Even with the clouds, even with the light rain, Sarasota is BEAUTIFUL! The white sand beaches are amazing. They are as soft as silk! I have never felt sand so soft!
Friday afternoon I flew into Austin and got to spend the night with Mom. She brought a treasure box with her for me to look through. Inside this box she has stored years worth of journals, photographs, and videos from her trips to Sri Lanka! It contained gifts, and letters from the Sri Lankan people. It was amazing to go through! It will be so useful for me, in making this documentary! I can't wait to read everything she wrote in depth! I set up my camera on a tri-pod and tried to capture it all....but I'm not sure how successful I was. After an hour, I noticed my camera had shut itself off, and I have no clue how soon it decided to do that! Sooooo....I could have a 30 second conversation and I could have an hour. Hmmmm Either way, it was so nice to have that time with Mom and learn more about Sri Lanka!

Then yesterday I met my Dad's side of the family at the airport, where we all flew to Sarasota! We'll be here for a week. Our fist family vacation in a long time! Bring on the sun though! Bring it on!

Peace out! xoxo