Farewell 2012: Highlights & Adventures

2012 has been a wonderful year filled with some very memorable and life-changing experiences.

We spent last New Years in Tobago with my friends from back home. We threw a NYE party at the house we rented and had a blast dancing and mixing drinks.

Every morning we awoke to 90 degree weather in Tobago and spent our days relaxing on the beach until the sun went down.

In February we went to Disney's Epcot and Hollywood Studios.

In May I was the maid of honor for one of my best friend's wedding. 
 
June was a huge month for us as we got married! We had an outdoor wedding at Paradise Cove in Orlando. We had friends and family travel in from all over the world so it was an incredibly special day & one I'll never forget.

We did a mini honeymoon in St Pete Beach, FL since we had a big trip to Jamaica planned for the following month for my cousin's wedding.

St Pete Beach is a really cute beach town on the west coast. Unfortunately it rained most of the weekend so we stayed in our hotel room and caught up much needed sleep and relaxation after a busy wedding week entertaining guests.

In July we traveled to Negril, Jamaica for my cousin's destination wedding and our "official" honeymoon. 

 We stayed at an awesome all-inclusive resort on Negril beach and spent some quality time with my whole family.

We also took a charter boat out on the coast of Negril's 7 mile beach and visited the world famous Rick's cafe where the locals do cliff diving. 

 In October we took a 3-day cruise from to the Bahamas. We toured Nassau and got to eat some local food ~ conch fritters and conch salad.

 The cruise also took us to Coco Cay which is a private island owned by Royal Caribbean.

In December we visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for my work holiday party. 

And finally, yesterday I made a big purchase to start off 2013 right ;-)

I'm looking forward to what 2013 has in store for me. 13 is my lucky number!!

2012 Weekend Finale!

Hey hey! Hope you had a fab weekend! Sunday night comes way too soon don't ya think?  I know many people are on vacay tomorrow but I'm not one of them :-/

On Friday, I went to happy hour with my coworker & friend so we could catch up on our Christmas travels and festivities. I wore my Florida "winter" gear ;-)


On Saturday we went car browsing. K & I decided that 2013 was the year for me to get a new and more reliable car.

Sat night K & I had a date night at one our fave restaurants in town - Kobe Japanese Steakhouse. They cook in front of you on a hibachi grill and entertain with funny jokes and cooking tricks.


Kobe sent me a $30 voucher for my birthday so it was our last chance to use it before it expires. Even though my birthday was 2 weeks ago, they still sang me happy birthday and gave me a free dessert. Best deal in town!!

On Sunday, we went to the Toyota car dealership to test drive a couple cars and 5 hours later I walked away with a brand new baby doll ~ Pearl is her name! Sooo happy :-)

Talk about an upgrade.

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I'm pretty sad that Christmas is already over and I had to go back to work today. Don't you agree that we spend weeks preparing for it - decorating, shopping, cooking - and then the day just goes by in a flash?

Linking up with Jamie for WILW.


Although Christmas is over, I'm loving that we get to celebrate NYE in less than a week.


I'm loving that the weather has barely dropped below 40 F for the holidays. Pretty strange weather for Florida but not having to layer in a bunch of clothes is totally fine with me.

Love the earrings K gave me for Christmas.
 
I'm loving the Peppermint Mocha creamer that we've been using at the office this month.

I'm loving these Pinterest finds:


Hope you had a good Wednesday!

Christmas in the Sunshine State

It's Christmas night and all the festivities are winding down. It's been the warmest December that I can remember. Ever!


We spent Christmas with K's family this year. On Christmas Eve night, the whole family gathered to do the traditional white elephant gift exchange and reading of the Bible's Christmas story.

 
We woke up on Christmas morning to open gifts with everyone. I got really spoiled this year from K's parents and family.


My sister-in-law gave us a fondue set, which I can't wait to use for entertaining!


I'm in love with the necklace I got from my in-laws, which has my birth stone in the pendant.


We also get Lottery tickets every year from K's parents and I got a winning ticket!!


Having to work tomorrow is also quickly becoming a sad reality.....but it's been a fun and fabulous Christmas!

Also linking up with Helene for Tell Me About it Tuesday. 

Helene in Between 
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you :-)