FLORIDA!

I went to Florida.  Without my kiddos.  And sadly, without my Billy.  But I went with my mom to visit my dear sister, Alli.  I had a blast.  Is that bad to admit since I left behind my beloved children and husband?  Well, I really needed a break so it was nice!  Did it rain every day?  Yes.  Did we only get to the beach ONE time?  Yes.  But was it awesome amounts of fun?  HECK yes.

So here's what we did:

1.  We had our hair done in Alli's salon.  WOO HOO!  Alli has always been my favorite stylist!

2.  We ate delicious food that Alli made for us!  Which is also grounds for another WOO HOO because her food is spectacular!

3.  We went shopping at Sawgrass Mills.  It was super crowded but we found some great deals!  Before we went shopping, we ate A LOT at Bahama Breeze!  This is important because there are none of them around me.  So the last time I ate at one was in Florida two years ago!  Hooray for coconut battered onion rings!

4.  We went to Las Olas Blvd. and ate Yogurt Ur Way (THREE TIMES)!  It was THAT good.  And yeah, I'm sure I gained about ten pounds.  But it was vacation......

5.  We went to the Keys.  And oh how I love the Keys!  We spent one night in Key West and it was lovely!  Some things we did (in no particular order):  Sloppy Joe's, Margaritaville, the Hemingway house, the Little White House, Mallory Square, ate Key Lime pie!  I did mention that I probably gained a lot of weight, right?  Well, if the food wasn't so delicious......

6.  Finally, while in the Keys, Alli and I went parasailing.  Yup.  I did it.  And I lived to blog about it.  Really?  It wasn't that scary.  I will post pics and video of that little adventure in a separate blog.  For now, here are the other pictures from Key West!  And yes, I love posing with statues (in case you were wondering...)!

*WARNING:  PICTURE OVERLOAD*  (don't say you haven't been warned)

Apparently we were staying at an "adult only" hotel.  Which apparently means you don't have to wear your clothes at the pool.  Who knew?!?  Thank heavens we didn't use the pool anyway!

Wedding Fun!

Saturday was a pretty good day!  After the 5k, we had some company roll into town!  Billy's sister and her family were passing through and able to spend a day or so with us!  We had a wedding to attend on Saturday night and they were kind enough to watch Lola for us (Blake was with his dad)!  Lola had SUCH a great time and even went to bed without crying!  Billy and I have only been out about five times by ourselves since Lola was born.  So maybe that was what we needed to be able to leave Lola more often! :)

My very dear friend (and neighbor), Rochelle was the one who got married!  And it was FABULOUS!  Everything was perfect and she looked like a princess!  Aaron (her husband) looked pretty handsome, too!  They are a wonderful couple and I'm so happy for them!  They had their reception at the Skyline Club in Indy.  We could see the whole city below us.  LOVED it!  We didn't get very many great photos but we sure did try!  The lighting was kind-of a hindrance and I only got one pic with the lovely bride!

Congrats, Rochelle and Aaron!  We love you guys!