Sometimes. You’re just dying for some scrambled eggs.
seriously, guys. helluva day. This guy needs a whirlpool and a steam.
disclaimer: charley got into this position entirely on his own. pitiful eyes and all.
Happy Mid-week, y’all! I hope you are soaking in the springtime sunshine, enjoying the wind in your hair and the rays on your face. In honor of “wind back wednesday”, which, as it turns out, isn’t actually a thing, I made a little video of our jaunt over to Walt Disney World! While this is really more about Matt & I than our little furry loves, I hope you enjoy it! And, I would like to very strongly encourage each and every one of you to make a point to get to a Disney park near you. We absolutely had THE BEST TIME. And no we don’t have children, and yes we are adults, but seriously. Disney. Do it.
Jake is making sure nephew Jackson’s lounger was soft enough
Front and back, super comfy.
Don’t worry, he didn’t drink any
Lounging on our poolside patio at the Postcard Inn in St. Pete Beach
Hello again!! Wow, it it fabulous to see you all again! I gotta tell you, the Lauderdales have been movin’ and shakin’, shakin’ and movin’! We’ve been here, there and everywhere and I am sorry that I haven’t posted to keep you updated! BUT, here we are again. And I am so excited to be back on the blog. We have had some serious changes in our lives over the past 6 months, some good, some bad, some happy, some sad, but we have sure had a blast overall.
One big change in our lives is that Matt and I decided that it was time for us to sell our fun and fabulous bike rental shop on 30a, Peddlers, and move on to our next adventure further down south. We loved creating and growing such a unique business, and are so excited about and looking forward to the next plan we have cooking. But before we jumped into the next plan, we thought we would take some time and spend with our amazing family and friends. Having that time with them was such a blessing in our lives, and it allowed me to spend some beautiful, quality time with my sweet dad before his time on this Earth was over. Being able to focus solely on him and nothing else was the greatest gift I have ever been given. My father and father-in-law were two men who DEFINITELY knew how to relax and enjoy life, so in their honor we decided to take advantage of this opportunity and live it up a little!
It has definitely been a time of travel.
Our suitcases in the sand after we jumped off the boat and waded to shore to check-in. There’s no dock, people. Just salty water, sandy shores and frozen painkillers awaits you…
We’ve done a little of this…
Cassie, Sarah and I in the BEAUTIFUL water at Trunk Bay in St. John USVI. Probably the most beautiful beach I have ever seen
Ok. A LOT of this…
Kimmy and I lounging with a Corona at Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas USVI
A little more of this…
Delicious, custom cucumber martini at amazing restaurant, Room with a View in St. Thomas USVI, overlooking Charlotte Amalie
One of the best parts of all of this time with our friends and family is that Jake and Charley have been able to be a part of it ALL! They have become quite the travelers going from Florida to DC to San Francisco to Key West to Nashville to Naples to Miami. And, of course, they have loved every second of it.
Jake and Charley made it ALL the way down to the southernmost point in the continental US and of course, Charley bugged us to take a picture
And for now, the Lauderdales are hanging our hats in Miami while Captain Matt gets his captains license. We have a few tricks up our sleeves for the next few months so stay tuned. And for now, I leave you with our favorite toast from my amazing father-in-law, whom we miss dearly everyday. I have also put together a little gallery of photos for you to peruse of some of my favorite pics from the last few months. Enjoy!!
“Heres to good ships, and wood ships
and ships that sail the sea,
but the best ships are friendships,
forever may they be!”
– Robert “Blender Bob” Lauderdale
In their Hawaiian shirts and with cocktails in their hands, typical Friday night for these two 🙂
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- Lounging on our poolside patio at the Postcard Inn in St. Pete Beach
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- With my amazing girlfriends at the Korbel Winery in Russian River CA
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- Beginning of our ladies trip in Napa, CA at St. Helena Winery
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- The END of our ladies trip in Napa, CA at Mi Sueno Winery
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- Cassie, Sarah and I in the BEAUTIFUL water at Trunk Bay in St. John USVI. Probably the most beautiful beach I have ever seen
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- Just one of the delicious dinners in New Orleans
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- Halloween party 2013 with our favorites: the Keepmans and the Schlossers! My mother-in-law and I were “Thing 1 and Thing 2” and Matt was a hotdog…obviously.
