Baby Gators

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Tonight Ryan, Sadie and I are heading to Jacksonville (<— super old post!) to spend the weekend with friends. I’m really looking forward to a fun barbeque tomorrow and time at the beach! We’ll be making the two-hour drive to Jacksonville once my sister arrives in town and Ryan gets off work. Gotta love carpooling!Continue Reading …

Mutant Bug

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If bugs creep you out, this blog post may haunt your dreams. I once heard from a blog reader who had to take a hiatus from reading my blog after I posted a picture of a gigantic spider, so if you break out in hives at nasty pictures of insects, come back in the morningContinue Reading …

Horse Fly Hike

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After eating pancakes this morning, Ryan and I took Sadie on a three-mile hike on the nearby trails before heading to church. Please take a second to zero in on Sadie in the above picture. She’s such a ham. Our hike was decent except for a half-mile stretch where horse flies would not stop flyingContinue Reading …

Panthers and Bears

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While on a walk with Sadie the other day, one of my neighbors approached me asking whether or not I have seen the black bear that has been spotted in our neighborhood. Yup. A bear. In our neighborhood. We’re definitely not in Orlando anymore! Clearly my face showed signs of shock because she went onContinue Reading …

Jellies!

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Today was quite the productive lil’ Saturday! We’ve been out and about since I hit “publish” on my morning post. The first activity on the agenda was exercising Sadie. Clearly she was feeling quite chipper this morning. Ryan and I drove out to some nearby trails to take Sadie on a 4.75 mile hike aroundContinue Reading …

Feeding Time

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Good morning party people! Last night I skipped my usual evening blog post in favor of some hiking, reading and quality time with Ryan and Sadie. (Ryan’s “Daddy 2012” campaign is clearly thriving.) I am loving the longer hours of sunlight. Ryan, Sadie and I were able to sneak in a good hour of hikingContinue Reading …