The days have gone by so fast! It’s hard to believe this is our last full day in Oz! I’m officially missing the boys big time. We’ve called them every other day, but Jack is starting to sound a bit fed up with us being gone. We’re ready to come home.
Dave wakes up and heads out for a run. I realize that could fit a run in too, since Poppa and Michael are here too. I head out and run along the river. It is fun to wonder where everyone is headed, peek into the cafes with locals sipping their “flat blacks” and dodging cute little children out for a walk. Tour boats with glass windows creep along the water way. I head under a bridge and see the boathouses. One has a banner congratulating their Beijing gold medalists. Many are still out rowing.
I look ahead and see a familiar figure. Dave is jogging toward me, so I pop up and say hello! He’s in his own zone and just about jumps out of his skin. I guess you wouldn’t expect that in a foreign city when you think your wife is back at the hotel. We jog back to the hotel, I head up and he continues on. I have a chocolate croissant in hand by the time he joins up with us. As Missy says…Isn’t this why we work out?!
We head out into the city with Michael and Poppa. They are heading out on the Sports Tour of local fields, but are joining us for lunch. We find, of all things, an Irish pub. After a hearty lunch, we decide to explore the city one last time. We walk along the river, but the girls aren’t interested in the ferry ride to the science museum. They’re ready for home, I think. We buy an extra piece of luggage to insure we aren’t over weight and head back to the hotel to pack before the big gala farewell dinner.
All fancy, the girls are beautiful in their chocolate brown dresses. They roam around the dining room with their new found pool friend. World Wide RV won a dealer award, so we get to sit at a table up front and rub elbows with the Jayco execs. They describe next year’s incentive trip, which is a cruise down the Danube River. It sounds fabulous. We all chuckle amongst ourselves, wondering who’s actually going to qualify in this market?!
There are hugs all around- to old and new friends. It is a unique experience- getting away from reality with the same group of dealer friends each year (for the past 10 years). We’ve watched children grow up and management change. We’ve been in the front of the room at the gala dinner…and in the back, the very back. We’ve seen people experience great joy and great loss- just like in real life. It feels a little more amplified tonight as we see long time friends dealing with the ravages of cancer. Each day is a blessing and I want to get home and hug my babies.
Dave wakes up and heads out for a run. I realize that could fit a run in too, since Poppa and Michael are here too. I head out and run along the river. It is fun to wonder where everyone is headed, peek into the cafes with locals sipping their “flat blacks” and dodging cute little children out for a walk. Tour boats with glass windows creep along the water way. I head under a bridge and see the boathouses. One has a banner congratulating their Beijing gold medalists. Many are still out rowing.
I look ahead and see a familiar figure. Dave is jogging toward me, so I pop up and say hello! He’s in his own zone and just about jumps out of his skin. I guess you wouldn’t expect that in a foreign city when you think your wife is back at the hotel. We jog back to the hotel, I head up and he continues on. I have a chocolate croissant in hand by the time he joins up with us. As Missy says…Isn’t this why we work out?!
We head out into the city with Michael and Poppa. They are heading out on the Sports Tour of local fields, but are joining us for lunch. We find, of all things, an Irish pub. After a hearty lunch, we decide to explore the city one last time. We walk along the river, but the girls aren’t interested in the ferry ride to the science museum. They’re ready for home, I think. We buy an extra piece of luggage to insure we aren’t over weight and head back to the hotel to pack before the big gala farewell dinner.
All fancy, the girls are beautiful in their chocolate brown dresses. They roam around the dining room with their new found pool friend. World Wide RV won a dealer award, so we get to sit at a table up front and rub elbows with the Jayco execs. They describe next year’s incentive trip, which is a cruise down the Danube River. It sounds fabulous. We all chuckle amongst ourselves, wondering who’s actually going to qualify in this market?!
There are hugs all around- to old and new friends. It is a unique experience- getting away from reality with the same group of dealer friends each year (for the past 10 years). We’ve watched children grow up and management change. We’ve been in the front of the room at the gala dinner…and in the back, the very back. We’ve seen people experience great joy and great loss- just like in real life. It feels a little more amplified tonight as we see long time friends dealing with the ravages of cancer. Each day is a blessing and I want to get home and hug my babies.
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