The Trop

Between all the chaos of hosting visitors, we squeezed in a day (on Saturday) at the Rays Game with some friends. There were more of us than what is pictured here, but I forgot to get a whole group shot. The Rays host a fun event called the Summer Concert Series, where they will host concerts after some of the Saturday night games. They put the stage out in center field, and a few fans get to go out on the field, while others watch from their seats.

We lucked out with some people giving free wrist bands away, and we were able to go down onto the field to watch the concert.
It was my first time on a major league field!
The Barenaked Ladies performed.
Robert and his friend had to test out the wall by running into it. This is the lady yelling at them to stop!

Last shot before we left to go home. We had a blast! And, the Rays won.

Whirlwind

Out of nowhere, this past week turned into a whirlwind of a week hosting people at our house. First off, I noticed on Facebook that one of my childhood friends, Jessica (Wells) Rabun was in the Tampa area, so we met up for lunch on Thursday. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of us together. During my lunch with Jess and her family, I received a text from Robert telling me that his best friend, Spencer Jones and his fiance Hayley, would be coming down for a couple of nights to stay with us. So, they arrived late that evening and we had a great time hanging out the next day or so. We laid out by the pool, went out to dinner, and enjoyed the sunset on the beach before they had to go home.
Spencer & Hayley

After they left (Friday afternoon), that night Robert's friends from school dropped by unexpectedly and wanted to play some ping pong and pool. Afterwards, we were able to recover for one day before another unexpected visitor(s) arrived. This time the missionaries from our church decided to come over on Sunday evening for a visit/dinner. Just when I thought we were going to make it safe and sound through all of our visitors (Jess's 2 year old, friends, & 4 sweaty guys), one of the missionaries spilled half of a pitcher of bright red Koolaid all over our table, where it continued to pour off the side onto our ivory carpet....

YES, I know what you are thinking, it is as bad as it sounds. Luckily, Robert and I acted fast and we were able to get most of it out of the carpet. We will be trying round two tonight to see if we can get the now slightly pink spot out of the carpet. If you have any special cleaning secrets, I am all ears.

Other than that one "minor" incident, this past week was a lot of fun and we enjoyed staying busy. It was fun getting to interact with so many different people in such a short time frame.

Let's Make Some Waves

This weekend was spent out in the sun! We started it off with tennis, soaked up some sun at the beach, played 18 holes of golf, and then finished up the weekend with a boat ride out on the bay/gulf. We finally got a chance to take a boat ride around all the water that surrounds us. A lady from our church has a nice boat, and invited us out for a ride. It was a beautiful day for a boat ride, and made us want a boat even more than we already do.

Captain Robert - I think he could get use to this. We had a wonderful weekend and wish we could play like we did everyday. We love the Florida sunshine!

Happy Anniversary

On Sunday, we celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary. Thanks for all the calls/cards. We appreciated it and are happy that our first two years of marriage have been such a blessing and some of the best years of our life.

Spur of the Moment

So this past weekend, we decided it would be a good time to make a drive up to Jacksonville. On Thursday night we called Robert's parents and said we were coming up. We arrived on Friday and had a wonderful night out eating with the Jones followed by a visit to our friend Spencer's new home. The following day was spent relaxing and playing in the pool.
Even Blizzard went swimming.
The boys had fun being boys. See how much fun you can have with just a floaty?

Robert will make a game out of anything.

Even with all the commotion, most of us were able to just relax and soak up some sun.

It was a fun trip where we ate out a lot, shopped a little, celebrated our 2 year anniversary, and visited family and friends. Robert's granny made us a beautiful quilt for our anniversary. It was very detailed and beautiful, she is such a sweetheart. Well, that pretty much sums up the whole weekend in a nut shell. It feels good to just get out of town for a little bit for some R & R. Except now I have to go on a diet. I ate way too much food this weekend!

My Favorite Time of Day

Besides the end of the work day, which just so happens to be just about around the same time.

Around 4 or 5 PM the sun starts making it's way over on the west side of our building. When it starts to set in the sky it makes the water sparkle like a thousand little diamonds shimmering in the sunlight. I love it, and every day I have to stop and stare as I am mesmerized by it's beauty. What can I say? I am all girl, and I love things that sparkle. I know the picture doesn't quite do it justice, but just imagine it a million times more beautiful and actually glittering.

Weekend Festivities

I love that the Atlanta Temple is closed for re-modeling because I keep getting friends from GA coming down to get married in the Orlando Temple instead. As a result, I get to be a part of all of their special days. This past weekend, we went to my friend Amy's wedding. We have known each since we were tiny little kiddos getting in trouble in Primary together. It was a beautiful and warm day outside and the rain held off just enough for everyone to settle in at the luncheon.

Some of the original GA group! It was great seeing everyone and catching up. After the luncheon and sending the bride and groom off for their cruise, Robert and I decided to spend the rest of our day at Epcot. Luckily it had rained a ton and continued to rain on us while we were at the park, so it wasn't that crowded. Luckily, we brought our ponchos! It ended up clearing up after 7pm, so we were able to see the firework show and walk around to all the countries.
The rest of the weekend was great. We got caught up on some movies like Dear John and Invictus, played tennis, went to the pool, and attended a church picnic where our girls held a bake sale for Girls Camp. We raised a good amount of money for camp, which is less than a month away!