Thursday, October 28, 2021

Sno Falls Girls Trip 2021

It's hard to believe it's been almost ten years since we left Washington.  But in those eight years we lived there we were fortunate to form many lifelong friendships that thankfully have continued to grow since leaving that beautiful place.  Some of these friends have come to visit us since leaving which has been so fun.  But it took until this year that my dear friend Mara and I finally decided to put a girls trip together to try and get as many of us together as possible and what not a better place to come to than Florida where I can offer up our home.  While there were about thirty people we invited and sadly we later realized we still managed to miss a few, we knew that only a handful would likely be able to come but how thrilled we were to see within 24 hours of sending out the invite several girls had booked tickets!  There ended up being nine of us which worked out great as far as accommodating people comfortably here at the house but we are already looking forward to planning our next one with the hope of not leaving anyone out.  Here are a few highlights from our time together! 

Here are Mara and I scouting out Rock Spring a few days before everyone arrived. I had never been but after doing some research was shocked to learn it was only a half hour from our place.  It was beautiful!

Next to arrive was Edie and Rachel.  Since they came in a day before the main group arrived, we took advantage of having most of Wednesday to hit the beach and enjoy lunch on the pier before everyone else arrived later that afternoon!














The girls have arrived!  What a great time everyone had at Rock Springs.  Favorite part of the day though had to be Mara and I looking through all the hysterical photos that were captured by the GoPro that we never intended to take. I honestly can't remember the last time I laughed so hard.  We had cramps by the time we were done.  We have promised not to post those...haha!


After a great time at the spring it was off to this hole in the wall right outside the park.  Definitely the best onion rings ever at Rock Springs Bar and Grill!
The next day we were off to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.  That never disappoints for those guests wanting to see alligators in the wild.  But since I've been so many times I neglected to take any photos but it was a crowd pleaser.  After that we enjoyed a fabulous Thai lunch and then it was off to the beach!
Probably the best part of the trip was all the time spent bonding whether it be in the hot tub, over dinner at Disney Springs, or while rooming with an old friend. So grateful to have these ladies in my life. Until next time...

Friday, October 15, 2021

HOCO 2021

Well, it happened.  It was only a matter of time before Jack, Connor, and Tyler would no longer be the only men in Sage's life.  We've officially gone from daddy daughter dances to homecoming dances...in fact this was her very first one! While she is not yet allowed to single date for a variety of reasons, I can say one big reason is I have far better ways I'd like to spend my weekend than chauffeuring a couple underage teenagers around town.  If you're too young to drive you are too young to date in my book! We did agree to allow her to go to homecoming if she went in a group, which is what she did and thankfully, there was no chauffeuring involved!  And how cool is it that our high school has homecoming at SeaWorld!  Living in Orlando does have it's benefits!

It's always fun to see how these kids ask each other to dances. Admittedly I had to ask Sage to explain the sign to me...haha!  Yes, I'm a little slow and had to say it several times to finally get it... I guess I've turned into my mom.  I did however immediately notice that Bo had caught on to Sage's love for turtles.











So how cute are these two!  

A few other photos from the night! 



Love my girl! Here she is with one of her best friends Gabby who she met up with at SeaWorld.