our florida getaway

We planned our Florida vacation around our 2 year anniversary for a good reason. This is where we spent the first night, our anniversary, on Treasure Island.

We exchanged gifts on our patio. It was divine.

 

 

We had fun watching people run from the storm. My hubby particularly enjoyed himself.

 

After a lovely morning, we drove to Orlando.

 

 We splurged and had a day O' fun at Universal studios. It was super fantastic (except for the rides that made us a little motion sick). That would be the Harry Potter ride (bottom left) It was unlike anything I had ever been on~ so many holographics and the ride spun upwards and downwards and all around. Crazy. Our stomachs were so crazy mixed up that we had trouble enjoying the simple roller coaster that followed. I definately think the rides in Florida are longer and faster.

 

It rained off and on all day, but we only had to break out these bad boys once.

 

 

 

A great memory. =) We ended our day at universal with an Anniversary dinner at Emeril's

 

 

We definately spoiled ourselves that day~ we saved our pennies so we could~ After our day in Orlando, we drove a few more hours to stay with these amazing people.

This is my bestie Candice and her husband Mike. They were amazing hosts. These cuties were there too...

I am kicking myself for not getting a family picture.

We enjoyed all kinds of adventures with our friends.

 kayaking on  the bay was definately a highlight. Jason caught something like 20 fish!

He's a happy boy!

On Wednesday night we joined Candice in leading worship. Mike is the pastor of their church in Cape Coral and Candice, the worship leader. It was amazing to help them out and lead worship together.

We stopped by a few beaches...

Fort Meyers, Sanibel Island and Naples. Ahhh.. we loved us some beach time. We could have definately gone for more.

 We had a date night in Naples and had ahhhmazing seafood. That night was a highlight. for sure. We loved everything about Naples.. the food, the shops, the beach.....

~  AHH PERFECT~ so romantically perfect

 We even squeezed in some girl time.. I love this woman. She's my soul sister and an inspiration to me. I am truely blessed to have her.

It was hard to say goodbye. My husband, who tends to be a little bit of a home body didn't want to go home.. I wonder why..

I wasn't ready to go home either...

It was an amazing trip. Perfect. Hopefully we won't let too much time pass before we go to the beach again or visit our amazing friends.

Or.. simply have moments like this.