More pictures from our St. Augustine Trip

I finally got around to uploading more pictures from our St. Augustine Trip at the end of August when we got engaged.

Chris at Pizzalley's... before the proposal.

Being silly

 

Mmmmm gelato...

Our room at our bed and breakfast

 

 

Our private balcony

The hot tub!

Chris... tired or nervous?  I guess I'll never know.

Our view.

 

Spotted... pirate crossing the street.

I highly recommend this place!

 

My super hot fiance.

Free sangria and snacks every evening.

 

The oldest school house

The city gates, haunted by a little girl.

The love tree... a palm tree growing out of an oak tree.

 

San Sebastian Winery

 

Pictures while riding the train

 

Our Favorite pizza place!

 

Where we had dinner after the proposal.

A little gecko who decided to join us for lunch one day.

Super cool flower with a bumble bee

Kirby, Kirby, Kirby...

Last night Chris and I went out for date night.  We tried this awesome little place called Aroma Coffee and Wine Bar.  We each had a panini (mine simply mozzarella, basil, and tomato while his was chicken, tomato and cheese) with side salad and a glass of wine.  I'm afraid that my pictures did not turn out well, but I can assure you that it was delicious!  They have over 100 different wines, and I tried a very delicious sweet red wine.  My favorite part was the live band that was playing.  The band even included a violin!  I love the sound of the violin!  I was not surprised by a few Dave Matthews Band covers.  I am excited to go back again.

I had the Jam Jar wine

 

The picture is kind of artistic looking. Oh well.

 

 

Since the weather was just so perfect today, we decided to have lunch at one of our favorite outdoor spots, Mills Market.  Then we took a walk around the lake.  It was wonderful!  Check out the pictures below of hte duck with the 'fro.  Later, Chris and I went for a 3 mile run, but he was too fast for me today, and I lagged behind.  Today my legs just felt like they were made of bricks.  I had originally planned by 5 miles, but 3 was enough.  3 miles in 28:37.  I put on my compression socks and iced my knees, so hopefully my legs will feel good tomorrow.

 

 

In kitty-related news... our little handicapped kitty, Kirby, discovered that he can climb the kitty condo.  He usually just sleeps in the little cave part (that looks like a kitty mouth), but today he discovered he could crawl up the side and get to the top.  I did manage to get some pictures with my phone of the event.  Unfortunately, he is not too smooth when it comes to getting down.  In fact, he pretty much just falls head-first.  I know that he loves the fact that he can finally crawl onto something high, but I am worried about him hurting himself when I am not around.  I think we will cut his nails, and hopefully he will not be able to climb up as easily.

 

 

 

 

 

Now I'm working on uploading pictures while we watch the movie How To Train Your Dragon.  So far, it is really cute!  Doesn't the dragon remind you of my Zack?

 

Finally, a few pictures of my Ashe girl.

 

A versatile blogger

The amazing Quinton over at Q on the Move gave me "A Versatile Blogger Award".  I'm stoked!

The rules state that I have to thank Q first first…so Thank You So Much!  Then share 7 things about myself, and finally pass the award on to other bloggers.  

7 things about myself (using images found through Google... just to put a different spin on it):

I collect post cards.  I have hundreds!  I will buy several from every new place I visit.  I LOVE when people send me post cards.  My favorite is one from Iceland that my dad sent to me when he was on deployment when I was really young. [image source]

I was a mime once, with an old church group.  It was so much fun, but I have no idea how I managed to stay quiet.  My friends and family were all shocked, I'm sure.  I'm not even sure if I have pictures to prove it.  They are probably packed away at my mom's house somewhere.[image source]

Gardenias are my favorite flower, but I love pretty much any flower.  Irises and lilies (any of them) are runners up. [image source]

I played the xylophone in our music group in the 5th and 6th grade.  [image source]

The movie, The Goonies, scared me so bad as a kid that I will not watch it now.  I also dislike most 80s movies I've seen.  [image source]

I mostly sleep on my stomach.  Occasionally I will sleep on my side.  I try to sleep on my back, but I always end up rolling over... except, when I take a nap during the day.  Then for some reason I can stay on my back. [image source]

I LOVE gardens.  Whenever I step into a garden, I feel like I have been sucked into a children's book or some other far off magical place.  A garden brings out my inner child and gives me a sense of peace.  I have just decided that seeing as many beautiful gardens as possible is on my bucket list. [image source]

Whoops, I almost forgot to tag other bloggers!  This is what I get for starting this blog yesterday and not finishing it until today.  I will tag a few of the blogs that I love to follow:  Christine , TheFloridaFoodSnob, and
Stephanie.


And there you have it.  Later I will post about a fantastic little restaurant Chris and I discovered last night.  I hope you all are having a fantastic weekend!  Mine has been amazing so far!

Words to live by...

I read this today on Carrots 'N' Cake, and I absolutely loved it, so I wanted to share it as well.

Update:  Apparently this is called The Holstee Manifesto.  I love it!

Shoulder tension relief?

I must carry my stress in my shoulders and upper back, because they are always sore.  When Chris and I went to St. Augustine (engagement weekend), we got a couple's massage.  This is the second time a massage therapist has told me that I need to relax more, because she hasn't been able to get all the knots out of my shoulders/upper back.  This last time she said, and I quote, "Do you own a bath tub?  Because you need to relax and soak in it."  Yeah...  Not good.  (Not to mention baths bore me.  I am not one of those people who can just chill in the bath tub.)  Yoga really helped, but I have been slacking on that recently.  I do intend to practice more yoga poses, but I am also considering buying this product:

It just looks like it would feel so great to have that nice warming pad on my shoulders and back.  Have any of you tried anything like this product?  Do you have suggestions for relieving tight muscles in the back and shoulder area?  And yes... I'm working on the relaxing part. (o;

UPDATE:  The knots in my shoulders are really killing me.  I ordered it.  I'll let you know how it works. LOL