The weather was perfect for a gorgeous Holy Week. We didn't make it to mass or all the special services. SQ and I did a 36 hour fast to kick off the week, though. Good for holy week and Dementia prevention. We had tennis clinic. quick WD run and then a swim team sign up party. I put all the practice and meet dates in my calendar to prepare for Maycember. I went to a barre class on Tuesday and then a day at the new FYC pool to catch up with my ole pal. Stacy. I popped in the watch the end of Phi's tennis match. Still getting used to having a driver for the late dance pick up. After the HIIT class on Wednesday, my brother, Matt taught me how to change the oil in the boat. It's pretty simple once you have all the materials. I took him to Firehouse for lunch. It was nice to spend time with him. I went to high school for a SAC meeting that afternoon and then back for a PTSA meeting the next morning. Doom and gloom conversations about public schools sinking into the Florida swamp...figuratively, of course. It was school spirit night at Lillians on Thursday so we went there instead of Holy Thursday mass. Friday morning we packed up and instead of doing the Stations of the Cross on our street we listened to a Matthew Kelly devotional and drove to Miami. We had a pleasant surprise visit with one of our favorite cousins, Jamie Jr. and went to Matheson Hammock beach. We all went out to a fun Colombian restaurant to break our Good Friday fast. Saturday morning Abu made a pancake breakfast and then we headed out to explore Biscayne Bay National Park. I must have googled "things to do in Miami with kids" 50 times and this NP never showed up! Thirty minutes from Phil's parent's house and it's amazing! The kids did the junior ranger packets, we got stamps, had lunch at a beach nearby, went fishing and enjoyed learning about the protected area. We had a Holy Saturday supper and then early bedtime (for some). Phil had us all up for sunrise mass (which was anticlimactic from the INSIDE of the church) serenaded by peacocks on the way in. Egg hunt and pack up and then we drove back to Jax. I finished reading The Red Tent (which was even better the second time!) and almost The Age of Vice. Once home we were invited to a Hawaiian dinner at the Fredlands which was a wonderful way to spend Easter evening.
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