After a full Christmas eve and Christmas morning, me, Mr, Chicken Fry and the teen queen didn't exactly settle in for a long Winter's nap. Nope, instead we attempted to kill ourselves so we could hurry up and get somewhere we could rest! lol Instead of cozy nestling by firelight and gazing at our Christmas… Continue reading Florida ramblings
Per usual, Mr. Chicken Fry gets another win in the vacation husband and dad of the year award. His travel savvy is always on point. He's the master finesse of fun! Chicken Fry randomly found us a warm gulf coast beach resort near Tampa to end our Florida staycation. I thought it was a grandiose kick… Continue reading Opal Sands in Clearwater, Florida
Palm trees make everything better! The shadow picturesque giant palm leaves drooping against a California back drop is dreamy. People ask me all the time, "where is Palos Verdes, California?" This sporty bubble of a town is south of Hermosa and Manhattan Beach just above Redondo. It's in on a cliff I would say elevated… Continue reading California ramblings.
Mr. Chicken Fry nailed it. He booked us five prime time nights in a familiar, close to our hearts, sunny beach destination....Cancun, Mexico. We share a deep love for clear ocean water and white sand beaches and Cancun was a perfect hop skip and jump from Dallas, Texas. We were greeted and treated like royalty… Continue reading Mexico Gains
They say there is no place like home...but Orange Beach, Alabama gets pretty darn close. Also known as, Disney World, Orange Beach is the greatest family friendly coastal adventure in the United States. It's booming like crazy and I'm a tad conflicted about sharing this precious home away from home truthful tell all but hey,… Continue reading Orange Beach Tell All
Does anyone else feel like a crazed lunatic before leaving town? I was so much better at it in my mid twenties when less adulting and thought played into leaving the house for a week. Now it looks and feels a lot more like chaotic torture coupled with an endorphin rush that I have come… Continue reading Getting out of town
Jumping June bugs, it's almost the 4th of July! Many of you much cooler kids have already made your way out-of-town. You've stretched your legs on a sandy beach, taken photos in an Italian landscape, watched a Hawaiian sunset of six, hiked a mountain in Colorado or traveled abroad for a frosty shot of vodka… Continue reading Vacation Essentials re-visited
When I was a young preteen I spent quite a bit of time on the beach. I almost always had a friend and together we had two main objectives which were, in order of importance, our tan lines and our dribble castles! Duh, we didn't have cell phones. What we had was the beach… Continue reading Castles
Florida is a big place! So many options for family fun and beach shenanigans. I have a big (loud) gregarious extended family and twenty-seven of us thought it was a good idea to show Florida what we are made of! We came we saw and we made our mark that's for dang sure! TWENTY SEVEN… Continue reading Seaside
If I hadn't already named my hubby Mr. Chicken Fry I could easily come up with several other pertinent sarcastic yet fitting titles. One name that would certainly qualify is Mr. Spontaneous! He's almost spontaneous to a fault. Put it this way, in 21 years, there has hardly ever been a dull moment. And on… Continue reading Strictly Spontaneous
