I know, I know. It's been a while since I posted. I've been really busy between school and work and have let a few thing slides. Don't worry. I've adequately punished myself. But this week, I'm going to catch up (and keep it up).
That's because this week I'm in my true happy place: Sanibel Island, Florida. My in-laws own and place down here and it's where we go to escape. If you aren't familiar with
Sanibel, it's just off the coast of Fort Myers and is quite the oasis. If you're into going out to the bars and cruising the beaches, this is
NOT the place for you. It's a slower pace of life here. There are not stoplights on the island, you can bike almost anywhere, and the only chain stores are Dairy Queen and a CVS. It's awesome.
It's even better because my husband and I are here by ourselves. Usually we have friends or family with us, but not this time! Don't get me wrong, I love our friends and family, but it's nice to be able to have time to just focus on each other. This is only our second vacation alone in all the years we've been together (the first being our honeymoon) and it's wonderful.
So anticipate seeing some posts this week about thing I did much earlier this summer, but I just want to share. In the meantime, I'll leave you with just a few photos from the island.
When we took off from Indianapolis, the weather was overcast and just plain gloomy. But when we broke through the clouds we were greeted with a beautiful morning sky. Just a little reminder to myself that it's always sunny on the other side of the clouds.
These adorable birds keep hanging out by the pond near our pool. Unfortunately it seems they are illiterate and unaware their lives are at risk. That's natural selection, I suppose.
Sanibel has some of the best shelling in the world (or so I'm told). And no matter how hard I try to resist the urge, I always end up picking up these tiny aquatic homes off the beach. This is just a small selection of what we found today. So cute!
Something not so cute. These ugly things. Florida's lovely 4-inch grasshoppers are everywhere this time of year, and a particularly giant one landed on me today. Gross. I love Florida, but the bugs are almost too much to handle.
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