Our 4-day trip to Florida was just the break I needed. It gave us a little “adult-only” time that included time laying out by the pool doing absolutely nothing! I have to admit though that I spent more time stressing about the trip – how much I would miss the boys & how they would do without us – in the weeks leading up to the trip. All the worrying ended up being for nothing because everything went so smoothly with the boys.
We flew out late Tuesday night and had to deal with a 2-hour delay on our flight (which ended up causing us difficulties trying to re-book our rental car without paying a fortune because it put us into the Orlando airport after our original car rental company closed). (On a side note, our friends flight that was supposed to leave 2 hours before ours ended up leaving at the same time as our – so we didn’t nearly have it as bad as it could have been.) After arriving in Orlando, we had another 1 ½ hour drive to our destination, so needless to say, it was a LONG day by the time we arrived! (On another side note, our delayed flight was definitely a predictor to how our entire trip would go – we seemed to have bad/late service everywhere we went – slow waitresses, slow food delivery, long lines & busy stores – but we did not let any of that spoil the trip.)
Wednesday was pretty windy by the ocean, so we ended up hanging out at the house by the pool all day, relaxing & soaking up the sun. We had an excellent dinner out that night – I had a delicious macadamia nut crusted Mahi Mahi that I could every day. Thursday was beach day and even though we were plagued by a few clouds & sprinkles, it wasn’t enough to ruin the day. Some of the group attended the wedding rehearsal & rehearsal dinner that night, so us & Cory’s cousin & wife (who were not in the wedding) enjoyed a little area touring and a yummy Mexican meal out. Cory & I also sipped on a delicious Mango margarita at a really cool ocean-side restaurant/bar before heading home for the night.
Friday, a couple of the girls & I went to a local craft show (which was more of a fine arts show – disappointing!) and out to lunch. Friday late-afternoon was our friends’ wedding, which ended up getting rained on (but not more than just an annoying hard sprinkle), outdoors at a local park. We went to the reception & dance that night and had a fun time acting crazy in the “photo booth” they had set up for all their guests. Saturday was another beach day – only the weather was absolutely perfect that day. We went to a different beach than we had on Thursday to change up the scenery a bit. We also did a little shopping (including grabbing some cute touristy shirts to bring home for the boys) and grabbed ice cream along the oceanside. Dinner on our last night in Florida ended up being at a local Italian place that had really yummy garlic bread knots.
On Sunday, I was so excited to get home & see my baby boys! Our flight was due in at noon & we surprisingly arrive ½ hour ahead of schedule! The boys were so happy to see us & get back home again but they have definitely missed Grandma & Papa this week.
It was a wonderful break but great to get back home again.
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| The beautiful home we stayed in! |
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| Cloudy Thursday at the beach. |
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| The view from my beach towel on Thursday. |
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| Cory & I (on the beach) |
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| Our group - enjoying our beach time. |
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| Cory & I (at the park, right after the wedding) |
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| Cory & I (at the wedding reception) |
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| Sunny Saturday at the beach! (perfect beach day) |
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