Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Fun in the Sun

Andy and I have taken advantage of every free second we have together to go out and do fun things like going to the beach, fishing with Bob, and golfing.

Our first stop was Clearwater Beach. The sand is white and the water is warm...what more could we ask for???.....


....less people!!! :-)

The beach was so crowded the day we went. This picture doesn't give the crowds justice. It was absolutely packed.

Bob and his friends hang out at our apartment complex and fish in the Bay. They catch mostly catfish, but have seen black-tipped sharks, sting rays, a manatee, and horseshoe crabs. Andy and I will walk down and hang out with them every once and a while. The boys sure have fun!


The boys fishing.


Bob gave me his fishing pole so he could go grab something from his apartment. My job was to just hold it, but I ended up showing off my fish catching skills and reeled in a 2 1/2 lb catfish! ;-) Ha ha.


Skyler weighing the fish. I made sure they released him back to his home. :-)


There are lizards EVERYWHERE! This one was very inquisitive and kept blowing up his neck to show off the pretty colors.



Andy's favorite thing to do is golf.



Andy looking for the alligator.
He saw a 15 ft alligator right where he is standing about 2 weeks ago.
I'm kinda glad he wasn't out the day I was there :-)


The beginner golfer trying to make her husband proud.
(Yeah, the knee brace is pathetic, but I can't do much without it :-( ) .


The wind was really strong that day. You can see how much the palm tree is blowing.



Andy teeing off. He makes it look easy!




We are looking forward to more adventures here in FL! Andy's brother Glenn and his wife Heather are coming in June and bringing their 3 adorable kids--Bayley, Isaac, and Noah. I am so excited to have them come!!! We probably go to Busch Gardens Africa while they're here :-)

Friday, May 9, 2008

Welcome to our new home!

Let's go on a tour. . .

You first need to drive through the gate...don't worry, the security guards are very nice!


Once through the gate, you'll drive past the office.



Behind the office is the pool, hot tub, workout room, and sauna. Don't forget to say "hi" to the Conover girls...they're out swimming everyday!



You will then arrive to our building. The Bay surrounds the southern and eastern sides of the complex (our building is on the southern border)



Upon entering are condo, you will see our office to the far left....


Living room in the middle...


and the dining room to the right. . .



Our kitchen is small....but it came with dishes, silverware, pots and pans, a blender, toaster, and lots more!!! Our laundry room is adjacent to the kitchen.



This is the guest bedroom, but ours looks identical to this layout.



We have a weekly maid service that cleans the house, changes all of the bed linens and towels, and even restocks both bathrooms with Bath and Body Works shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, and body lotion (Coconut Lime Verbena). What a life!!!! We are so lucky to be in such an amazing place!!!


Last, but not least...this is our walk-in closet. :-)



Hopefully this gives you an idea of where Andy and I will be living for the summer. We have an extra bedroom...don't hesitate to come visit!! :-)
We live right on Tampa Bay, 15 minutes from the beach, and we even live across the street from an orange orchard--they make fresh squeezed orange juice and grapefruit juice daily...its the best juice Andy and I have ever had!!


Saturday, May 3, 2008

Something must have froze over. . .

BECAUSE ANDY and TRICIA FINALLY GRADUATED!!!!
(Andy in December and Tricia in April)

Tricia walking into
the graduation ceremony
(Andy chose not to
walk)












The whole family made
it to graduation!!













The TWO graduates!!!












College of Nursing Class of 2008!!!



Mom and Steve threw a graduation party for Andy and Tricia :-)
















Mom is a beginner Wii golf player. So, she needs a few pointers from Steve and Katie! :-)



Mom doing her dance after hitting a shot on her own






A and T
getting
in
on the
action...








It's great that we are both done with school! Now we can focus on perfecting our funny faces....