We Made It!

Greeting Loyal Readers,

Well, the good news is that la familia made it to Sunny Florida (YFC longs for the days when Florida was abbreviated Fla. rather than FL. Can't explain why it should make a difference, but it was always 75 degrees and sunny before the change). Actually, Mom started feeling better by Thursday, so we waited a couple days (just to be safe) and we finally departed from ORD early Sunday morning.

Mom has spent most of her time with longtime friends Maria "Who's afraid of the big bad" Wolf and Margot "I didn't ask for Diet Coke, I wanted" Tabb (we were still living in Florida at the height of Tabmania. YFC will never forget the horror etched on the faces of South Floridians when they learned that Coca-Cola would stop producing their little pink cans of calorie-free caffeinated goodness). Last night everyone went and we saw the Garcias -- Uncle Manny and Auntie Judy. Why is it that some aunts get an "ie" added to their names and some do not? Your Faithful Correspondent can only speculate that it's a term of endearment. Nice = Auntie. Not as nice = Aunt. Still, why don't we have any Unclies? Men can be endearing too, after all. Come to think of it, Uncle Manny would be an endearing sort. Accordingly, the Garcias shall henceforth be known as Auntie Judy and Unclie Manny.

Now where were we? Ah yes, my Auntie and Unclie (thanks for pointing me out in the right direction loyal readeries). We we saw them at the Little Italian Tavern, that despite it's name was not really all that small (although it truly was Italian). Hey reader, are you looking for a restaurant review or do you want to know about the visit? Well Mom hadn't seen UM and AJ in probably...oh...20+ years? But they were able to pick-up right where they left off and, accordingly, Auntie Judy and Mom spent the better part of the evening lamenting the demise of Tab cola.

What else would my loyal readers like to know? Well, every newsflash from South Florida should contain a weather update. YFC is pleased to report that the weather has been vacillating between fantastic and fan-freaking-tastic (warm but not hot days and cooler nights). Also, due to circumstances that are too boring for Your Faithful Correspondent to transmit, Mom is now staying with Melvin and YFC and Chez Dad. Your Faithful Correspondent was a bit concerned that things would be awkward, but we've spent the last couple breakfasts cataloguing the reasons why YFC turned out to be good incarnate, while my Little Sis trails far behind in the favourite derby (note: the extra "u" was a special nod to loyal readers checking in from the U.K. and Canada).

Loyal readers, sun and fun awaits. Early wishes for a beautiful weekend to all.

Faithfully,
Corey