the searbys

We spent the day at Ginnie Springs about 15 minutes north of Gainesville. They are natural springs with some of the world's deepest underwater caves. The spring itself feeds into the Santa Fe river and is a hotspot for tourists, especially for the July Fourth weekend. My new bosses and the owners of Coffee Culture, Mike and Alisa, host all the employees out there every year and provide the food, drinks and a campsite. You can get in the Santa Fe river at one end of the campground and float down for about 45 minutes to the other end. It is a nice, slow, relaxing pace and a lot of fun with a group of people on tubes and other various floating devices. The campground was packed with every site full and many scuba-divers exploring the caves. We really enjoyed it and got to know my co-workers a bit more too.
On the way home this evening we were craving some sweet food so we stopped at Publix and went in looking for something, anything sweet! (Publix is a grocery chain down here for you northerners reading this) After milling around the bakery for about ten minutes we decided on some sugar-covered donut holes. We got our two dozen (which are sitting in front of me right now) and went out front, sat down on an outdoor table and began to eat. There we were, 9:30 at night outside the publix sharing a box of donut holes and watching a gentle Florida rain fall on the parking lot. It was kind of romantic actually. A fitting end to a great day. Now we'll head off to sweet dreams and start another week of life in Gainesville, Florida.
-joel

I am glad you have time for leisure and exploring the area and making new friends. You will have to take us to that park when we come to visit - sounds like a pretty place. We are up to our necks in boxes here at Peacewood Farm, with the movers coming Wed. to take us to Birmingham. Leave-taking is never easy, but is particularly hard this time, with us leaving our dream property that has Joel and Mark and Linda's fingerprints all over it. It was aptly named Peacewood. The thing I will miss most is that peaceful feeling I always got when I drove in the lane. But every chapter in life has its blessings, so we are looking forward to the next chapter and new ministry opportunities. Hey, we got GRandma P. commenting on your blog! She is with it! Love, Mom  

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