Thursday, April 30, 2009
2009 Family Vacation
This year our we went to Destin, Florida for our family vacation. I had never heard of the place until recently...but everyone that we told said it was very family friendly, and just a great place to vacation!

We left for our trip on Friday, April 24, and we got home on Thursday, April 29. 

We had such a fantastic time! Our hotel was wonderful. We had a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom suite with a full kitchen & living room. The hotel was on the grounds of a resort, so we got to use all of the resort amenities. There were several pools that we could go to, and the private beach was literally a 2 minute drive. 

The beach had the whitest sand that I've ever seen, and it was very clean. It was not overcrowded, so we had plenty of room to set up our 'stuff'!

There were 2 outlet malls within 10 minutes driving, so we made sure to go to both...more than once! I got a new COACH purse that I just absolutely LOVE!

We definitely got our fill of shopping, eating and beach! It's definitely a place that I would go back to, and I think it would be fun for a group to go to!

I did get pretty sunburned, so we cut our trip a little short. We drove back all in one day, and I can say that I definitely preferred that over turning it into a 2 day trip. The drive wasn't bad at all!!!

Here are a few pictures from the trip. The rest can be seen on my smugmug:













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Written at 10:22 AM by Kristen.
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
Great Time
I just wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for your prayers for safe travel. We made it Florida ok, and have been having a great time so far! We've been to the beach twice, went shopping, and have had some yummy food! Our hotel is like a 2 minute drive to the beach. The sand is the whitest sand that I've ever seen, and the ocean is just beautiful. I've started uploading pictures from our trip onto my smugmug. I may not get them all done now, but it's a start. When we get home and I've had time to settle in, I'll definitely be posting a more detailed post about the trip, and I'll include pictures! See you on the flip side!

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Written at 8:39 PM by Kristen.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Off We Go...
to Florida! I'm so excited! We are leaving now, and will arrive in Florida tomorrow afternoon. I just want to be at the beach already! Please pray for safe traveling mercies!

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Written at 9:23 AM by Kristen.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Florida...Here We Come...



We will be leaving for Destin, Florida on Friday. I'm not sure what time just yet, as I work Thursday night, but I know it's some time on Friday. I'm excited to get away from the day-to-day stuff, and just have a nice, peaceful, relaxing vacation. We are driving there (thank God for a minivan!), and the boys are coming with us. I plan to lay on the beach and work on my tan (oh, who am I kidding? If you know me, you know that I DON'T tan). I'm bringing my laptop, so I will still have computer time (b/c that IS relaxing to me), and I'll have my cell phone to check in. I'll try to remember to post pics of me laying on the beach while you are all here (j/k). 
I'm not packed yet, and I haen't even started...I better get crack-a-lackin'!
Anyone have suggestions for car entertainment for Colin? He's 2 1/2.

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Written at 11:43 PM by Kristen.
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