I always enjoy coming to Fort Myers because my grandparents owned a winter home there when we were kids and I always loved Christmas in Florida. Then as I got older I found myself wanted to be back there again so I began renting a home there every year as often as I could. This year was a little more special. Sometimes my sister and her family joins me and it’s always fun but this year our father came.
When my mother died, a lot happened. Our family kind of fell apart. Our father was remarried within a year and my sister and I took it to heart. As anyone would. Lies were exposed and things came between us all and a feud began. I’ve taken many strides this past year to forgive and forget a lot of things in life and when we invited my father, I don’t think any of us thought he would come.
Well he did, and this trip was the first trip we took as a family together since I was eight years old. Although my mother is resting peacefully in Heaven I think she would’ve been happy. This was the first step to a forgiving and bright future as a family. Plus...it was beautiful. A lot of booze and beaches and family fun later, I am left feeling better about 2020 and beyond. 🙂
