Late Pic Post...

I thought I'd share some photos of our super-duper time in Orlando. We had a lot of fun at Sea World and a great time on our Flamingo paddle boat. We named her Bridget. She provided us with a full 30 minutes of sunny and sweaty on-the-water fun. Good stuff! Then we moved on to the Shamu Show which was really cool. Made me want to train whales. Although, that profession is probably completely out of the cards for me, haha. I don't even like fish. But, it's fun to wonder what it would be like. And, I got a pretty sweet picture. Check it out!

Our fellow flamingo friends. Me with the flamingo fleet. Bridget is the one kissing my cheek. :)

Here are a couple pictures to let you see how beautiful it really is in Myrtle Beach, SC. It's in the top 10 beaches to visit in the U.S. It's really nice to swim in an ocean with no sea-weed tickling your legs and a very clean beach with powdery sand. Minus the couple of sharks that came near the beach (not while we were swimming), it was lovely. We got to watch everyone get out of the water one by one all the way down the shoreline. Kind of entertaining from the third story of our condo. We didn't know what was going on at first, but figured it out when we got a glance at two dark 'things' turning over in the water. Interesting sight, then we lost interest.
The view from our bedroom balcony.

Fam to Pull You Through...

Well, the hubby is off and currently in New Foundland, Canada. One leg of four out of the way to get over there. He called me on his cell phone which makes me scared to see what that 'long distance' phone call on roam is gonna cost us! haha. I don't care because I know he's doing good. We're in good spirits, still in a small state of denial that this is really happening, but staying strong overall.

My family & I spent a good amount of time at our pool this afternoon, headed over to the Farmer's Market and bought some groceries for dinner. We then came home and started watching Evan Almighty as we got hit by a random thunderstorm. Coincidence, I think not ;)!

Tomorrow I plan to take them downtown to see some of the cute shops and restaurants, maybe swim again, and eat at a Japanese steakhouse called Miyabi. It's de-lish! Gotta go check on my chicken fajitas. Adios for now!

Dun, Dun, Dun...

Well, in only a sad and short 10 hours or so, my hubby will be on his way across half of the globe. It's sad. At least my fam is here to be sad with me. haha. I just hate being apart. It's not my fault I love him so much. He's my bestest friend in the world. Gotta go so I can spend some good time and soak it in. Until then...

Yay for visitors!

Pieces of my family (including mommy, daddy, sissy, and niece Tay Tay) are all officially on the road to come see Chad & I. They left Texas around noon today and hope to make it to Jackson, Mississippi (a 10 hour drive) by the end of tonight. Then, after a good night's rest, they shall drive another 12 hours to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where we will be anxiously awaiting them! We have reserved an ocean-front condo at the Sandcastle Resorts for Thursday night through Sunday so we are sure to have a great time! Our resort has a lazy river pool and hot tubs abound so that's enough to make me happy for several days! Not to mention all of the surf shops and Dunkin' Donut stores. It's going to be a great weekend. They're staying with us through next Thursday so much fun is to be experienced! I love my family.

Pretty hotel shot from the ocean side.

The pool that's going to call my name for the next 4 days. I love me some vacation!

GPS, a God Provided Service...

Well, Chad & I were talking about some of the things we 'need' for ourselves the other day, one of them being a GPS. We used his little cousin's a couple of weekends ago in Atlanta and decided that we loved it. Chad's dad overheard our conversation and decided that since Chad is going to be gone over his birthday in August that he would get his birthday gift now instead of later. So, we headed down to Best Buy and found exactly what we needed. It's a Magellan which we hear is one of the best brands and so far it has been awesome! We travel so much that this is going to be something that we use OUT! It's very fun to be told where to go and to not have to do any of the thinking yourself. She has a pretty nice voice, not too annoying either so that's good. We have decided to name her Madge. She is the newest member of our family. No more Yahoo! maps for us anymore! Awesome.

Orlando, the world of dreams...

Today has been fantabulous! (not a word, but I'm using it!) From start to finish. Here it goes. Chad & I had one of those nights last night where you start off your 'go to sleep' routine with a cuddle and we usually break apart after about 10 minutes, turn our separate ways, and sleep away the night. Last night on the other hand, we cuddled and ZZZZZZZZZZ. Neither one of us remember falling asleep or anything thereafter. It was a beautiful night of rest on his parent's king size guest bed. That's another thing. Our next bed is definitely going to be a king. Posturepedic king, if I have a say in it (and you all know I will :)). Anyways, we woke up at 9:00, got dressed, and headed out for a quick breakfast. My hubby is obsessed with Smoothie King so we hooked him up with one of those and I got my cold Tazo Black Tea along with a blueberry scone from Starbucks...mmm mmmm.

We then headed to the place where sea life abounds and smiles are made....that would be Sea World. This was my first time at Sea World and I have to admit it was really fun. We rode the big rollercoaster known as Kraken TWICE in a row because it was so early, there was NO LINE. It was awesome! Then we headed over to the other big ride which was called Journey to Atlantis. It was much like Splash Mountain where you're in the 'boat' and fly down into the water to get soaked. We were then cooled off and headed over towards the Shamu Stadium. On our way, we ran into a paddle boat station where you can rent them for 30 minutes of fun. So, we got in our paddle boat, which by the way was in the shape of a huge pink flamingo, and did our thing on the small lake they had there for us. It was a hot one, but lots of fun. We then walked over to the stadium to see the whale show. Man those trainers get to do some really cool stuff with those whales. It's amazing how they train them. We were accidentally sitting in the 'soak zone' and for anyone that has ever been to this show at Sea World, then you know that they aren't kidding! Shamu came around and sent water flying with his tail, all the way around the stadium. Anyone on the bottom 15 rows or so got a nice 50 degree shower! It was fun though, minus the sticky salt water.

We were getting hot so we grabbed some lunch at the Old Spice Mill and we proceeded to buy our gaudy picture frame and get outta there. We came home and decided it was pool time so we went swimming in his parent's backyard and later we grilled out. Some chicken breasts, roasted corn on the cob, and green beans later, we ate dinner and were happy. It was a great day. I'll have pictures to share soon. In the meantime, I'm gonna go see what our plans are for today. Adios for now! :)

GOOOOOO!!!!

We just received the call from the squadron telling us that CHAD WILL BE DEPLOYING. Yay, we know something! We are happy and have coped with it and look forward to being able to spend the holidays together! It's a pretty good day! Thanks for the prayers and keep 'em coming!

Would write more, but we are spending time in Orlando right now and there's a pool and husband combination in the backyard calling my name. Adios for now!