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May 20, 2006
Gibson Island
When Alexis got up from her nap we headed out toward Gibson Island to see the horses along the way. Alexis loves to drive out to Gibson Island, see the horses and then we turn around and come back because Gibson Island is a snooty gated community of rich people who don't let you visit their community, but I'm not bitter. ;o)
Anyway, as you approach Gibson Island the Chesapeake Bay is on one side and an inlet off of the Bay is on the other. During the Spring through Autumn in the inlet to the right there are a bunch of sailboats anchored and Alexis enjoys seeing them just as much as the horses along the way, even though they don't have their sails up.
The drive takes about 10 minutes to get there and 10 minutes to get back, given traffic and how you catch the traffic signals sometimes it can be about 15 minutes, but it's a nice little drive and it lets Alexis see her beloved horses and it gives me a chance to see my beloved water.
Alexis recently got a horse figurine she has named "Chocolate" because he is brown. (And it is a he...It's anatomically correct, but that's a rant for another time!) And each time we head out toward the horses she usually asks if we will see "Chocolate" although she didn't ask today, but she's kind of droopy today, but again that's a story for another time.
One of these days I'm going to meet someone who lives out on Gibson Island and they are going to love me because I'm a loveable sort of person and they will invite Jamison and I over for dinner. After I make it through the gate, I will roll up my window and laugh maniacally that I finally broke through the barrier to the exclusive community. Heck maybe when my book is published I'll buy a house out there...That is if I even like it there. I've found that many times in life the things you can't see, and the things you desperately want to see, are often massive let downs when you get the opportunity to see it in person, not always but sometimes and I guess that is just how life works.
Posted by Dianne at May 20, 2006 3:25 PM
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Wow! it looks beautiful!
I would love to see video of the day you break through the barrier :)
Posted by: Moni at May 20, 2006 5:12 PM