Mom's birthday...part 1

My mom turned 70 on June 7th. My siblings and I chipped in to give her a gift of dreams come true. Mom has not travelled much in her life (only 8 states total!) and she has always talked about wanting to fly somewhere and wanting to see the ocean. So, we chipped in for a weekend in Florida. Since I have the summer off and a desire (ok, NEED) to travel, I got to be the one to escort her!

Mom & me on the plane

We left on Friday morning at 4:00 AM from Goshen. She absolutely loved flying! There was a bit of walking between terminals at the airport in Detroit, but she was a trooper about it. She thought the people-movers were a great invention and used them at each opportunity. We arrived in Orlando around noon. Our condo wasn't available until 4:00, so we headed out find some lunch and do a little sightseeing. We saw many sights on our afternoon about town...

a Harley Davidson store
tons of palm tress

lots of signs with Goofy (Mom's favorite Disney character) on them