Day 292 - Hi, It's Me Again!

No explanation - just another selfie.  I actually kinda like this one.

Day 291 - Late Night Party

Lately the bedtime routine goes...

1. Read book
2. Snuggle for a little bit
3. Say "Goodnight"
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4. Find where ever she's wandered to upstairs
5. Put her back in bed for the night

Well his was what she was doing in those 10 minutes we left her upstairs tonight. Notice the saline drops bottle, the toothbrush and tube of toothpaste.  Silly girl.

Day 290 - Snuggle Bug

Spending some quality time snuggled on the couch, watching Bubble Guppies, with my baby and her baby :)

Day 289 - Little Mer-na-maid!

Today was Briana's first day of swim lessons!  She was so excited to swim like a pretty "mer-na-maid!" 

I'm not sure what's cuter.  Her swimming with Daddy, or the fact that she says mermaid with an extra "na" in the middle!

Day 286-288 - Another Random Wrap-up!

Day 286: Cookie monster and her sad sleepy eyes...

Day 287: This new ice cream I kept hearing about, really is worth the hype!  Happy Tracks has little bitty peanut butter cups that are just to-die-for.  Seriously, go get some!

Day 288: This cute little girl has made a comeback.  We've had her for quite a while, and Briana has finally picked her up again and is loving her.  Actually treating her like her own baby.  It's very sweet.

Day 285 - "Stall" Tactics

I really did just want to write about how she uses the potty to stall at night, from going to bed.  Then, as I typed it, I realized the fun little pun -ha!

Here she is stalling - in the stall ;)

Day 284: "Racas, Bom-bos, and a Flupe"

I guess you had to be here to know what the heck a "Raca" "Bom-bo" and a "Flupe" are.  Luckily, I have pictures to help you figure it all out :)  

Briana Translation
Raca = Maraca's
Bom-bo = Bongo's
Flupe = Flute

She's starting a band with all the fun stuff we bought her from our trip!

 (she thinks the "Flupe" is hilarious)

Day 283 - Celeb Spotting!

(Note: I'm still in point and shoot mode because today was the day we traveled home from Tampa)

Guess who happened to be standing at our gate in the Tampa airport?!?

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Yep - It's Matt Dillon!  This was my first encounter with a celebrity so I thoroughly enjoyed this little surprise!  

Day 280-282 - NCL Freestyle Cuisin' (Part 2)

Day 280: Costa Maya, Mexico.  After Honduras we were concerned that we'd have to pay a lot to sit on a sketchy beach so we decided to forgo the bathing suits, shop a little bit, and then head back to the boat to lay by the pool.  WELL - we walked into the shopping area and were surprised to find a Señor Frogs which included a giant pool and tons of beach chairs!  Justin held us some some seats while I grabbed our suits and sunscreen!  A lovely little surprise oasis!

(foggy camera lens looking up at the massive boat)

Day 281 - Cozumel, Mexico.  This stop also turned into a nice little surprise.  We were planning on just doing some shopping here as well.  There weren't any signs of a beach in sight.  The shopping area was basically an outdoor mall which was nice.  Then one nice shop owner gave us coupons for free margaritas at Margaritaville!  After exploring the streets of Cozumel and picking up a fake Burberry bag to help bring home all of our loot, we decided we were thirsty :)

(those little blue cups were free, the big ones were not - ha!)

Day 282 - Last day on the seas!  Bittersweet because it was almost over, but busting with excitement to see Briana again :)

(a little origami action before our Hibachi dinner)

Day 276-279 - NCL Freestyle Cruisin' (Part 1)

Our cruise was finally here!! I didn't bring my main camera for fear that it would get lost or ruined.  Plus, I just wanted to relax and not think too much on what I was doing as far as photography is concerned.  So this will be a lot of normal point and shoot pictures. Nothing fancy, for sure.

I think I'm going to get the whole cruise wrapped up with two posts.

Day 276: Setting sail the right way...with a drink in hand!

Day 277: Beautiful Sunrise at Sea!

Day 278: Roatan Bay, Honduras.  This stop basically consisted of a $40 cab ride to a ridiculous public beach with locals selling all their stuff in cramped shops along the road. Then we rode over to the "nice" beach with a $10/person cover to have beach access and beach chair.  Justin was worried we were going to get robbed and or kidnapped the whole time while locals walked up and down the beach harassing you to buy their stuff.  Overall, not our best stop - ha!

Day 279: Belize City, Belize.  Today was AWESOME.  We had an amazing tour guide "Edgar" who took us on a 30 minute Rainforest trek explaining all sorts of awesome sights.  The trek ended at the river entrance, which was the beginning of our guided Cave Tubing adventure.  We all hopped in inner-tubes and floated, for a mile, through gorgeous caves.  Then we ended the excursion with zip-lines! It was fantastic, but I don't have pictures of most of it since I didn't want the camera getting wet and then, obviously, we were zip lining so no pictures here either.

(this little guy greeted all of the zip-liners which was cool)

Day 275 - 10k Time

Today is a crazy day.  I'm running the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k an then loading up the car to head to Tampa!

Although the run was miserable, due to my lack of training, I was still able to come in at 59:58 so I was OK with that!  I really just wanted to get home and spend some final minutes with Briana before we left for vacation!

Day 273-274 - Getting Ready to Sail...

Day 273 and 274 were all about packing and getting our paperwork in order for our NCL Cruise to the Western Carribean to celebrate our 5 year anniversary.  So exciting!!  

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Day 272 - Make That Money!

Tonight we finally decided to put all of her Easter egg hunt money away for safe keeping.  She kept wanting to get "more monies!" which of course made me smile :)

Day 270-271 - My Little Man and Lady

Day 270 - Love this photo of Titan.  His eyes are just so cute!

Day 271 - Bubbles are the best!  At least they are when you are 2!

Look at those little lips! LOVE.

Day 269 - I Got Another Baby!!

Not the way you're thinking though!  

I became a Godmother today, for my best friend's daughter, McKenna!  If you've followed along here, she's made multiple appearances ;)

I'm honored and just love her so much!

Please ignore the horrible technical aspects of this photo.  My settings were SOOO off and I didn't look before the moment had passed.  

Just enjoy my sweet Goddaughter and her awesome Momma :)

Day 267-268 - Shannon and Michael Tie the Knot!

Briana was a flowergirl and I was a bridesmaid in Shannon and Micheal's wedding which was a blast!  Although I couldn't lug my camera around, I managed to get some pictures to remember the weekend!

Day 267 - Rehearsal Dinner - Briana got a butterfly Pillowpet as a gift for all of her hard work and it was appreciated!  A soon as we walked through the door she decided to curl up on the laundry room floor and fall asleep :)

Day 268 - The big day!!  It was a long, but wonderful and beautiful day!  Here's a quick snap I got of the bride getting her makeup done!  Shannon, you were, and are beautiful! Congratulations!!

{I swear there is a picture of Shannon getting her makeup done - I just need to get it off my phone}

Day 264-266 - Wrap it up!

Day 264 - This sweet girl needs her hair did...

Day 265 - Earning my vacation - working till midnight!  That 5 year anniversary cruise is so close I can taste it :)

Day 262 - Bedhead ;)  Love her!

Day 263 - April 1st

So I have this AMAZING picture for today!  It's going to blow your mind....

APRIL FOOLS!

Yeah - I forgot again...

But Day 264 - is just one click away :)

Day 262 - Easter Sunday!

Today was a busy day.  It started with breakfast at the fire house to eat with Daddy!  Then it was off to all the grandparent's houses.