Florida Vacation Recap
Hey, hey, hey! I'm back from my weeklong vacay to Florida. It was absolutely aaaa-mayyyy-zing! I am currently having vacation withdrawals (y'know what I'm talking about), but because I am so darn nice, I will share with you all what my vacation was like. It won't be that descriptive, and this post will mostly be filled to the brim with Instagram photos, but it'll be something. :) While you read (and see) about how much fun I had, I will be sitting by my bedroom window with a spoon and peanut butter, bawling my eyes out as I wish to be back in Florida.
One / The view going to Florida was spectacular! That photo above proves why I adore road trips so much more over planes (although I really love love love flying in the air).
Two / When I first got to the resort, I went onto the porch (that had the perfect view of the pool and tons of palm trees) and kicked my feet up. It was great! Just relaxing in such a serene environment is wonderful; plus the smell of chlorine (I'm a fish) gets me all giddy, so it was a win-win situation.
Three / Westgate is the resort that my family is bought into. This time around, we stayed at the Lakes' (Westgate Lakeside Resorts). I absolutely adore this place! I've only been to a handful of the other ones (including one in Gatlinburg, in Tennessee; the others were in Florida), but this one has won my heart. It is super clean, has tons of amenities, and feels just like a resort should make you feel. Plus, they have pool parties every. day. Honestly! How much better could that get?
Four / On Tuesday morning, it was hot and I was feeling good. As you can see, I didn't wear my jean jacket (shocker!), and I was really proud of myself. Besides...it was too hot to wear it anyways, but y'know how crazy I can get...
Five / Just an early morning selfie that I took. My dang, look at that hotttaaay. ;)
Six / ANDDDDDD, here comes the freakinglyamazingsuperdarnexciting part. Yes, I just mushed that all into one word - you mad, guhl? Cool beans. My family and I took a helicopter ride. Remember how I said I adore flying in the air? Yes. Best. stuff. EVER. It was honestly amazing to see a lot of Orlando from up in the air. I sat in the front (next to the pilot) and it was awesome. We were twisting 'n stuff. I highly recommend giving a helicopter ride a try. It's really worth it! The only thing I'll say you will hate is that it will seem like it ended far too soon (no matter how long you're up there for). Plus, our captain was pretty darn funny. Love love love, laugh laugh laugh. It was all good.
Six / ANDDDDDD, here comes the freakinglyamazingsuperdarnexciting part. Yes, I just mushed that all into one word - you mad, guhl? Cool beans. My family and I took a helicopter ride. Remember how I said I adore flying in the air? Yes. Best. stuff. EVER. It was honestly amazing to see a lot of Orlando from up in the air. I sat in the front (next to the pilot) and it was awesome. We were twisting 'n stuff. I highly recommend giving a helicopter ride a try. It's really worth it! The only thing I'll say you will hate is that it will seem like it ended far too soon (no matter how long you're up there for). Plus, our captain was pretty darn funny. Love love love, laugh laugh laugh. It was all good.
Seven - Eight - Nine / These are all views above parts of Orlando from the heli ride. The first photograph is what the captain called the "Beverly Hills" of Orlando. The second photo is just a random one that I shot (pretty awesome, eh?). Last but not least, the third photo was from when the captain was tilting the heli all crazy like. I was all, "YASSSSSS!" Seriously. I could not stop grinning.
Ten - Eleven - Twelve / All of these photos (plus the following ones) are from Ripling's Believe It or Not Museum. First off, let me tell you how we first came across it. We were driving down International Blvd. towards the helicopter place, and, well...my dad suddenly said, "What the [expletive]?" all the while doing double takes towards the [very tilted] building. Like is it sinking? The hell? Yeah...we started freaking out good until we caught sight of the name.
Thirteen - Fourteen - Fifteen / Just a continuation from the photos above. I highly recommend you check out Ripling's. It is hilarious. Some of the stuff, I could not even think about - like, "whaaa? the hell?" My favorite part from this place was most def the part where you walked on a bridge, and it was like the room was rolling (I forget what it's called, but y'know what I mean). Oh! And there was this step off to the side (that you were able to go onto), and my sister and I each put a foot on it and it just...dropped. Lol it was crazy!
Sixteen - Seventeen - Eighteen / Same stuff. A creepy lady, the world's "tallest man", and some creepy dude that I was really afraid to pose with. HAHA. Seriously. It was mad crazy, like he looked weirrrd (not real, but nevertheless weird).
