After our brief stopover in P’cola, Kaitlyn and I headed down to Ocala to spend time with my parents. They live SO FAR AWAY!
We had a restful time, just hanging out with my mom, laughing, eating, trying to get some semblance of a tan. I even got to catch-up with one of my oldest and dearest friends from college – Gwenda. Whenever we talk or get together, we pick up right where we left off and have a blast together just being us. Poor Kaitlyn saw and heard a side of me she wasn’t prepared to meet. ;) The fact that I am able to sing & dance to most of the songs & moves from Grease 1 & 2 probably scarred her for life.

The highlight of our vacation in Ocala had to be our fun with a waverunner. My parents’ friends, the Parrises have a waverunner that they use throughout the extended summer when their grandkids visit. Seeing how it was only the end of March, they hadn’t pulled it out of storage yet, but their generous hearts gladly let us come over to play for the afternoon. It was a perfect, non-humid day for us. Kaitlyn & I would have loved hotter temperatures, but we weren’t complaining since we were about to own the lake on the waverunner.


My dad had to show me & Kaitlyn how to be crazy on it, while my mom threatened him if he hurt us. I think he was trying to throw me off while he was ripping around in circles over and over. But it wasn’t until we were at the shoreline getting off that we both toppled into the lake. It was quite amusing!

Mr. Parris also took us both out to show us how it’s really done. He’s CRAZY! FUN, but crazy. During our turn, I thought I was safe, but in one moment I felt myself slipping as my body went one way and Mr. Parris & the waverunner went the other…sure enough, into the water I went and I pulled Mr. Parris with me! He laughed so hard, since no one has ever dethroned him from a waverunner. I told him he never gave me instructions what to do in the event I was tossed, so I held on, just like my daddy told me. While in the water ever so briefly, I thought how nice the water temp was, but then I remembered that gators live in that lake, and I did not want them to taste me. So I swam as fast as I could back to the waverunner, while still laughing about our incident.

All in all, Kaitlyn & I had a great time. That Saturday was wonderful for us, but just being able to get away for a few days, despite our accident, was indeed the best part. I love visiting my mom & dad. I only wish they were a couple states closer!