I miss you, Florida!

Wow, it's been forever. But hey, better late than never, right! Waaaay back, in January, we went on a trip to Florida. The weather was perfect! It was between 70-80 degrees. But the company was even better than perfect! We went with Ryan's parents and the Franklins, who has a time share in Florida. We are so grateful that they invited us to come along, we had such a blast!

It's hard not to catch some Zzzz's on a 3 hour flight.
We got to our Hotel late that night, so about all we did was get some pizza and went straight to bed. The next day was Sunday, a warm sunny Sunday at that! We enjoyed the whole day hanging around our amazing Hotel.
Oh, what memories we made at this pool!

Of course, Ryan had to check out the weight room....even on vacation.

That Sunday was also my father-in-laws Birthday! A very nice guy made a lovely Mickey Mouse hat just for him, in celebration of his birthday :)

Happy Birthday to the greatest dad! We sure love you!

Our hotel, like I said, was amazing. It had TWO floors. Fancy, huh!

It says: U + GOD = :)

It's true! So very True!

The next day, Monday, we went to Discovery Cove. This place is AMAZING! So, so, soooo Fun! Did you get that, SOOOOO FUN!! Out of all the fun days we had, this day was my favorite.

It's a armadillo! It's so cute! Look at that cute pink nose.

Discovery Cove has so much to do! There's snorkeling with the fishes, floating down the lazy river, and even a all you can eat buffet! You can even swim with the dolphins, which I so wanted to do. But when it cost $200.00 a person, we decided not to. Dang it! Next time....I hope. Then I can finally cross it off my bucket list.

Ryan, you Oinker! Okay, okay.... half of that food is mine. Who doesn't go a little crazy when it's all you can eat, just saying.

We snorkeled with Stingrays and Manta Rays, which were seriously huge. Kinda scary, really! haha! I was so scared I was going to step on one!

Floating down the lazy river.

It's me!

We also met a Sloth. They are so funny looking, and stinky smelling too.

Discovery Cove also had a bird Aviary. Birds are everywhere. And they land wherever they want to!

The Birdies loved Ryan. But who doesn't :)

Look at this little guy. He really liked us.

Like father, like son.

The end of the day was sad, I didn't want to leave!

I saw this exact same dude last time! We went to Florida in 2009, and drove past this same car back then too! What a weirdo!

On Tuesday, we went to Aquatica, which is Sea Worlds water park.

I really didn't take a lot of pictures that day, I guess I was too busy playing.

On Wednesday, we went to Sea World. That day was the coldest day out of the whole trip. It rained and we froze. So we only spent half the day there.

I was proud of my mid-action shot :)

Silly Seals...

Cutest Paige.

I want a pet dolphin, that's all I ask.

Manta Rays are so slimy feeling...

We went to Busch Gardens on Thursday. I didn't know that it was half a z00! We only had one day to spend there, and we so needed two! There is lots to do and see!

The pet show! I really love anything to do with animals doing cute things. Man, I need to teach Ellie to do that :)

This has to be the old wise kangeroo, that watches over the others.

We got to pet kangeroos!

The Sheikra. So. Fun.

I love them so.

Can you see Ryan, back there in the gray?

Monkeys are seriously so funny to watch. That one back there, he wants to give you a kiss.

Some really cute monkeys.

And to end the trip.....this is what happened to Ryan. Oh my sweet Ryan, who is just a big kid at heart. Long story short: while swimming in the pool, he smacked his head right into a corner of the pool. Then we spent the whole night at the emerency room. So, 6 stitches later, we now have this lovely fun memory to tell. And plus, now Ryan has a matching scar with Harry Potter.

Good bye Florida. I really, really, REALLY miss you! The night we came home, it was snowing like crazy, which made me miss Florida even more!

So happy it's spring now! At least the sun is shinning more! yay!

Everyday Life

At the moment, life at our house isn't very interesting. Ok, no.....I take that back. With a husband like Ryan and one crazy pooch, life is very interesting. They keep me smiling and laughing, even on my bad days. I get the privilege to hear a new song (one that Ryan makes up as he goes) every morning. Guitar music is often heard at our house, mostly something from Metallica or Van Halen, but sometimes the Buffy theme sneaks in there. Ellie constantly carries around her new squeaky toy (Mr. Squeakers) that she loves to death. She tries to bury it (like its her treasure) in the blankets we keep by the couch. She's just like a kid, you get her a new toy, and she never leaves it. This is my life on a daily basics, besides work and working out (yes, again, but this time I'll keep it up.....I hope). But other than the little things, which really do matter, we've had to find other ways to entertain ourselves during these long cold months. You know how this time of year goes. For us, it's too cold to want to go out and play . And if we did, there isn't much going on out there anyways. So, since we hide away at home, we have recently become obsessed with this:

SUPERMAN!

Or, actually....this series:

What have I been missing?!?!

I love it! I love it!

I guess we're on some sort of a Superman kick, cause since we started watching Smallville, we've been watching the 1980's Christopher Reeves ones too. I used to watch them when I was a kid, but I didn't remember them being so cheesy.
All in all, not only is Superman super awesome, I am loving spending the time with Ryan. It's our time, where we can cuddle up and just be together. And Ellie snuggles with us too, and I love having my family all together.

And then there's Books. I am loving books lately.

When I was younger, reading wasn't my favorite. I do remember enjoying "The Baby-sitter's Club" back in 3rd grade, but after that books became boring to me. I never really read them in High School either, and when I did, it was because I had to for school. But then the Twilight series came out, and EVERYONE told me it was so good. So I read it.
And from there, I've been hooked. I've finally discovered the joy of reading! I can't believe I ever thought books were boring!

I've heard reading was a stress reliever, and it must be true. It is so nice to escape life and fall into my imaginary world. Not that I don't love my life, but an escape is much needed from time to time, cause we all know, life has it's hard moments. The Hunger Games helped me get through this last year....it was an escape. You all know I love the series and now I know I'm going to love the MOVIES! I scored tickets to the midnight premier! Whoooo-hoo! I can't even tell you how excited I am!!

Some of other books I've read recently is:
And I would recommend this book! I started reading it, thinking it was going to be weird, but quickly found out that I was wrong. It was really good. So if you are looking for a good book, this ones it!
This one was pretty good, not my most favorite, but entertaining.
Owww...this one is the latest one I finished. Loved it. But, I usually love anything to do with romance, and this one has plenty of that in it. And even better, the MOVIE comes out in March! I'll for sure be seeing that one! I love when they make books into movies. Some people don't like it, but I do. Even if I am disappointed in how it turned out, I still like to see what other people's imagination did with it.

I am getting a little bit of that cabin fever, I miss warm weather. I miss sitting on my back porch, sunbathing....while reading a book :)

If you guys have any favorite books you've read, share them with me! I need them!