Happy Birthday America

My goal this year was to have the most American 4th of July ever. I'm pretty sure I acheived it with a little help from Katie and Matt who were kind enough to come to Orlando to celebrate with us.

We:

Jet skiied

Claimed land for our own (although I think this is more of a British thing to do)

Enjoyed the beauty of our country

Snacked a lot

BBQed too much

Played Corn Hole

Swam

Carried an American flag everywhere we went

Took the boat out to watch fireworks.

And apparently had some weird competition for the All American Couple (I think the Critchfields had us beat)

Happy Birthday America!!!!

(Critchfields please come back soon)

Take a Bow

So amazing, even the trees bow down to her.

Reunion

We recently attended Kevin's 10 year reunion. A lot can happen in a decade, the result of which is a lot of boring chatter! Oviedo High School Graduate of 2001:

I quickly caught on to the fact that I wasn't there to be supportive. My sole purpose was to make Kevin look good. This resulted in a lot of stomach sucking in, and dropping the fact that Kevin was a National Champion (one can't brag about themselves!)

I clearly did a good job as I was rewarded with a trip to the Dessert Lady.
I just wish that my Secondary School held reunions so that Kevin could return the favor!

Lesson Learned

I try to wear my wedding ring as little as possible, mainly due to a small mishap I had a couple years back resulting in the ring being cut from my finger. But after a nice lady at the ice cream shop asked us if we were brother and sister, I have decided that it is probably time to start wearing it again.

It would probably also help if we didn't coordinate outfits on a daily basis.

What a Ponce

We went to visit the oldest city in America in honor of me turning a quarter century. The irony doesn't stop there, as one of the cities attraction is the Fountain of Youth. I get the hint Kevin!

Juan Ponce de Leon founded St. Augustine back in the 1500s and it's been old ever since. We had a great time wondering around the city, seeing the sights and shops, and enjoying the beautiful beaches.

I just love a man in uniform: (further photo evidence provided upon request)

Albino peacock!

Sunrises are so worth getting up for.

Fountain of youth water = disgusting!!!

Miss Congeniality has nothing on this guy:

25 really isn't all that bad. Plus I always feel better after reminding myself that Kevin will always be older!!!

She Loves Me

I've never read "The Five Love Languages", but I have a pretty good feeling that the number one way I feel love is: Quality Time.

Kevin thinks it weird that my sisters and I fight over one-on-one time with our parents (probably proving that all Saltzman girls are a little too much alike) - but that's because he has never spent quality alone time with them. They are fantastic! One-on-one time means:

1. Lots of praise of how well you are doing

2. Having Fun

3. Being spoilt (but only slightly)

4. Getting a lecture (admittedly for our own benefit)

When my mum decided to come visit me in Florida I felt pretty special. (She also visited my other sisters on this trip, however, I believe this was a way of disguising the fact that I am the favourite.)

Her trip was short, but we squeezed a lot in:

We went on an air boat ride and saw at least 30 alligators, all of which were disgusting:

We spent the day at Epcot, where I spent the whole day being educated about the world I live in.

Photo taken especially for Katie: Photo taken especially for Noah: I was pretty upset that they didn't decide to memorialize Beauty and the Beast out of shrubbery, honestly what were they thinking?

We ate a lot of yummy food, did a small amount of shopping and had arts and crafts time. As it turns out "blowing" eggs is really hard, and painting them isn't much easier. But I now have a cute Easter display!

Thank you for coming to see me, I feel so loved!

Tornado Warning

These past few days we experienced some extreme weather and were even on Tornado Warnings for two days. (Yet for some reason I still had to go to work...what's the deal with that?)

A lot of trees came down, roads flooded and people lost power. I got to experience that first hand at my doctor's appointment which was conducted via flashlight.

I told Dani we were on Tornado Warning and she asked me if I know what to do if one hits, we both came up with the exact same answer (proving that we are definitely sisters):

1. Lay in the bath tub

2. Find your Rubie Red Slippers.

I should probably go look up the real answer.....