My best friend.

 One more from Labor day because it is ridiculously cute. 

He is seriously my best friend.

My heart.

 

These two melt my heart.

 every. single. day. 

Labor Day Joys.

 Today I frolicked in the Ocean with my 12 week old puppy. 

It was pure happiness. 

Beach Baby, Beach baby.

We spent last Saturday in St. Augustine. 

Seriously, my favorite beach town. 

We shopped at the outlets for a bit and found some sweet deals. 

We ate at our favorite taco shop and ritas.

Spent a couple hours on the beach before dusk. 

And then walked around downtown. 

Did you know that St. Augustine is the oldest town in America? 

It was founded in 1565. 

They have the most beautiful architecture. 

Sorry. I had to. 

 This guy hasn't washed his hair for 2.5 weeks. 

Don't you worry, that story will get a blog post of it's own. 

 Again, I wish we had our own photographer to record our memories for us.  

I was born a beach baby. 

Always have been and always will be. 

Thank you for a fabulous Saturday St. Augustine, 

we will be back soon. 

What is your favorite beach spot? 

St Augustine Beach in January!

I could really get used to the fabulous January weather temps in Florida. 

Everyone back in Utah has freezing rain and I get to lay out in the sun...

it makes being away from home ten times easier :)

Last weekend, we took my parents to St. Augustine. 

St. Augustine Beach is by far the best beach near Gainesville. 

It was PERFECT weather. 

The beach was empty because apparently it is way too cold for the locals...

My mom is the one who taught me how to be a beach baby. 

We both love the sunshine so much. 

She almost went all the way in the ocean with her clothes on

and the water was FREEZING!

This guy was even excited to be there 

and he is a mountain man. 

He is such a goof ball and makes me laugh every day. 

My dad said he thought the sand was like brown sugar...

it totally is! It is so smooth and fine. 

There is nothing better than sand between my toes :)

If you are ever in St. Augustine, you must head to the Taco Shop. 

It is the most delicious food right on the beach. 

This up above is called there UFO.

It is basically a crunch wrap supreme from taco bell, 

but WAY better. 

And you have heard of this lovely gem before... Ritas. 

They make the most amazing treat called a 'gelati'

Have italian ice and have frozen custard. 

Mine was vanilla with lemonade frozen custard... 

TO DIE FOR!

We drove over into the main part of St. Augustine and it was packed!

This must be where all the locals go when the beach is 'too cold'

They have this beautiful Castle there that my dad was excited to see. 

It was gorgeous but with limited time, I chose to look at the shops instead. 

St. Augustine is our favorite little spot... 

you must check it out if you are ever close by,

the sunshine felt way too good!

A lonesome Thanksgiving.

To me, Thanksgiving is the ultimate family holiday. It is all about eating the most delicious food and soaking up some much needed time with the ones you love. I have spent every Thanksgiving my entire life with my dear family... this year is different. Since we live over 2300 miles away from home and we are going home for Christmas, a flight during Thanksgiving (for at least $400 a person) doesn't really make sense. Thus, we will be spending Thanksgiving in Florida. I will be with the man I love so much but I will really miss all my family. Since I will be missing home ALOT and Dave has a few days off of school, we want to do something really fun. This is where you come in... Here are a few of the things we have thought about...

1. Two night getaway to Daytona Beach. 
            -This is a great deal- less than $200. It is only 2 hours away and we would get to soak up some rays during the holiday. Plus, I wouldn't have to cook an actual thanksgiving dinner for just us.

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2. Spend Thanksgiving day in Disney World. 

    -Do I really need to say anything here? We have never been. And I would definitely not be missing home at all if I am in the happiest place on Earth!! This is a little more pricey than the first but it is Disney World!!

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3. Two night cruise to the Bahamas. 

    -We would leave on Thanksgiving Day and drive down by Miami (5ish hour drive) and spend the afternoon on the ship. The entire next day is in the Bahamas :) Never been there either... hmmm. THIs choice is the most pricey but still under $400!! Great deal, right??

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4. Thanksgiving dinner in Gainesville and go Black Friday Shopping. 

      -Let's be real, this is probably the most likely option. It does include me making Thanksgiving dinner though... that is a lot of money and work. However, I LOVE Black Friday shopping! I get so excited about it every year! Nothing is better than getting a good deal! 

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Basically when it comes down to it, I am going to miss home a lot that day! So I want to be really busy doing something REALLY fun! So we have four options people. I have been trying to plan something for over a month- Dave doesn't really care what we do... to an extent. So I need some good advice. 

If it were you, which option would you choose and why??

What are your plans for Thanksgiving this year??