Jacksonville, Florida! June 25, 2008
Posted by NettyD in From the blogger, Lifestyle.trackback
(Image courtesy of city-data.com)
I made it to the East Coast in one piece! The flights were uneventful, which I think is always a good thing to say about flying in general. I was surprised at how packed the planes and airports were for a Monday/ Tuesday.
It’s now 8:45p.m. EST on Tuesday, and I have not slept since I woke up at 6:30 a.m. PST on Monday. So, that’s approximately 36 hours with no shut-eye. WOO HOO!! I couldn’t sleep on the plane – it just wasn’t going to happen. I read, watched the in-flight movie, and stared at the necks of the other passengers as they attempted to sleep in akward positions. It didn’t seem appealing at all.
My stepmom picked me up at the Jacksonville airport, and once I was on the ground, I had a very strange shot of adrenaline shoot through me. We talked like chatty Bettys until my Dad came home. It was awesome to see my Dad after four years!! We’ve spent the day catching up over wine and food. Then we took a short drive around their part of Jacksonville. It’s called Fleming Island and it’s near the St. John’s River-a river that runs South to North. Pretty cool.
Jacksonville is an interesting city. It still has a southern plantation vibe going on, but the people are very diverse. We drove through something called a PUD (Planned Urban Development). I had never heard of this before, but basically it’s a neighborhood, within a neighborhood, within a neighborhood. It includes golf courses galore, swimming pools, boat docks, bike paths and its own schools. It was interesting. What I liked about it was the attention to preserving nature. Everything was very green and well-maintained.
Tomorrow I’m biking around town to do some exploring. I’m thinkin’ I might get a pedicure too. Yay!
NettyD!
I am so glad that your flights went well! I couldn’t be more excited for you and I am so glad you are blogging! I will be living vicariously through you for the next few months! Live it up honey!
I miss you already!
Ang
She was a gypsy woman!!!!!! yeah baby……… Hey Nettie, so happy you had a safe journey. Looks like you are wired to to the max, no sleep……..living life on the edge doing that,,,,,,lolol,,,,,,,gawd I miss you already……this is going to be cool though having your blog can keep up with you and travel the path with you,,grins……
I hope by now you have slept and ready to rock n roll gal….you have alot of fun to catch up on and friends and sights to see, whohoohoo!
Pedicure, eh? Had one of those and manicure this past weekend, omgggggggg Nettie and a massage too,,,,,gawd that was great!
It was great to talk to you before you departed and so glad I was able to get in touch with you. Made me sad you were leaving but the same time I knew you were on your way to experience new adventures and traveling that road. Cant wait to hear about all your stops along the way till you get to where you are going and then after that more adventures, lol.
I love ya gal,,,,,stay in touch……..
T