many friends from our 22 years supporting the Users’ Groups.
We are always pleased to have visitors, and John’s cousin Kathy and her husband Roy were the first in 2023 to visit us in New Smyrna Beach in January.
Kathy and Royat New Smyrna Beach
The OFD (Originally from Dorchester) Gang that Paula grew up with visited in May.
The OFD Gang at New Smyrna Beach
Yui, our friend from Japan, her husband Martin and their daughter Mia visited in July.
Martin, Mia and Yui at New Smyrna Beach
We visited Colorado Springs in February to share memories and family stories with John’s cousin Paula and her husband Frank. We also saw John’s cousin Terri and her husband Howard. Sadly, Colorado Paula passed away later in the Spring. We miss her.
Colorado Paula, John and Frank documenting family history in Colorado Springs
Other visits we made included Rotunda West to see Bill and Lee as well as March and August road-trips to Virginia. On the March road-trip we stopped in Wilmington to see Janet and Ben. While we were in the DC area in March we visited Mt. Vernon with Matt and his Army buddy Scott and Scott’s family.
And we visited Florida Paula’s cousins Leslie and Pam in Bristol, UK later in July.
Summer is a special time of year when our children, grandchildren and their significant others gather at the beach. This year Stepen, Tanja, Leon and Julian were here in July and August. Matt was here in late July and Danielle joined on weekends.
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