9:08 AM

The Countdown Is On!!!

Posted by CivilWar Fangirl

No, not the countdown to Christmas. This particular countdown is for when Jeremy and I leave for Florida, which also happens to be Christmas Day. We passed the one month mark until we leave this past week and believe me, we are SUPER excited!

I know some of you reading this already know about our trip but for those who don't, here's the lowdown. Jeremy and I were invited to go stay with Jeremy's uncle Marty and aunt Karen at their condo in Lakeland, Florida. A big THANK-YOU again to them for the invite!!! :) We're leaving on Christmas Day in the evening and returning home January 3rd. We'll have about a week down there. I know that doesn't seem like a lot of time but believe me, it's well worth it since it gets us away from the snow and cold!

I was last in Florida about six or seven years ago. My family and I went a couple times a year since my grandpa had a house down there. The house was sold after our last trip there seven years ago and we haven't been back since. We always spent Christmas down there. For Jeremy, it's been even longer since his last trip to Florida: about twenty years!

Our plan right now is to leave Christmas Day after we have dinner in the evening with my parents. So, we'll probably be on the road around 7 or 8 pm. We're going to drive all night and we should arrive in Florida the next evening around 8 or 9pm.

We have a few things planned for what we want to do down there. We're going to go see my grandpa's old place in New Port Richey and to Anna-Maria Island where I stayed when I was really young, the place Jeremy stayed in Florida which is in St. Petersburg and, of course, enjoying the (hopefully) warm weather!

Hopefully the weather cooperates so we get on the road on Christmas Day!