Hurricane Gratitude
Tonight I went for the first walk that I’ve been on in probably four months. The temperature was a wonderful 70 degrees and the air was surprisingly calm ...
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a good Florida day…
By my best estimation, I think we spent something like 3-4 hours in the pool today. It was basically all we did today, and it was fantastic. The kids admittedly...
Animals, and Animals, and More Animals!
Today was a great day! Historically I haven’t really been much of a Busch Gardens fan because A) I’m scared shitless of “real roller coasters&...
Coming Home to Walt Disney World
Even though admittedly I still tend to snicker at the “Welcome Home!” slogan aligned with the Disney Vacation Club despite now being a member myself...
A Heavy Heart for Orlando
This has been a real shitty weekend. Friday night saw the death of YouTube musician Christina Grimmie who was shot while she was signing autographs outside of t...
Death of a Newspaper
It was a little sad, but honestly not at all surprising to read today that one of our two local papers – The Tampa Tribune – is closing up shop, as ...
2015 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 7 – Christmas at SeaWorld
So yesterday we spent the day at SeaWorld Orlando awing at whales and learning about sea turtles and just generally enjoying the Christmas spirit as they pumped...
Florida Living Done Right
The last couple of days were great, reflective in a way, and yet also a strange reminder of how sometimes I don’t feel as though I’m “living i...
The Legoland Follow-Up Post … Two Years Later
When I made my first pilgrimage to Legoland Florida a couple of years ago, afterwards I wrote this HUGE blog post about all of the things that I liked as well a...
2013 Holiday Advent Blog – Day 11 – A Convertible Christmas
I’m not gonna lie – I honestly don’t really even put down the top in my convertible anymore … not even during the summer, save for those...