June 11 thru 13, 2007
We stopped in Myrtle Beach, SC to see the grandparents of Jessica, a foster daughter who was with us way back in 1987. She was 4 months old and stayed with us for 4 months. She was adopted by her grandparents and we got to know them during that time when they came back to Kansas for the adoption proceedings. Some of you will remember Jessica and how attached we got to her. We saw her again at Christmas of that year when she had her first birthday and saw her again when the grandparents, Bill and Sue brought her back to Kansas to finalize the adoption and had not seen her since. We have kept in touch with Bill and Sue over the years and it was very good to see them and catch up on what is happening in their lives and they in ours. Gene cooked burgers on the grill on Tuesday night as we visited and on Wednesday we met them at their home and went out to dinner with them, Jessica and her fiancé and another daughter, Becky and her husband. We dined at The Bistro, a very nice upscale restaurant in Pawleys Island. Jessica is now 20 but she still has the round sweet face we remember when she was a little girl. We had such a good time visiting and enjoying these good friends. And it was especially good to see the “grown-up” Jessica. We hope to do a better job of keeping in touch with Jessica and her family. We did not have time for much more in Myrtle Beach area. It is definitely a tourist trap much like Branson, MO.