My First Warm Weather Love Was Florida
Posted by Judy Orr on
For as long as I can remember, every year during Easter vacation my family would jump in the aqua 1950 something Buick and drive to Sarasota, Florida. We would leave at 2-4:00 a.m. and drive until around 6:00 p.m. when we would stop at a Holiday Inn for dinner and sleep. Then we’d do it again the next day until we hit Sarasota. I remember one time we had to wait for a cow to get off the road.
When Mom would fall asleep Dad would rev it up to 100 mph. As soon as Mom woke up, we'd tell her and she'd say "Oh Bud!" and give him a hit on his arm.
We stayed in the same motel every year. It was owned by a couple who lived on-site and my parents became friends with them.
The private gated pool was across the street. There were 1-bedroom to 3-bedroom…
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