First stop--Jacksonville. I was able to show Daniel my old stomping grounds. For some that don't know I lived in JAX for 2.5 years before moving to Charlotte. One of my favorite things about living in JAX is how I only lived 10 min. from the beach. Daniel and I drove straight there and met up with my friends Danae and Carl and their kids. We then were able to meet up with the Abel's, Baughman's and Bunso's for dinner that night.
Second stop--Hudson. We drove across the state to Daniel's grandparents house in Hudson on the Gulf Coast. We stayed there for 3 nights and had a great time hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa McCollum. Grandpa was sick a few weeks ago in the hospital so we were able to see him recovered and help Grandma out around the house. Daniel and I spent the days at the beach and also visited a Manatee Rehibilitation Center, which was pretty cool.
Daniel and Jamie enjoying a gulf sunset!
A manatee coming up to say "hi"-I'd never seen a manatee in person, they are huge animals!
two more manatees.
There were a ton of animals at this center mostly endangered but I loved the flamingos, they are such beautiful animals!
Grandpa and Grandma McCollum...they have been married for 58 years! We have 57 to catch up!
Third stop--Orlando. Wednesday we headed towards Orlando for a few days alone but first stopped to see my grandparents on the way. It was great to see my Grandma and Grandaddy and to catch up on life with them. After our visit we set off to our hotel near Disney. We didn't go to any Disney parks but instead went to Sea World's newest waterpark, Aquatica. We had so much fun...I really wanted to bring the camera but I was afraid it was going to get wet or stolen while we were riding the waves and slides. I'm not much for crowded vacation spots but the waterpark so so fun! Check it out if you are going to make plans for Orlando! Though we didn't go to Disney we did do dinner at Downtown Disney and went for a movie too!
Grandaddy, Jamie and Grandma. My grandparents have also been married 58 years--we didn't realize until this trip that both sets of our grandparents have been married the same amount of time.
The last night we were walking around Downtown Disney and we looked up and in their was a plane "writing" in the sky. It says "U + God = :)" Pretty cool message.
Another message in the sky!
Our last night out on vaca! It was a relaxing week!
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Man, that flamingo picture brought back memories of our honeymoon. I think since they got so played out in the 80's people kind of forgot how cool they were (or maybe it was just me) -- I was amazed at how beautiful they were.
I'm glad you had a great trip and that you made time for the important things like OFFICE dinner parties!
oops double posted -- that's how much I loved your flamingos!
I loved your VK rundown. And Seriously, you and Daniel have more pictures of the two of you than Onkar and I have had taken in our entire 8+ years of marriage.
Ii think I better get the camera out and start snapping... We got a lot of catching up to do.
I'm so glad you had a great vacation. How fun that both of you have grandparents that live in FL. Nothing like free lodging! Your pictures are great. I have seen a manatee in the wild with I was a little kid and I remember thinking it was huge. I guess they're called "sea cows" for a reason.
Glad you're back to blogging!!!
What a cool thing to see that plane message! Awesome! Love the picture of you and the grandparents - so beautiful to have that legacy in your families! Sounds like a great week - I think the whole WORLD should celebrate spring break!
Looks like ya'll had a wonderful spring break. Maybe next time you are in Jax we can get together.
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