It starts in January, after the Holiday season. We start thinking about "Spring Break" and "What are we going to do?" We make a mental list of the things we'd like to do and start to make more permanent plans a couple of weeks beforehand. This year was exactly like any other year in that area.
What we usually do for Spring Break is go to Orlando and visit one of the many theme parks. We get hot, mad at people and spend alot of time waiting. Waiting to park, to ride, to eat, to sleep, to rest.
For some reason we decided to NOT go to a theme park. We decided to do some things locally instead. The first night of our Spring Vacation we got dressed up and went to the High School's Prom. I get to go because I'm a teacher. Just a perk for me, not necessarily for my husband!!
Saturday we went with our family Golfing at Indian Springs in Marianna, Florida. This is the place where 10 years ago I married the love of my life!! Our daughter, Breeanna, went with us. This is the first time she has ever golfed with us! We had a great time and didn't get too frustrated considering we haven't been in at least a year.
Sunday we had a nice family ride to Tallahassee and visited Maclay Gardens. Very beautiful time of year to visit. The flowers were in full bloom! Afterwards we visited the mall.
Monday we drove to Destin, Florida and hung out at Henderson Beach for a couple of hours. There were some jelly fish along the beach. Very cool. Perfect beach weather.
Afterwards we went to the Bass Pro Shop. My husband had a blast! We went to an outside mall and Breeanna got her first Build-A-Bear. She was too cute and too excited about that. We walked the Destin Outlet Malls from one end to the other to realize that most of the stores there, even though half the stuff is half off, is still too expensive for us!
Tuesday we spent some time with Mom and Dad and went shopping in Marianna. Got some good deals and had a good time.
Wednesday we went to Mexico Beach and Breanna had her good friend Ariana go with us. Again, another beautiful day for the beach. Not too hot, not too cold, just right!
Wednesday evening we ate dinner with my parents and were there rather late. At 9:00p.m. my daughter, her friend and my grandson were dancing around the living room to Christmas music. Oh what fun on Spring Break. On a normal weekday night I'm in bed by 8:30!
Thursday we stayed at home for most of the day and traveled to my brothers to watch Wipeout together. We both love that show so it was fun to share watching it together. Again, normally wouldn't do this on a day of work.
Friday, just the 3 of us went to Bear Paw canoe livery and they took us to Spring Creek. It was an awesome experience. The water was not too cold and it was so clear you could see the shells, bass, brim and sand. Very peaceful trip for the 3 of us.
Friday night Breeanna packed up and went and spent the night with her friend Ariana and Daniel and myself got a date night. We went to Ruby Tuesday's in Marianna. It was nice to dress up and go out to eat!
Saturday we met up with friends and went to see the movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid-part 2. Very funny. We were about the only row laughing out loud the whole time!
Sunday. Last day of Spring Break. We went to the Layfield's to celebrate a birthday. Got really full on Pork Steak, Fettucini, Birthday Cake and rolls! Good time with friends.
As I look back on this past week we didn't really wait for anything. God showed my husband and myself how relaxing Spring Break can be. We took time to enjoy Spring (the beaches, the creek, the flowers) and the people in our lives (family and friends)! All of what I experienced this week was peace, joy and thankfulness for rest, family, and spring! I hope you too got a chance to soak up Spring to it's full potential. I know we did and it was one of the best Spring Breaks we've had in a long time.
Here is a video of our week!
Living Loved and Freely,
Elizabeth
