Showing posts with label florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label florida. Show all posts

Sunday, May 19, 2013

A trip to the dog park!

A couple of days ago John suggested that we should take Bentley to Fleet Peoples dog park in Orlando. I'm not going to lie, I was a bit nervous. Bentely hasn't been around too many dogs in his 4 years of life, (honestly, he has never been to a dog park) so I wasn't sure what to expect from this new experience.


Once we got there I was overwhelmed and surprised by how many dogs were there just running around and playing. We started off by taking it a little slow. We went on a little trail that eventually led us to the lake where a large majority of the dogs were swimming and playing. Once Bentley was off his leash he started sniffing and playing with the other dogs.


Bentley has never gone swimming before and when we tried to get him to get into the water he wouldn't. So we threw a stick in the lake and told him to fetch. He slowly crept into the water and once he got to the stick he barely dipped his face in the water almost in a "polite" way.  It was so funny and cute!


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Friday, May 17, 2013

Downtown Orlando Love

Ever since John and I moved to Orlando we never felt like we actually lived in Orlando---> if that makes sense? Our first place was nice but far away from everything, the second place we lived was near shops and restaurants but was almost outside of the Orlando city limits. We are finally in a place where we feel like we are home and we're loving all that it has to offer! The other day I took a nice walk where I was surrounded by lakes and gorgeous old trees! It was perfect. I can't wait to explore more!regfv fhd regv s

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Bahamas/Key Biscayne 2013

So this post is really late. I mean really really late! BUT, I feel like if I don't write down my memories I might forget the small details later... so here we go.


In February, John and I along with two other couples (Sean and Tiffany and Molly and Ryan) purchased a 2 night,1 day cruise to the bahamas off of groupon for a very good price. We thought that February would be a great month to go and escape from the cold weather...however we were wrong. It turned out to be one of the coldest weekends during the winter in the Bahamas...as you will see below I'm wearing a coat during our trip!


The day before our cruise we stayed in Key Biscayne. When we checked in we were greeted with champaigne. It was a great way to start off our vacation! The "husbands" had pre-purchsed tickets to a yacht show in Miami for that day so while they were busy dreaming and drooling the "wives" enjoyed a day relaxing by the pool, reading, catching up on life, and last but no least "experiencing the spa."


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The next day we checked out and headed to West Palm to board for our cruise to the Bahamas! The first night Tiffany and I were deffinately feeling the seas. We both felt so sick. We could barely make it through dinner. (This happened to me on my Alaskan cruise and Tiffany on her honeymoon). Looks like we wouldn't survive on the million dollar yacht our husbands were informing us we would soon sail in the future :)


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When we woke up the next morning we were in the Bahamas! It was beautiful! Our day started off with breakfast and a fun little taxi ride to the touritst area to rent scooters! Since Sean had been to the Bahamams several times before he knew of a secluded beach that was about 45 mins- 1 hour away from the port. The girls were a bit aprehensive about riding the scooters especaially since we were warned by the cruise ship employees not to rent scooters becasue they can be extremly dangerous. Needless to say, the scooters were a GREAT idea and we enjoyed them way more than we thought we would. The beach was amazing too. I have never seen water so clear and turquiose before. There was driftwood everywhere! It was gorgeous!

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Once we dropped off our scooters we took a taxi back to the port however in the middle of our ride back our driver recieved a call for a pick up in the opposite direction of where he was taking us. Immediatly after he hung up, he ws littlerally talking to the other taxi drivers car to car, window to window WHILE we were driving trying to get one of them to take us. After several failed attempts he dropped us off with a different taxi driver and then he took us back to the port. We honestly could not help but laugh. We had a great time!


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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

hidden trails.

Happy New Year!!

Last week John and I found a beautiful trail in Orlando.

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After work today, we hit the trail with Bentley for a 3.5 mile walk! It's such a different scenery from what most people think of when they think of Florida.

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I for one, am happy to have access to this beauty! Being surrounded by the trees, wide open fields, and the quiet peaceful sounds of nature pulls me away from chaos of the city and helps me find a little comfort because it reminds me of home.

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ImageI was so happy I got to test out my new watch!

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I can't wait to go again!

Saturday, December 29, 2012

snow in the midwest.

My parents live in the midwest and the night of Christmas they got over a foot of snow! I'm a tad bit jealous. This morning as I was browsing through facebook my newsfeed was filled with all of these beautiful pictures of back home.

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They recieved another 3-6 inches last night. 

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I've been living in Florida for a year and half now and I still can't get used to "winter" and "cold weather" here. It's not the same for this midwest girl. Seeing everyone's pictures of the beautiful snowfall makes me miss the winter season and home so much.

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However, I am thankful I don't have to get up early in the morning to scrape the snow off of my car and turn the heat on full blast so I'm not shivering as I drive to work. :) 

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Thanks to everyone for posting your pictures! The snow is simply beautiful! Enjoy it for me :)

 

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

We are moving again!!

Well, John and I are moving!! (Big surprise here!!) haha. Just across Orlando this time! Since we have moved from Illinois to Florida we have moved 3 different times, lived in 3 different towns and lived in 2 different states! I'm convinced we have the moving "itch" and in another 6-12 months we will probably be moving again. :) One of the main reasons for our move this time is to save up money to buy a house! Which I am super excited about and the fact that we might buy in Orlando helps me feel grounded.

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As much as I hate packing, I find moving fun and exciting. It's another change and another adventure that I get to experience with the person I love. I am so thankful that we have got to experience all of these "moves" together. I really feel like we have grown so much and learned more about ourselves, each other, and God in each location we have lived. We have moved for different reasons each time and I can say without a doubt that the first move was the hardest but I grew so much and I am a much stronger person than I was 3 years ago! I'm really looking forward to this move next month because we will be living in an apartment which is a place I have never lived in before, so it should be interesting. That's all for now! Here are some pictures of some of our past moves!

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Moving day. Illinois to Perry, Georgia.

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Bentley posing in our basement home in Perry, GA.

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Taking Bentley for walks along the golf course

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Valentine's Day in Georgia

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Disney World! Orlando, FL