It's that time of year when fall's fashion lines get shown to buyers...so thanks to my new job, I'm becoming a bit more familiar everyday with this state that I've called home on and off for over 23 years of my life. Driving driving and more driving on the interstates, highways, and coastal stretches like A1A (BEACHFRONT AVENUE!)...all with 6 huge garment bags, rolling rack, a box, and two extra file bags...in my little VW Beetle. Almost every appointment I stop at, I get asked "How did you fit all this in your little car?!". Practice. Lots of practice. And a bit of shoving.
I can tell you that my weekends are a lot more valuable now to me, and the downtime I get with friends, even more special. Last weekend our friends from Atlanta came into town, just as we left town to spend the weekend with my family in Central Florida (although I did get a nice girl afternoon at the beach a few hours before we drove out).
While we were gone, we visited a new nature reserve with my parents on a former 1267acre cattle ranch. We saw dozens of alligators, lots of osprey, a bald eagle with two chicks in a nest, and even watched a reptile presentaion...all in the most perfect of spring weather.
Then within minutes of us driving back home on Sunday evening, there was a shuttle launch from the Kennedy Space Center just down the coast, so we parked right at the beach before even dropping our bags off at home and watched as it went up into space leaving a plume of smoke behind it. The sunset turned it to a beautiful gradient of colors, and there were oh's and ah's heard up and down the beach.
This week was full of long stretches of road-- but to make it a bit more fun and not so boring, I leave myself ample time to reach my next destination so that I can enjoy the journey. By mid-week I began putting my iPhone to good use (btw. love that thing), not only using the GPS to get me where I needed to go, but also snapping away as I saw good photo ops on the road. So to pick the highlight...here's one of the things that warranted an actual stop-on-the-side-of-the-road just to get a picture:
Yep. It's like a movie drive-in...just instead of an actor, you get a pastor.
I'm learning to take my long days of driving with thankfulness, and to find the fun, interesting, entertaining, and even relaxing moments. It's a nice time to reflect, pray, find things to appreciate in my life (all while keeping a responsible eye on the road :) ). I take the time to stop
...I'll keep you updated on the next couple of weeks of my roadtrip/worktrip through the Sunshine State!
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5 comments:
wow I love your new header...:-)
My husband would be envious, he is really into Shuttle launches..he watches them on the web...
Fabulous photos, and what a great time...Take care Anne
Ciao cara,
Jason is going to be so jealous when I show him this post. He wants to see a shuttle launch so badly! Looks like you are living life to the fullest :)
Un bacio grande.
very good, Miss O. Notes!
i see the name of your brand
there in the rear window
and i have linked to it
for a big Check It Out.
:-)
nice partnership,
i am thinking.
very interesting concept
and uber cool designs.
i bet you do well with this company,
it seems so up
and coming
and
young thinking.
good luck
with your new venture
and i look forward to following your progress here.
motor on.
sounds like you had lots of fun with your friends on the beach before you left! miss you!!! love, mrs. sangria
love your positive attitude, as always!
i can't believe you saw that many gators.
i'm not one to enjoy long roadtrips...i'm trying to rev up for a roadtrip we'll be taking in the end of april to denver and then on to santa fe :-)
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