Nineteen / I went horseback riding. What can I say? I love horses. :) My horse was named Abby, and she was so sweet. HAHA. Yeah, no (sort of). The only problem was that she kept trying to chew off her reign, and uhm, no. Not gonna happen while I am on you, dahling.
Twenty / I snapped this photo during an early morning walk with my mum and sister around the lake, to the other pool, and just around the property. I loved the view - so gorgeous!
Twenty-One / What did I say about it being gorgeous? This is a photo I got at the same place. It was so pretty (I cannot believe I took that photo - hehe). This photo makes me want to go back. Darn you Michigan, darn you!
Twenty-One / What did I say about it being gorgeous? This is a photo I got at the same place. It was so pretty (I cannot believe I took that photo - hehe). This photo makes me want to go back. Darn you Michigan, darn you!
Twenty-Two / We (excluding my dad) went zip-lining. It was...how can I put this? SUPER AMAZING. That does not even sum it up. Honestly. The adrenaline that raced through me, the feeling of being adventurous. It was crazy. Better yet? Well, I zip-lined over 30 feet alligators at Gatorland. Yup, yup. I'm such a bad a-s. ;)
Twenty-Three / That's me, my mum, a little girl and her mum we zip-lined with, and my sister.
Twenty-Four / I decided to take a snapshot of myself before going out and having a few beeyuhs with my family...just kidding. I had fruit punch. ;p HAHA.
Twenty-Five / Before we went to Wet 'N Wild. That water park is awesome! Oh, and I swam in the rain. Best. Day. Evuhhh. I only need to dance in the rain, but yeah...my sister was "too embarrassed" for me to even attempt doing that around her. HAHA. I wish I would have.
Twenty-Six / I told you I was a little fish. As soon as I got back to the resort, I went to hop back down in the pool. Swim fishhhyy, swimmm fish! (Haha, ignore that.)
Twenty-Seven / On Thursday, at on of the pool parties, my mum took this photo of me. I hate the way I look, but oops, oh well.
Twenty-Eight / I took this photo on Thursday. It was so serene, I would like to go back, please. Somebody buy me a one way ticket to Orlando? Yes? I'll buy you some Xochi's (yes, I shall bribe you will food. ;)
Twenty-Nine / My sister (with her tongue stuck out?) and I before we went to Outback. Yuuuum, that food was delish.
Thirty / A selfie? Does that count when I take it in the mirror? Yeah, yeah, I guess it does. I dunno. I got the dress from eBay, but it's from H&M.
Thirty-One & Thirty-Three / I loved that Outback was by pond. It was a gorgeous view and I could not help but capture a couple of photos of it.
Thirty-Two / A full body shot of what I wore when out to eat. Like I mentioned above, it is a dress from H&M, a jean jacket from J. Crew, some Payless flats, and a across the shoulder bag from Burlington Coat Factory. Yep, yep. I was chillll (and cute!).
Thirty-Four / I held my new baby cousin (girl), Maricel on Saturday when we went to go visit my cousin, Amber, in Georgia. She is the oldest by two minutes and oh my gosh. She looked like a baby doll! I wish that I would've did an up-close photo of her, but I want to respect Amber's privacy by not plastering photos of her babies all over the net (I'll leave that up to her). But still, the twins are adorable!
Thirty-Five / Cielo is part two of the twins, and she is so cute! Can you see how much she looks like doll. Oh, and her name means Heaven in Spanish.
Thirty-Five / Cielo is part two of the twins, and she is so cute! Can you see how much she looks like doll. Oh, and her name means Heaven in Spanish.
Thirty-Six / Just a view from going back to Michigan. I believe we were in Tennessee?
Thirty-Seven - Thirty-Eight - Thirty-Nine / I took all of these on the road back to MI. The view was gorgeous.
Forty - Forty-One - Forty-Two / The view of the mountains, and a shot of my dad as he drove.
Song Choice: 'Under the Bridge' by Red Hot Chili Peppers. C'mon now, what's not to love about the RHCP? Especially this song. I adore this tune so so so much, and I think you will too once you give it a listen (or if you already have heard it considering that it's oldddd). I feel as if I am on an oldies tune streak...I don't know, don't care. I DON'T CARE, I LOVE IT! Give it a listen below.
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