Mike and I often talked about going south during the winter. Not the whole winter – he was a little too anxious to leave our property for more than a week or two.

We never did that. Prior to his mother’s death in 2019, she needed his attention. He was diagnosed that year, and travel was limited to one trip to Kitty Hawk for a long weekend in May, 2021, for my 70th birthday.

I just returned from our winter road trip. Georgia, Florida, Tennessee. Cousins, friends, dogs. Restaurants, shopping, trivia! An unforgettable trip. 

How I wish he’d been with me.