January 28, 2012
We had a very full visit with all the family together for Christmas. I uploaded about two dozen photos from our Christmas vacation into a Facebook photo album. You can look at the pictures even if you don’t have a Facebook account.
I hope I can find time to write about some of the details of what we did, but for now, feel free to just enjoy the pictures and captions in the Facebook “photo album”.
December 18, 2011
Mike and I enjoyed a beautiful Florida day last month.
We bought a ticket to go to an anniversary celebration for our local Moody Radio station, so we decided to go early to Alafia River State Park near Tampa, Florida. This new park is primarily for mountain biking. In Florida? Yes, you heard me right. The park is really an overgrown Phosphate strip mine. The terrain is very uneven and local bike clubs have built dozens of trails. The park also has hiking and equestrian trails. The campground was overflowing with bikers who were attending a weekend event. We discovered, too, that admission was free for all state parks on Veterans’ Day.
It was a gorgeous day for a hike and the lighting was perfect for photography. Maybe an entomologist can tell me what this insect is in the photo. (See our slide show of our day at Alafia River.)
Toward the end of our visit at the park, I ran to get a photo of bikers going down a steep curve. Unfortunately, my foot turned on a root. More than a month later, I’m still recovering from an acute sprained ankle! (You can see the photo of the bikers in the slide show.)
I hobbled back to the car and we found a Panera Bread to buy some dinner. Panera’s was really kind to give us a bag so I could elevate and ice my ankle.
We arrived for the 50th anniversary celebration at a very large church (seemingly out in the middle of nowhere… probably a bedroom community for Tampa and Sarasota). We wanted to hear Ravi Zacharias and Selah. We left a bit early and were home by 11:30. We had a great day (except for my ankle injury, of course.)
July 1, 2011
Our newlyweds, Ben and Bonnie, visited us this past weekend for Jenn’s twentieth birthday. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed being together.
One of our favorite things to do is to go early in the day to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. Disney does a fantastic job creating an African atmosphere. We love the architecture, the interior, and the grounds. We wandered around to see the different animals in the three savannahs surrounding the lodge, taking some family photos, like this one.
Next, we headed to their breakfast buffet at Boma. The food is delicious with several African dishes to try. We’ve gone at dinner time before, which is also good, and pricier, of course. Breakfast time is still our favorite time to come for special occasions.
If you want to try this, the animals will probably be more visible nearer to dusk or dawn.
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