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Happy President’s Day!

February 20, 2012 0

Hello, Friends!  Happy President’s Day! Do you have the day off? As you probably already know my parents have been in town since last Tuesday. We have literally spent every single day at the beach and I have the sun tan to prove it. Ha!

The first day that she was here, my mom decided to give paddleboarding on the intracoastal a try (doesn’t she look cute?) She did an excellent job and didn’t fall even once – she’s a natural. Yesterday, the seas were very calm, so Mr. Sweet Greens and I decided to paddle pretty far out into the ocean. When we came back, my mom decided to give a try and a combination of the wind and waves slammed the paddleboard into her knee. Today, she can barely walk – what a horrible way to end a great vacation!

So, today we are planning on staying home to watch movies and hoping that her knee starts to feel better.

How are you spending the day?

Finland’s Hotel Kakslauttanen | Thermal Glass Igloos Offer Views of the Northern Lights

February 15, 2012 0

This time of year in Florida is spectacular! I quite enjoy the 80° weather – however, once in a while I have a yearning for cozy slippers, snowflakes and weather that is so cold you have to snuggle up under a huge stack of blankets.

It’s this time of year that I would love to visit the Igloo Village of Hotel Kakslauttanen in Finland. This fantastic eco hotel boasts 20 thermal glass igloos that allow visitors to enjoy incredible views of the Aurora Borealis from the warmth and comfort of their own geodesic hut. The resort also features an ice bar and smoke sauna – sign me up!

Wouldn’t this be an amazing adventure?

via Inhabitat

Valentine’s Day Fun | Nature is Where My Heart Is

February 14, 2012 0

Whenever we are hiking or biking as a family, we love to look for hearts in nature. Here are a couple of hearts that we found on our Fall Family Trip to North Carolina last year. We also have a sweet collection of heart shaped stones that we have picked up along life’s path! Does your family look for hearts in nature? Do you snap photographs of them or bring them home?

P.S. Have you seen this fantastic collection of 25 Awesome Hearts Found in Nature over at Adventure Journal? I am quite smitten with any island shaped like a heart. Fantastic.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2012 0

Hello, Friends! Happy Valentine’s Day! Has your day been full of pink hearts and sweet treats? I just finished up Eben’s Valentine’s Scavenger Hunt – he will be so surprised when he gets home from school!

Tonight, Mr. Sweet Greens is taking me to one of our favorite local restaurants for dinner – and Grandpa Sweet Greens is staying home with Eben. Yay, for date nights! And my parents are coming into town to visit for a week – they fly in late tonight. I can’t wait. I see a lot of sailboat time in the coming week and these Valentine’s put me in a grrreat mood!

What are your Valentine’s Day plans?

PS: Thank you for all of the birthday love – 35 is looking fine!

photo credit Mer Mag

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