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- Jake and Charley made it to Peach Park in Clanton, AL!
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- Jake and Charley made it ALL the way down to the southernmost point in the continental US and of course, Charley bugged us to take a picture
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- Jake, Charley and Matt enjoy a happy hour in Key West
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- After landing in Baltimore, we took the train to DC and Jake, obviously, was cool as a cucumber…
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- Kimmy, Charley and I wearing the fabulous Blender Bob sunglasses at the MMRF Race for Research in DC
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- At the MMRF Race for Research in DC
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- Charley tries out for the Chippentails…
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- Land in San Francisco, Charley is about to hail a cab
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- Jake and Charley take on San Francisco!
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- Charley at the helm taking us to Clearwater Beach, FL
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- Charley with a coffee reading to blast off to Naples, FL!
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- We had a delicious breakfast at this fabulous little outdoor eatery in Naples, FL
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- A little sunset happy hour with Jake as security
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- Outside our cottage at the Sandcastle Inn on Jost van Dyke for Christmas!
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- Our suitcases in the sand after we jumped off the boat and waded to shore to check-in. There’s no dock, people. Just salty water, sandy shores and frozen painkillers awaits you…
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- From our porch at our house in St. John for Christmas
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- Delicious, custom cucumber martini at amazing restaurant, Room with a View in St. Thomas USVI, overlooking Charlotte Amalie
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- Kimmy, MIL and I celebrating the new year!! Adios 2013, we won’t miss ya 🙂
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- Matt and I about to rung in New Years 2014 at Duffy’s Love Shack in St. Thomas USVI
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- On our deck, about to head to a fabulous dinner on St. Thomas, USVI. Thank you for the amazing trip, MIL!
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- Kimmy and I lounging with a Corona at Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas USVI
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- Ricki and I enjoying a booze-filled pineapple at the Polynesian Resort on Walt Disney World
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- Jake and Charley had the BEST time at Doggie Disney
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- Jake and Charley settling in and making friends at the bayside bark park in Miami Beach
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- In their Hawaiian shirts and with cocktails in their hands, typical Friday night for these two 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving from the Lauderdales and our new nephew Jackson!
Hey peeps! I know you all are hunkering down and setting your lineups to get ready for a fabulous day of football, beer and nachos (shout out to Tom Selleck’s Mustache! Taking it all this year!) BUT after you pack the cooler, turn off the oven and have a few minutes before kickoff- check out this fun new app!
My fabulous friend Celia, who has this adorable blog about her blue eyed family, told me about this new app called bloglovin where you can add all of the blogs that you follow (like Spot the Charley, obvs) and read them all in the same place. It makes it super easy to follow your blogs, find new ones and find out when we post something new! I have added Celia’s blog, Blue Eye Life, as well as my favorite place for all things fab, Womanista, and of course, Spot the Charley! So go download this new fun app and be sure to follow us! Just type in the full web address, www. and all, and click follow! Send me some new sites to follow on there too! Can’t wait to see what you think!
Move over Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova! There’s some new kids in town and their names are Jake & Charley.
The Lauderdales played a little tennis yesterday and it turns out that we. Are. Amazing. Well, fine. Don’t sign us up for the Wimbledon just yet (do you sign up for the Wimbledon? Is there a “the” in front of Wimbledon?) but we had the best time. So, if you’re looking for this lady, don’t forget to check the courts or the tennis section of Lululemon. Next stop, the US Open!
After a rigorous 30 minutes of the ole back and forth, we treated ourselves to a little beach sunset with a side of red wine. Not a bad day on 30a.
It’s pretty hard living the beach life. But we are surviving. Somehow.
Photo credit: the fabulous Ricki Keepman.
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