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Reminiscing

Reminiscing

How can it be that we’ve only been home for a week after our beautiful vacation in celebration of our 4th wedding anniversary, and I am already ready to get back to the beach?! I need another one. Florida was so much fun. The beach in Lido Key was wonderful. The eateries in St. Armand’s [...]

Oh, Florida…How I Love Thee.

I had an amazing time in sunny south Florida with my girls, Felicia & Emily! We spent Spring Break in Ft. Lauderdale and made plenty of time to relax, eat, drink, be merry, and bask beachside in the perfect weather. More photos here, and a post to come soon!

Let’s Go Back

Missing the beach already… Sweet Siesta Key, FL.May 2008.

Day Five: Home, Sweet Home

Made it home safe and sound, pulling into the driveway around 3:00 pm. We shared the driving duties, traded off iPod time, and traveled under a cloudy gray sky for the entire 350 miles home. That type of icky weather made it a tiny bit easier to leave Florida behind, but already I am accosted [...]

Day Four: Early Morning Sunshine (of course)

I set our alarm to go off early so I could run down for one last visit with the beach, weather permitting. Of course the sun was shining brightly since it was our last day in Siesta Key, but I couldn’t feel too betrayed since it also meant I could squeeze in one more hour [...]

Day Two: Rain, Rain Go Away/Rainy Monday

Huge storm rolled through around 4:00 am and woke us, but it’s fury passed quickly and we were able to sleep in until Starbucks called and wanted us to donate to their cause. And we did. Mmm, caffeine. After a lazy morning, we decided to hit the beach and got all suited up only to [...]

Anniversary Trip Journal – Day One: We Made It!

(To catch anyone up to speed who doesn’t already know, J and I are celebrating our second wedding anniversary in Siesta Key, FL.) Loooong drive for us both, due to my lack of sleep and the fact that J’s drive actually started in TN, making it a 12-hour trip. Still, we enjoyed the ride, shared [...]