In-laws come for a visit

This past week we were quite busier than usual as Cordie’s parents were here in Florida. We had planned on gorgeous weather to be able to enjoy the beach, sunshine and pool, however it ended up being rainy and ‘colder’ for most of the time.

The 2nd evening we went to the Town Center and enjoyed Ted Montana’s famous Bison burgers as it rained lightly.

 

The next morning we left early to Fort George Island where his father organized an ‘off-road’ Segway tour that was a lot of fun and very enjoyable. The tour went to Kingsley’s plantation on the island that still had some of the slaves’ homes from years ago and the original home of the Kingsleys, we each had our own ear piece (as you can see below) to hear the tour guide and helmets of course for extra safety. None of us had ever ridden on Segways so we got to ‘train’ before hand and then have a little fun in a field after the tour was done.

   

Being ‘adventurous’ and taking an arm and leg off the Segway above and below is at the end when we both felt like pros. If you have never ridden a Segway-I would recommend giving it a shot on your next vacation somewhere, they sure were a blast.

After our morning on the Segways we jumped on a ferry and had lunch at a local seafood shack called, Singletons that was recommended to us by a friend. I had blackened flounder and it was AMAZING. We sat out on the patio on the water and were greatly protected by any type of rodents with many cats guarding the entrance.

From lunch we drove about 45 mins into downtown Jacksonville for their River Market days that happens weekly on Saturdays under one of the bridges. There were different vendors for jewelry, clothing, a food ‘market’ of fresh produce and of course many different types of food. We opted for some kettle corn and lemonade with peach and iced tea brewed in. Perfect dessert to our previous lunch.

One of the last things we did with Cordie’s parents was played Miniture Golf at Adventure Landing. It was us against them-and we LOST big time. (by at least 20 strokes)

 

To say the lest it was still fun and we also enjoyed the many baby American Alligators at the entrance of the park-you can see a couple in the picture above. The many meals, walks on the beach, time next to the pool and what you have seen above-it was nice to have them here for a visit.

Ponte Vedra

We are staying in a condo for the months of August and September hoping to decide where what area of Jacksonville we would like to live more long-term. The condo is in a gated community south of Jacksonville Beach in an area known as Ponte Vedra. Below are some pictures of our lovely little home & above is the condo and the immediate area around us.

 

Our front door is painted the same burnt orangish/red on both sides and we LOVE it. The one of the best things about this rental is that it did come fully furnished and the colors of the furniture and decor blend nicely throughout the whole house.

 

It has a very ‘coast/beach’ feel to which is great and what we both truly love.

We love all the natural light as you can see there are very high windows in almost every room and the white walls make the place very bright.

We loove love love our kitchen! It is very open looking over the dining area and has perfect lighting and a great setup. Below are pictures of another room we have labeled as a ‘lounge’ the couches are not the most comfortable but turns into another bed if we were to have more than just a few guests visiting there would be plenty of room!

 

Our bedroom: Speaks for itself with a nice king size bed and the same high windows, with a large closet, and another matching circular mirror to ‘match’ the rest of the place. We truly are blessed to be able to travel and live and be during this time in our lives and marriage.

  

Below are pictures of our second bedroom (as you can see with the twins and stuffed animals most likely for children) however it is very nice as it has its own bathroom and another large closet.

 

Living here has sure made us continue to dream about what we want our home to look like someday!