This last week, Daniel and I checked out of our daily lives and flew to Florida for a much needed, relaxing break. I bought the tickets back in February when I was in a mid-snowstorm, WI-slump and I am so glad I did. This trip could not have come at a better time for both of us.
Our seven day vacation began with a five mile kayak trip down the Weeki Wachee River last Saturday. The natural, spring water was completely clear, a beautiful blue, and the sun felt amazing on our skin. The manatees had traveled to the Gulf since the water has been warming up so we weren’t able to see any of those, but we saw multiple schools of beautiful large and small fish. That night, we were sat at the perfect table on the water where I enjoyed Mahi Mahi tacos with mango salsa and sipped on watermelon mojitos. The next few days were a little more lax, hours spent at the pool under a hot, hot sun and an extremely high UV index.
Mid-week, Daniel surprised me with a drive into Tampa to a beautiful Spanish villa for my birthday. I had been feeling like my 25th birthday had been lost in the hustle and bustle of signing for our house on my birthday (not to sound ungrateful… I realize buying a house at twenty-five is an amazing birthday present) – little did I know, he’d had this getaway planned even before then. I highly enjoyed our California King bed, Daniel enjoyed the in-room jacuzzi and we relaxed guilt-free in our amazing room. We did walk down to the beautiful pool (mainly because I felt like we had to since it was there), but were quickly back upstairs to veg. Daniel read about half his book and I binged reality television. Win, win, win. We ordered pizza (I can’t remember the last time we did that), and after, Daniel announced he was starting a new hard-core eating plan the moment we get home.
The second half of the trip was a continuation of the first. Lots of sun, lots of suntan oil and a little suntan lotion obviously…even if it was only SPF 8. We stopped by Honeymoon Island on the drive home from our villa and walked up and down the beach instead of laying down towels. The sand was packed so we figured this would be the best way to soak in all the rays we could and avoid having to find a space to lay down our towels and then have to flip over. It’s the little things. All in all, the beach was beautiful. The umbrella’s were beautiful and colorful and scattered across the beach. I found a decent amount of shells (of course I stopped to pick them up) and tucked them into Daniel’s back pocket for safe keeping. I can’t wait to be back!
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