First stop, Chick Fil A at the airport!!
Upon our arrival, we requested Newks for dinner with Stacy (Avery's sister), her husband Scott, and their son, Gavin.
We love driving and a road trip in the US. This scene would not be found in Colombia.
Boardwalk to the beach
We stayed in this tower of apartments which was very close to the beach.
A view of the beach
I purchased this book to read. Because of so much going on, I didn't read much of it, but I like what I read. I found out later the author was born and raised in Memphis, so there are definitely references that made me smile.
A beach trip always requires a toes in the sand photo!
I do love a sunset at the beach and just looking at the vastness of the water.
The group played a little beach baseball.
Brook and Isabella running during the game.
Brook and Felicity enjoyed playing in the sand.
Thankfully, the beach was free of shark attacks this week!
Brook posed a little more for me than Isabella did :)
Faith and Gavin were completely buried in the sand.
Hard to see here, but that is Isabella and Brook standing in the water, and Avery's arms as a wave came over him.
We had family pictures taken on the beach and a few selfies too!
Avery with his parents and siblings
Cousins
This is Avery's sister, Stacy. I'm so glad to call my sister-in-law my friend!
We also had some photos taken by a lake. This is the photographer with brook.
Isabella posing
The rest of the family waiting on their turns for photos!
We really enjoyed going into bookstores since that is a luxury we don't have in Bogota. It's the little things like this we miss & appreciate.
Brook really wanted Chick Fil A for breakfast. It was our only time to go into a Chick Fil A.
I love seeing the American flag flying over restaurants and businesses...especially our favorite places!
So, we didn't buy these, but it made us laugh to see these chips!
I did, however, buy these. I am a fan of candy corn and M&M's, but next time, I'll stick to the originals!
We ate at Cracker Barrel, where I ordered food I couldn't order here....roast beef, fried okra, and hashbrown casserole.
We also ate at McAlisters, where of course, I ordered a chocolate chip cookie!
Isabella enjoyed her grilled cheese and chips and dip.
I enjoyed my large sweet tea :)
We went to see Mission Impossible and Brook posed with the Peanuts gang. It is nice to see a movie without Spanish subtitles from time to time!
You know you are at the right gate for Bogota when people are wearing ski hats and sweatshirts to board the plane from Atlanta!
First time I've done this, but I saved my Chick Fil A cup from our meal at the airport and brought it to Bogota with me. The flight attendants kept asking, "Is that trash?". I smiled, said no, and thought to myself, don't be ridiculous!!
While on the flight, I watched one of my favorite episodes of Seinfield. Jerry is flying first class with a super model.
While Elaine is stuck in a middle seat in coach class. This was my first time to watch this episode while actually flying!
I have to admit, the weather helps making coming back to Bogota easier!
These photos are just the highlights from the trip. It was good to go and good to come back since we have a lot here to keep us busy going forward. We enjoyed time with Avery's family and I didn't take any photos, but we also had lunch with some friends on our drive to the beach and my last night in the states, I was able to go to dinner and spend several hours with one of my dearest friends I met when we lived in North Carolina.
In the words of one our guards here, "Happy Day!"
