You will never guess what I did today!!!

Day 4 in Key Largo. Andrew and I took a day trip down to Key West, FL. (about 2 1/2 hours away) We paid $30 each to PARASAIL!!!!! yes, you have read this correctly, I, miss.scardycat of most things went Parasailing! Wild. I am so proud of myself. It was a blast, and such a smooth ride too. I went up there with Andrew as a pair harnest in, to do this together for the first time for the both of us. The trip upwards into the air from the boat was smooth, and the arial view was calm and beautiful. Then the parasail starts to return back towards the boat and the guide dunked us in the water, like a dip and then back up in the air.

So fun! DO IT DO IT DO IT, if you have never been, I can do it you certainly can also. I just did it and tried not to think too far ahead about it, or I would have squirmed out of it, and then miss out on an opportunity of a life time.

Key Largo at the bird sanctuary

Here are some pictures I took at this Bird place we came across. Mostly of Pelicans and Cranes and Eagrets.

The pelicans blend into the ground well, and are not the prettiest birds around, but fasinating to see a bunch up close all at once. We had fun feeding the birds!
The colors vary by age of the bird, the younger birds are whiter and gradually get a brown belly as it gets older. this one is a "teenager"

At 3:30 it is time for bird feeding, we had the chance to feed the pelicans some fish.
Andrew taking his turn feeding fish to the birds.
My turn feeding the pelicans.
There is an excited birdy flappin his wings for me, "over here!" I want some fish!"

Beautifully posed, sometime they would stand there for a while, then all of the sudden the stretch out their neck and yawn, then clap their beeks together, making a clapping noise. Funny.




I pointed out a bird in the cage area called a "Brown Booby" (pic below)...
Andrew says, "Where? I want to see the Booby?"

At the end of the bird sanctuary there was a guy showing everyone this pretty orange snake. The snake color coordinated with Andrew's Hooters Tshirt, and with my ring.

Cool Snake.

wearing the snake as a neck tie...

Key Largo Continued day2

Day two, we went to a bird sancuary and came upon a helicopter ride at a beach. We hopped on that oppertunity in an instant! It was $100 per passanger, $200 later we had a chance in a lifetime filled with the beauty of Key Largo from the aireal view, the ride was so smooth and floaty feeling. I thought helicopters were bumpy rides, but not at all.

Pics below of our adventures...

We flew over a lighthouse and people in boats. The ride was such an awesome experience!

The dark areas in the water is all seaweed and reefs. the aqua-light blue waters are shallow, to about knee deep.

Fun times in KeyLargo!!!

Day one in Key Largo, we drove over to Anne's beach. The water her on the east coast is much more saltier than west coast beach water. Andrew and I were swimming around in the shallow waters and I inevitably got some water in my mouth, MAN WAS IT SALTY! Tasted like a cup of salt poured directly into my mouth. ICK! The theory to this, water evaporates quicker here with the humidity and is leaving all the salt behind. Verses the California beach water is cooler and doesn't evaporate as much, that it does not taste so salty.

The picture of the fountain is a giant “conch shell” The Florida Keys is all about Conch and Key lime pies stuff. Andrew ordered Conch soup for lunch, and I bought a conch shell from a shell shop. We haven’t tried the key lime pie yet. The conch shells are the kind of shell you can put up to your ear and listen to the sound of the ocean.

Here are some pictures of Andrew and I hanging out in the shallow waters, of Anne's Beach near Key Largo, FL.


The shalow waters range from knee deep to waist deep for miles.

Many of the mail boxes around the islands are creative like the fish bait one in the photo above. I took this pic to show my dad, he lives in a small, fish town. This type of mail box would be perfect for my parents house.

Keylargo here we come!

We are off to a vaca. in Keylargo, FL! Any suggestions to things to do and see while we are there?

So far planned: Relax, massage, beach fun, swimming, snorkling, fun times.

Photos provided by online hotel pictures of Keylargo, FL.

The massage table awaits for my arrival...

"Keylargo...baby wanna take you to the...FL Keys!" -BeachBoys song
Out door dinning, by sunset...breathtaking!

June means wedding season!

I work at a hotel, so we will start to have alot of weddings here. Either for the reception or for wedding party to have rooms with us. We also get a few just married couples with no reservation, just walking in still in their dressed up attire. It is so pretty to see the different wedding gowns the brides are wearing currently.


I was in a wedding a few weeks back for my best friend, Emily. I was her Maid of Honor. Her wedding was on the beach, wiggling our toes in the sand; on a beautiful day for the ceromony too.



Here are some pictures from her beach wedding, off of Cayucus Beach:

Matron of Honor (me), Best man and the mother of the bride in blue.
Mother & Father of the Bride give her away after a brief prayer is said. The 4 brides-maids and 4 grooms-men pray along as the groom patiently awaits his bride...Amen.
The Blushing Bride! I took this picture while the photographer was taking a series of poses. My favorite wedding photo from that day. She is so pretty, and blissfully happy and in love.
The happy couple on Cayucus peir. At the reception I take a photo opp with my "little" brother. haha.

WEDDING TRADITIONS:
Wedding tradition of feeding each other cake.

First dance as husband and wife.

Tossing the bowquet to all the singler gals at the wedding.
Tossing the brides garter to all the single guys at the wedding.