Key Largo –>Sarasota –>Bradenton –>Orlando
After seven hours on the road and a few pit stops, Ryan and I finally made it home.
The morning began with a yummy protein-packed breakfast.
Egg Sandwich
I made myself and egg sandwich with ham on a whole wheat sandwich thin.
On the side I enjoyed a Florida-fresh orange!
Peeled Orange
After packing up and saying goodbye to my family, Ryan and I headed to Sarasota for a pit stop at his mom’s house.
We arrived there around 2 p.m. just in time for a yummy lunch of summer salad, sweet corn on the cob, caramelized onions, a deviled egg and a homemade oatmeal cookie.
4th of July Lunch
I refilled my plate with potato salad and lots of fruit and also enjoyed four chocolate mousse-stuffed strawberries that were delicious!
After hanging out for two hours, we headed to Ryan’s dad’s house in Bradenton to pick up Sadie. We were so excited to see our little girl!
Ryan’s dad and his girlfriend took great care of Sadie and she seemed to feel right at home when we arrived. We spent some time hanging out in Bradenton for a bit before piling back in the car for Orlando.
We arrived in Orlando late in the evening. All three of us felt tired and decided the rest of the 4th of July would be spent cuddled up on the couch with some pizza!
I made homemade pizza using a super simple pizza crust recipe.
Pre-Cooked Pizza
After 15 minutes in a 400 degree oven, the pizza was ready!
Cheesy Goodness
Several Slices
After baking in the oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, the pizza was ready!
Since the crust recipe didn’t involve any yeast or rise-time, this dinner came together in a flash. Ryan gave the pizza two enthusiastic thumbs up!
Quick Pizza Crust
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
- 2 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. oil
- 1 c. water
Directions
Combine all of the dry ingredients. Add oil and water and stir until dough is sticky and soft. Knead on a floured surface for 3 – 4 minutes (I skipped this step). Spread out on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray and top with sauce, cheese and desired toppings. Bake for 15 minutes in a 400-degree oven.
Today
Today’s plans include:
- Gym
- Pool
- Registering at Williams-Sonoma
- Looking at wedding bands!!!
- Errands
I’ll check back in really soon!
Welcome home! Glad you got to make a pit stop to spend some time with family!
Have fun looking at bands– we really enjoyed that!
Anna
Williams and Sonoma is my mecca.
Jessica @ How Sweet
Oh oh that pizza is gorgeous!:):)
welcome home!!
Magda
Welcome home! Homemade pizza is always the most delicious
So simple, too! Thanks for the recipe!
Hope your day has a lot less driving
Glad you enjoyed seeing your family, and hooray for Sadie being back!
Happy Monday!
Meg
Meg
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Lynzy (From Skirts to Skillets)
Mmm, you are making me excited for the pizza I will be having tonight
Glad you are all back safe and sound!
Rachel
Ooh I love that pizza crust recipe – I’ve been looking for a really simple one so I think I will try it out. Glad you had a great holiday!
angela1508
Hi Julie! Love your blog – your are a very inspiring lady!
Nicole
I have a few days of driving coming up in a few weeks, I actually quite like road trips!
The pizza looks awesome.
Jessica
Have a great day, Julie! Hope you & Ryan are both feeling 100% now! Seasickness is the WORST!!!
Melissa
The pizza looks great!!
ericaeats
Love a good homemade pizza!
Ahhhhh registering & weddings bands – how FUN!!! Have a blast!
Courtney
I heart William Sonoma.
Have fun registering!!
Brittany (A Healthy Slice of Life)
ooo crust without yeast! I must try. I’m usually too impatient for yeast recipes.
Have fun looking at wedding bands. Trying on rings was one of the moments that made it really real for me!
Jen
Yay- Sadie’s back with ya
I was wondering where she was. So glad you guys had such an awesome vacation. & it’s awesome that you got a few breaks in between your drive…& that it was spent with family 
Good luck with the wedding band search!!!!
Holly at Greek Yogurt and Apple Slices
Have fun registering for gifts!
Kelly
This is gonna sound weird, but I love that you eat very…normally. I just mean I feel that most of what you eat is very practical (not always the case in blogworld) and makes you very relatable to your readers. (Are these sounding like compliments? They’re supposed to.
)
Cassie
oh and yayyyyyy wedding bands!
Cassie
haha yes, i take it as a compliment.
i’m a big fan of “normal” food. 
peanutbutterfingers
That pizza looks so good- but so simple too!! Good luck with the wedding bands!
Sara
I can’t wait to hear how wedding band searching and registering go!
And pizza is definitely the way to go after a day of travel. We did the same thing the night after we got back from the beach.
Tina