Multitude of Thoughts: Madeira Week 1 2020

Good thing there's spell check. I misspell Madeira literally every time. I before E except after C. Goodness.

We made it to Madeira. When you see only 80 miles on the GPS, after a 30 hour drive the week before, it feels like nothing! We were blessed by safe travels and a handsome chauffeur. Matt is the driver and I thankfully get to be DJ, Cop patrol and sibling squad director. I love it. Very thankful he does the hard part!

We get to my mom's place and the familiar smells just wash over us. Not sure if its the salty air mixed with the cleaning stuff or what but the condo smells the same literally every time. And I love it. I crave the comforts of "home" and this condo feels like our 2nd home. I also love thinking of my dad in here and knowing he had his last few days beachside before he passed. (My mom was in FL working on the condo kitchen project when he passed, yes he was in IL, but he had literally just gotten back & like my cousin said, because my dad was so tan in the coffin, "he is the healthiest looking dead person I've ever seen". Ok I digress... but here is where the waves hit and the memories flood and the good times roll and I love that we're here. Love. Mom if you read this THANK YOU XOXO

And as a a rental plug I now manage ( or try to!) the VRBO lisiting for Seaview 204, it's in the "update" process now! If you ever need a place that sleeps 8-10, lmk!

My mom takes great pride in her decorations and we loved seeing the updates since we were here last year. This is Hannah and Hudson's space.

Harrison's space. ( Updates coming to this room)

The view. 2nd floor, just high enough where you don't hear too much pool noise but low enough for the people freaked by heights ( cough cough us )

We updated the patio chairs last year and although I miss big rocker style chairs, I love that 8 can fit here and the chairs are light and easy to clean.

The sunsets and skies are hard to beat !

This was how we felt on Friday, after carefully walking every parent and child through Google Classroom each single day. We have a great mix of live & independent time, yet somehow they miss the memo that literally it's all on there.