Yesterday was Joshua's 21st birthday. We had wanted to make it really special, but it was a difficult thing to do! We left for Tampa in a borrowed vehicle with a bit more room than we are used to traveling in. Joshua thought it was just so we could be a bit more comfortable. We had a late lunch mid-way with all of the Robinson clan. Joshua thought we had a late lunch because we were having a late dinner. Then, we went to the outlet mall and did a bit of shopping. Joshua thought we were killing time until we went to dinner. Then we went to ANOTHER mall. Joshua thought we were killing MORE time before dinner! However, at this point, I dropped everyone off at the mall and went to the Tampa Airport where I picked up Jen. Jen is Joshua's girlfriend, and she had been in Michigan for Christmas. They talked earlier and Joshua thought her phone was going to be off for a while so she could go to the movie with her dad. Jen and I braved the holiday traffic at the airport and came back to the mall to the designated meeting spot, and the rest of the family came out of the mall and just like magic...Joshua found Jen! NOW, we were off to dinner! We went to Burns Steakhouse in Tampa, where we had 8:45 reservations. We waited a bit later than that, but finally were seated for the birthday meal. Burns is a very famous place, and a bit more than our normal! It is not something the Robinson family would do very often at all, but it is a wonderful experience and certainly gave us a good reason for Joshua to THINK we were going to Tampa! Of course we had the borrowed car to be able to fit in Jen and her luggage, and we had plenty of time to kill before her flight came in! Jen had her phone off while flying, she didn't make it to a movie yesterday! The whole day was planned around picking up Jen in Tampa. We love Jen and she seems to be a part of us, and Joshua sure is happier when Jen's around. We had a great meal and made some family memories. We wanted this day to be something for Joshua to ALWAYS remember, and I think he will. He was very surprised and very happy to have Jen back home!
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