Jacksonville Ski Club?

Yep, there is such a thing! Last week we went to the first meeting of the season for the Jacksonville Ski Club and it was AWESOME. It was the first time since moving to Florida that people actually had heard of my home town, and many had actually been there to ski!! We weren't really sure what to expect at the meeting, and quickly found out that these people are for real!! Each year, the club plans six ski trips and the members choose which ones to go on. This year, they are headed to places like Vail, Big Sky, The Canyons and Jackson Hole. Since each trip is over $1000, we probably won't be joining them, but it was fun to exchange stories and chat with people who love the snow as much as we do. Hard to come by down here!

All The Small Things

One of the reasons I started this blog was so I could try to keep in touch with every one a little better. Being so far away from family and friends gets difficult at times, but I'm pretty excited about all the opportunities we have had since moving to Florida. One of my favorite things we've been able to experience is live music! On Saturday we got to see one of our favorite bands in Tampa... Can you tell who it is? :)

Yeah we were pretty far up there, AND forgot a camera, so this is the only photo documentation we have of our trip to see BLINK 182!! It was a blast. With beer in hand and loud music in our ears, we enjoyed from the nose bleed section. It was my birthday gift to Nick this year!!

Some of the other bands we have gotten to see since moving here are Yellowcard, Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance and Toby Keith!! Always looking forward to the next one :)

Trip to Savannah Georgia

One of my favorite parts of living in Florida is exploring the surrounding areas; all places I never thought I would be lucky enough to see. Last month, we took a trip up to Savannah with our friends, Loni and Tyler (miss you guys!) We walked the intricate streets, sampled local flavor and explored everything we could in our short time there. My favorite was our lunch at The Lady and Sons Restaurant, started by Paula Dean. We had to wait in line for reservations at the major attraction, but all the buttery, deep fried goodness was well worth it. Savannah was such a beautiful, quaint place that reminded me a lot of Whitefish, MT, minus the extreme heat and Paula Dean's. 

Always looking for a photo op, I had to get some pictures of this stairway right on the river.

We shopped and shopped, and I could have spent hours in this cute kitchen boutique.

Same with this store, filled with random toys from our past like old school Nintendo, action figures, and of course, snap bracelets. Loni and I thought we'd try out a new look.

Our New Apartment!

After living inland for a few months, we decided to pick up and move ourselves across the intercoastal waterway to Ponte Vedra Beach. Now we have the luxury of spending our down time in a place we truly love with the Atlantic Ocean and sandy beaches just blocks away. Nick loves that he can surf before AND after class any day he wants, and I have been having a blast decorating and organizing our new (and much bigger) apartment. Although we are further from work and school, our new surroundings are definitely worth it. 

 My first real fire place!!! I lived in cold climates most of my life and always

wanted one. Now I'm living in hot, sunny, humid Florida and can probably use it

one month out of the year. I'm still super excited to light up a fire 

when the temperature dips down to 40 :)

 Screened in porch to keep the bugs out and CeeCee in :)

Nick's office/toy room