Last month we did a ten day camping trip in the Florida Keys with our three sons. The first few days of any family trip is always a little hectic. It takes time for us to settle into a rhythm together. We rented a boat and took it out to the Islamorada sandbar on day …
I believe that everyone needs a place. This was my place for many years while I was working hard as a musician living next to the Saint Johns River in Jacksonville. The name of the statue is Spiritualized Life and inscribed on the statue was something like “Man rises triumphantly over the chaos of war” etc. I loved …
Sometimes I feel like all of my travels have been an effort to find a place that I love more than my home: Florida. Visiting places like Wakullah Springs reminds me that there truly is no place like home. Somehow I forgot just how magical a place Florida is. The moment our flat-bottomed boat left …
We finally made our way to my hometown, Jacksonville, Florida, to show off our awesome new baby and introduce him to my favorite ocean, The Atlantic. And my favorite hotel in Jax, pictured in the background, One Ocean Resort. If you ever want to visit Jax Beaches, go for the 4th of July. Everybody ditches …
I was a little nervous when we set out for three weeks on the road with our three month old, but so far, about half way into the trip, it has been a total blast. In the past we never would have stopped in places like Wakullah Springs. We would have driven the 9+ hours …
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While road tripping across the USA we were looking for a place to stop between Plant City and New Orleans. We found this place, Wakullah Springs, right at the half way point near Tallahassee and what gem it was. I have never seen so many manatee in one place before. Not have I seen so …
There is nothing better than getting together with your people, the people you’ve known and loved for decades, so much so that you consider them nothing less than family, or the more recent addition to the English language: FRAMILY. It’s a thing. The only thing better than getting together with these people is getting together …
We surprised my mother for her birthday. We got in to Florida late at night on the 2nd and the next day my sister invited my mom over for breakfast. She blindfolded her and then we quietly came out and sat around the table with her. On my sister’s cue she took the blindfold off …
This is a photo of my favorite statue, Spiritualized Life. This was a place where I sat and contemplated and grew, under the century old oaks and next to the Saint Johns river. This is a place where I planted my roots. This was a place that I called home, from deep within. The kind …
I woke up this morning with many questions on my mind. My c-section is scheduled for this Saturday because my baby is still in breech position. I have come to accept that this is the way our baby will come into the world and I feel nothing but excitement for its arrival. I was feeling …