Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts

Monday, July 7, 2008

Summer fun in Florida






















We are baaack... What a wonderful holiday we had! Our family was all together. We swam, ate, drank, played at the amusement parks, water parks, beaches, arcades, miniature golf, and so on. It was so much fun!
We went to Sea World, Aquatica, Busch Gardens Tampa, Altamonte Springs to watch the fireworks, St. Augustines beaches, fort and historic shopping district. We were all over the place, but each day was a gem in and of itself. Moments to be treasured.
I took 310 photos so this is only a drop. The flowers and foliage all over Orlando is amazing! The money they must spend to keep up all of the gardens along every walkway and street has got to be phenominal. It is gorgeous. There were some amazing skies. Colors of pinks, blues, oranges and big puffy white clouds. So pretty. The alligator in the above shot had to have been at least 10-12 ft. long. He was mammoth. Looks like he has never missed a meal. Sea World was a good time and had some great shows and rides. The dolphin show was one of my favorites. My camera was not quick enough to capture everything that was going on but I did get about 20 to choose from. The large stone mask was about 8' tall carved into stone at a miniature golf course we went to. The place was amazing. Very fun. They had an alligator show at the golf place. Wierd, huh?.
Anyway, I am back and will be hunkering down in my little craft room to start creating some fun stuff. I got inspired while away and reenergized. I will be looking at each of your blogs to see what you have been up to these past 11 days. Can't wait. It's like a rich dessert. Oh, speaking of a rich dessert, we ate at this fantastic seafood restaurant right on the water called "the Conch House" and they had this key lime pie that had to have been 3" tall and made from scratch. It was so creamy and delicious! That was my first "real" bite of key lime pie. Yummmm! Now I need to make one. In my spare tie, of course. Okay, now I am off. See you!
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Monday, April 21, 2008

Come join me...as I daydream




Well, today it was so hard to stay focused at work. I came across a couple of post cards from our trip to Aruba 2 summers ago that I had sent to my coworkers and it made me wish I was there all over again. Their motto is "One happy island". I just love that. It is on their license plates. The people were so friendly and the food, entertainment and beaches were fabulous! We had the best time. Anyway, the trade winds were always blowing making the heat bearable. Snorkeling allowed for face to face contact with Parrot fish, colorful sea urchins, starfish and beautiful coral reefs. The fish were so colorful and so many varieties. The sea was a vivid turqouise and so clear. The sand was white and the weather was divine.

Anyway, thought you might want to daydream with me... so these are a few photos I took while there. Laying beneath a palm sipping your favorite drink and enjoying a juicy novel, all with the sounds of laughter and the waves rolling in, the smell of cocoa butter and pineapple in the air. aahhh...enjoy!

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Summertime


I'm already dreaming of summertime. I don't know about you but winter is a real drag here in central PA. Gray, gray and more gray days. Aaaaaahhhhhh.....
So anyway, I woke up this morning thinking about the trip to Florida we will take in June and the Family reunion we will attend in Virginia in July and then all of the weekend trips we will take to see mom in Baltimore. Trips to DC, Old Town Alexandria, VA, will all be along the way to and from.
The beach beckons us, as well. Here , we have a few state parks with beaches, picnic areas, canoes, volleyball nets, etc. Fun, fun!
Where are you going this summer? In mind body or spirit. :)