Two Peas in a Pod: May 2011

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Day 3...Sea World

We made the 2.5 hr drive to Orlando to go to Sea World on Sunday and boy was it packed. I did not expect it to be so crowded. Overall I enjoyed it especially the One Ocean Killer Whale show and the Dolphin show. I was overjoyed when Adam and I both got the chance to touch a dolphin. I have touched one before but it was Adam's first time. It was super fun. We to do most everything we wanted to. It pretty expensive and the food buffet was awful and wished I could have gotten my money back. I tried to not let that ruin my experience. We sat in the soak zone at the Shamu show and the show was more than half way over and we have only been sprinkled on but when they had the whales slap there tails against the water it made such a splash. They had done it to every section and I thought oh great they forgot about us...oh no we got soaked!!!!!! I put the camera under my shirt to protect it but that only provided a little protection. Adam was dripping wet and I was glad that it was so warm so we were able to dry off very quickly. We sat in the soak zone at the Dolphin show as well but did not get nearly as wet. It was a great day!

Day 2... Beach Time

We woke up at about 9AMish and ate breakfast in our room and then got our swim gear on and packed up the little cooler and some snacks and headed for the beach. There is private beach access just for the hotel guests so we went there first. It's a tad rocky so we drove down a ways to another spot where its a little less rocky. We found a perfect spot and headed into the water. I can now say I have been in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The water is a tad chilly but you adjust quick. We had a blast playing in the water. I love the waves and could not stop smiling. Everything about being here is perfect. We had fun challenging each other to silly games. We got out of the water after about an hour and then rested on the beach working on our tans. Adam took a nap and I read a magazine. We ate some snacks and people watched. We decided we had had enough beach time and headed back to the car. The sand here is scorching hot and I swear I thought I was going to end up with bad burns on the bottoms of my feet. Flip Flops were hardly any protection since sand can easily get in. I was tempted to just pick them up and run but since I was carrying an arm full of things It wasn't an option. We arrived back at the hotel and freshened up and I blogged while the hubs napped. We then headed to the Juno Beach Boardwalk, we had to pay a dollar to walk on it. We both got ice cream bars and walked along the boardwalk. Ice cream bars in Jupiter Florida don't last long before they are running everywhere, I think I maybe got 3 bites in before it got so messy that I ended up throwing it away. I have never seen so many people fishing in my life from kids to women to teenage boys to men. They are serious about there fishing around these parts of the USA. They had every possible thing you could need for such a sport. They would run from one part of the dock to the next trying to catch a particular fish. They had already got some big ones and they were just lying on the dock. We had a great time watching them in their element and how they were so passionate about such a thing. We were hungry by this time so we found a pizzeria called Costello's, they had delicious pizza and while we were there they had a guy actually singing while we ate. It was very nice and romantic. I was so full afterwards. Since you can't really do much when its dark we decided to hit a movie. We had not yet seen Kung Fu Panda 2 so we saw that and really liked it. It was way late by the time it was over. They have 12:10 showings for just about every movie which we thought was interesting usually only the new movies coming out get a midnight showing but not here! We were so pooped by the time our heads hit the pillows that It took me about a minute to fall asleep. What a great day for sure! I love Florida more and more everyday!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Day 1...The Beginning

Yesterday we left on our vacation to Florida. We woke up at 4 AM in order to give us 45 minutes to get ready and spend some time with Nala before leaving. We were so busy gathering last minute things that I didn't have time to be sad about leaving Nala for 5 days. I think I was more sad the day before. Goodbyes are always hard for me. We drove to the airport and got a parking spot, we remembered to take pictures of our parking station as to not forget when we return. We saw the bus at the stop so we ran trying to make it but the bus was to full so we had to wait for the next one. We arrived to the security line which was very long. I was glad the it moved at a steady pace. We got through it with no problems and got to our gate in plenty of time. Our flight to Denver was uneventful and easy. It was only about a 50 minute flight. When we were landing another plane in front of us did not taxi off in time so was had to go back up and make a loop around in order to land again. We got off at gate B87 and in order to get to our connecting flight gate to Ft. Lauderdale we had to go clear to gate B18 which was about a 20 min walk. Adam's suitcase handle is broken so it doesn't allow you to pull it up in order for it to roll so he had to carry it the whole time, poor boy. By the time we got the gate we both need about 2 naps to get our energy back. Good thing they had moving walkways to help ease the brunt of it. We had about 2 hours until our plane began boarding. We got lunch at Pizza Hut Express and I got some magazines (an essential for long plane rides). We boarded the plane sitting close to the back but not all the way to the back. We ended up sitting on the runway for 40 min before taxing out to take off. The TV's were a great distraction but when we took off they turned off unless you paid $7.99. We got through the 3.5 hour flight and once again had to walk forever to get to the rental call place. We had not reserved one before coming so we were not sure how it would turn out. They had many to choose from but we ended up going with Thrifty. They were able to get us a 2010 Toyota Corolla for a great price. We had nice 1.5 hour drive to our hotel. Man is it breath taking here. We arrived and got our room #915, we got on the elevator and go to press 9 but there was no 9 so we go to 8 thinking there might be a way to floor 9 but there wasn't we went back down and asked one of the bus boys. They said it was the penthouse floor so we are staying on the penthouse floor which feels very expensive lol. We love our room its amazing!! Once we got settled we went to the grocery store to buy snacks for the beach and stuff for breakfast. We decided to have dinner first and the Outback Steakhouse was right next to the store so we went there. It was great for our first real meal of the day. We got our groceries and headed back to the hotel. We watched National Treasure while listening to the waves crash outside. We decided to leave the sliding glass doors open but the curtains closed so we could still hear the beach. It was nice drifting off to sleep with the waves as my lullaby. I am excited for us to begin our vacation and can't wait to see what it has in store for us. I can't help but miss my NaNa (Nala) but I know she is well cared for but my sister-in-law Erin. It has been a stressful past couple of weeks with the fence project going on. It we will be nice to get away from the sometimes mundane day to day things and to explore a new part of the USA. I have never been here before but I have heard nothing but great things and so far they have exceeded my expectations. We are excited to be here celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary on the 31st. I am grateful to have the opportunity to have time with my hubby and to build more memories together. More posts to come and pictures!!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

300th Post--Wordless Wednesday

Monday, May 16, 2011

Looking Forward to...

This...

As part of my birthday gift even though my birthday is still a little over 2 weeks away (June 4th.) Mr.C surprised me yesterday with tickets to see the American Idol tour on July 6th!!!

I had been telling him how much I really wanted to go and I know he did too. This is the first season I have really wanted to go, everyone is so great this year and I wanted to see them perform live.

So I got my wish and can't wait....thanks babe!!