Posted by partlycloudy on August 22, 2004, at 5:56:05
In reply to I hearby rename partlycloudy, eternal sunshine!!, posted by NikkiT2 on August 16, 2004, at 15:55:54
Nikki, I have printed your fantastic post and it will go in my scrapbook when I put it together for this trip. It should take around 5 years or so.
I only had one spectacular period of absolute hysteria whilst in the Potteries trying to find a Bed and Breakfast in the pouring rain, and my poor husband could not tell me which way to go, as he didn't know where we were. It was the first time, he said, when he aactually saw spittle fly out of my mouth.
I had to sit in the car while he took our bags up to a lovely and understanding B&B. Took me a couple of hours to recover.
That really was the only cloudy part of the trip. Driving was good, my husband became a quick and accurate navigator (I suppose he didn't want to relive that experience either), and we toodled around quite a bit.
Another highlight was seeing my mum's brother in Wales. He has such a gentle, caring soul. We caught up on family news and I was relieved to find that the cousins and aunts whom I steer away from strike him the same way. That was truly a comfort.
No damage to our home upon our return. The hurricane made landfall about 70 miles south of where we live on the coast, so we did not even get any of the residual wind and rain.
It was a trip to treasure. Nikki, I can't thank you enough. To meet you face to face helped my husband understand what life is like for people like us. Plus to meet someone whom you already e-know made the whole evening a true pleasure.
Here's to Babble Ambassadors!!
love,
partly cloudy with periods of sun.
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