Off to Florida We Go (Feb.14, 2023)

We were up super early this morning, 3 am.

I thought it would be tough to get up but I was so excited that it wasn't hard at all.

I was able to get a few hours of sleep as well so that was awesome.

We caught the shuttle and when we arrived at the airport, there was a huge line up at the Air Canada counter but a very kind man that worked there saw we had two little ones with us (Freya and Zepplyn) and he took us right up to the front of the line which was awesome (the Nexus line so we didn't actually but in front of everyone).

So we made it through there and security with no issues, found our gate and got settled waiting for our flight.

Freya and Jason kept busy coloring.

Having some snacks!

The new pads I got for them to draw.

I love the long curly hair she draws on all of her girls.

A kitty she drew - love it.

Zepplyn kept busy Cartwheeling in the airport.

Haylee had a nap and Kody drank lots of coffee.

The moving sidewalks were great fun for the girls.

And we're off!

Our flight left on time and we made it to Toronto where we had a bit of a layover.

So we decided to get a bite to eat, we found this place, Hearth.

It's by Chef Lynn Crawford, I really like her so we decided to give it a go.

It was fairly busy.

We walked by someone that had a giant dish of linguini and it looked really good.

I love these simple lights.

The gang all ready for Florida and sunny weather.

While we ate, we all discussed which Disney characters we are all looking forward to meeting.

Zepplyn is a HUGE Stitch fan so no surprise that is who she is looking forward to meeting.

I was good and started my trip off with a delicious salad.

The dressing was light and they put just enough on - I hate when a salad is sopping with dressing.

After we ate, we found our gate for our next flight and Kody, Haylee and Crystal hung out there with our stuff while we took the girls to burn off some energy.

Zepplyn pulled Freya around on her little rolling suitcase for a bit.

Freya thought that was great fun.

Zepplyn enjoyed it too although I think it was getting a bit tough for her at the end.

When they grew tired of that, they decided to test out the moving sidewalk.

We only let them when nobody else was around using them.

It was quite the novelty for them.

Friends for life these two.

Working off some of that energy since we are going to be stuck in another plane soon for a few hours.

Back and forth they went.

I wish I had their energy.

Slowing down a bit.

They tuckered themselves out.

Having a rest with Mom and Dad.

She wanted to sit with us on the flight so we traded places with Kody and Haylee.

Playing with my tablet on the plane.

It was another uneventful flight, just the way I like and we landed in Orlando right around 8 pm.

We made our way to the luggage carousel and I left them all there to get the luggage and went down and got in the line up for our rental van.

Good thing I did - the line up was crazy and only got crazier while I waited.

I think I was there for about an hour and a half but finally I got our vehicle.

Because it was taking me so long, everyone else found the food court in the airport and went to get a bite to eat while they waited for me.

Freya had pizza.

I think Kody and Haylee tried a couple things.

Crystal had Chick-Fil-A.

Once I figured out where our vehicle was, I met them there and had a bite to eat as well.

I had a grilled chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-a and it was delicious.

Looking forward to spending some time in the Sunshine State.

We left the airport and headed to our hotel room.

We only get our VRBO starting tomorrow at 4 pm so I just booked a couple rooms in a hotel that was supposed to be near the airport - it was not.

It was about a 40 minute drive away.

When we got there, it was late and we were all tired so we pretty much just when to our rooms and went to bed.

WE ARE HERE, LET THE GOOD TIMES BEGIN!

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Last Minute Prep for Florida Trip (Feb.13, 2023)

Weigh In Day.

 

I was 212.6 lbs.

That's 1 lb down from last week which I'll take.

I know it's going to go up right away here since we are heading out on vacation but that's ok.

I'm going to enjoy myself while I'm on vacation - do some eating but do some exercising as well.

Then when I get back it will right back at it again.

I had a busy day at the office - I wanted to make sure I was leaving a clean slate so I made sure my desk was all cleaned off, my inbox was all cleared out, everything was taken care of.

I know I'll be coming back to piles of work but that's ok.

I did a speed workout today as soon as I got home from work as that's what was on the training plan.

Felt good to get it done and out of the way.

Speed workout - Nailed it! 

After my workout, I finished packing my suitcase and did some cleaning up around the house.

Siobhan also came by to meet the kitties and I showed her where everything was for when we are gone.

She is going to watch the kitties for us - feed them and check on them everyday.

We fly out tomorrow very early so we are heading into the city tonight.

Jason got off a bit early but it was still later when we headed in.

Kody, Haylee, Freya, Crystal and Zepplyn are all on the same flight as us and they headed in a bit earlier and went for ramen.

When we got there, we met them at the hotel and Jason and I took our car and Crystal's over to the Park N Fly to drop them off.

We planned on walking back to the hotel but the folks there wouldn't hear of it and insisted on driving us back to the hotel which was super nice of them because they didn't have to at all.

Back at the hotel, we hit the hay right away.

Our flight leaves at 6 am which means we need to be to the airport by 4 which means we have to be on the shuttle at the hotel by 3:25.

So we won't get a full nights sleep but a few hours is better than none.

I am so excited - off to sunny Florida tomorrow - can't wait!

Haylee posted this picture of Freya and Louie - so sweet.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy.

Packed and Ready To Go (Feb.12, 2023)

 I woke up when Jason was getting ready for work so I just got up.

I was still upset about last night even though nothing even really happened - I don't know why I couldn't shake it.

I made myself a coffee and found something to watch.

I decided to watch Pamela: A Love Story.

It was actually pretty good - I enjoyed learning more about her.

I was supposed to run 8k yesterday but I moved it to today so I figured I'd go down and get that knocked out right away.

I forgot to take a picture of my stats on the treadmill but it took me 1 hour and 13 minutes to run it.

I started at a speed of 4.0 on the treadmill (which is equal to about 15 minutes per mile) then I bumped it up a little, to 4.1 then 4.2.

I even had it up as high as 5.0 right at the very end just to get it over with because the last couple minutes were feeling tough.

Always feels so good to get it done though.

My video check in for today.

I have one more workout here tomorrow - I'm going to do it on my lunch then after work tomorrow we'll be heading to the city.

We fly out early on Tuesday and it will be a full day of flying so my Tuesday workout I'll push to Wednesday this week.

Jason made burgers for the guys at work today.

Looks so good.

He asked if I'd like him to bring me one home for supper - Yes Please!

I remembered to take a picture of my plan so I'd know what I needed to run while we are away.

I'm really looking forward to getting some outdoor runs in.

I was scrolling through Facebook and came along this.

I used to love Strawberry Shortcake dolls and I had a bunch of them.

I had them in a garbage bag when we went on a trip one time and they accidentally got thrown away unfortunately - I was so devastated.

I had a pretty quiet day.

I got my packing done and ready to go for tomorrow.

I had a hot bubble bath.

I did some more cleaning around the house.

The girl (Siobhan) who is going to be watching our kitties while we are gone dropped over to meet them, get instructions and the key.

Normally I have a family member do that but we are all going so that won't work this time.

I felt restless but I didn't know what to do with myself.

I cooked a few fries for myself in the air fryer to go along with the burger Jason brought home for me which was delicious by the way.

Then we had an early night.

One more day and then we are off to Florida - can't wait for that sunshine!

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!