Day two in Jacksonville and we were only a mere 24 hours away from the race- my first half marathon ever and Chad’s third full marathon. We had the full day to spend and explore Jacksonville but we really didn’t want to do too much walking before our big day.As I had stated in Jacksonville …
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I was supposed to complete my first half marathon in Savannah in 2011, only I ended up with the flu. So I decided to make it one of my goals to try again and finish a 13.1 mile race by the end of 2012. I had also told Chad I was going to do my …
Chad and I love to run races- I stick with 5k races while Chad has ventured out into the world of full and half marathons. One of my favorite parts about running races is when you come upon the oasis better known as a water stop. Oh- water never tastes better than after you have …
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?????? Chad and I went to the home opener at Raymond James stadium to watch our hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the Carolina Panthers and we wanted to find the perfect healthy meal while there. (Right? What is more American than football and veggie burgers?) I have to give …
My last few posts were all about our tour of the factory at Whetstone Chocolates of St. Augustine and lunch at Casa Maya, but there was a lot more to see and do in this adorable historic town. Just down the street from the chocolate factory we came across this enormous and beautiful Spanish-style building……… …
Mr. Beet and I spent the weekend up in St. Augustine for another one of our 5K races- but I think the highlight of the trip for both of us was touring the factory of Whetstone Chocolates of St. Augustine. The Whetstone business started as a small ice cream store in 1967 in the Old …
One of the best things about living in Orlando- the theme parks!! I LOVE Disney, I LOVE Universal…..but my favorite theme park in Central Florida by far is SEA WORLD. On a hot day in February I went to visit Sea World with a good friend of mine- Lacey. She is fairly new to the …
One word to describe the new Blue Man Group Orlando show……AWESOME! Blue Man Group Orlando has been at Universal Studios with the same show for several years now. Universal Orlando has now decided to change the show up in accordance with all the new changes happening at Universal Orlando- including a new parade and new attractions. I was …
Well…I love me a good bargain. I subscribe to Groupon, Living Social and ODeals (a local site in Orlando). We don’t often buy anything but occasionally we find a deal too good to pass up. On Living Social they were offering half-off a two-hour bicycle rental for two near our house. I have been begging …
I recently visited The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands Of Adventure with my family. I have read a few of the Harry Potter books and seen a couple of the movies, but I am not a Harry Potter fanatic like the rest of the world it seems. Let me start with the …