vacation part 3.

this is going to be my favorite post & last post about vacation. 3 parts you guys. sorry!

as you know i did my research before visiting daytona, 1. because i have never been 2. i like to make good use of my time.

hidden treasure rum bar & grill.  - you are a piece of work , with your huge portions, friendly staff, all you can eat crab legs on wednesday night, & last but not least amazing prices. if you are ever in daytona please please drive to this place, if you are staying in ponce inlet it is so close, if you just want to drive somewhere amazing to eat get up from your desk tell your boss you are not feeling well and make the drive. 4 hours, 7 hours or even 10, get my point?

                                                                         the view.

the food.

i had 6 orders of crab legs, pretty impressed with  myself.

jill had the order of nachos. this thing was huge!

cory is funny.

caught this selfie in action. 

needless to say we will be going back to this place. incredible.

here are some shots of storms rolling in & a night of put-put.

hes cute.

jill & zac

alligators.

serious face.

we also took a few walks.

caught this bird in flight.

& this man fishing. 

& of course a few pictures of zeke.

& us girls.

ronda, megan. me, & jill.

cutest couple award.

on our very last day we saw one of the turtle nest care takers checking out a nest in front of our condo. we rushed down to see what all the commotion was, well the nest had hatched 3 days prior & we couldn't see any tracks because of the rain. the lady was digging and digging so she could get all the eggs out and count how many hatched & see how many did not. they are trying to make the numbers of survival for baby turtles higher so what they will do is put the eggs that did not hatch just a little below the sand so they have a chance of making it which is still highly unlikely. we made our way back to the condo & started packing the jeeps, i was still staring at the ocean and the group around the nest- all of the sudden one of the boy scout troops had something in his hand and everyone was walking to the ocean. i started yelling for megan (she is a little obsessed with sea turtles) and ronda & i took off. one of the sea turtles was still under the sand! it was like God saved one just for all of us to see. it was so tiny & so cute & we were all so happy to see it take off past the waves.

vacation was great. 

cheers,

mrs. estes

vacation part 2.

you guys- i really really  miss the beach. is it hard for you the first week back at work after something so magical? it is really hard for me. i feel like i daydream all day about all the other places i want to go & the wanderlust sets in & before i know it my boss is calling my name and wakes me out of my haze.

we ventured out to this mall like place that was filled with restaurants & clothing shops & ice cream stores one night for dinner. we had decided on bubba gumps which cory & i went to when we were in the mountains. it is a really fun place to go & if you loved forest gump you will be amazed. they do trivia when they come to your table, the whole place is filled with quotes from the movies, it is decorated like rooms that were on the movie, it is basically the movie set. i had a sampler plate which i ate too quickly to take a picture of, cory had a bunch of fried shrimps & then we settled on cold stone creamery for dessert.

we took some pictures after. so enjoy these.

cory wanted to pose by the trash can. it is what it is.

i love this picture, which is why i posted it twice.

seriously, this guy is a ham. it was so cute to see him in the water. he loves it!

the place i am posting about tomorrow is going to have a full post of its own. seriously one of my favorite places to eat at the beach now, the portions are gigantic and the prices are on point. cannot wait to share with you guys!

what are some of your places to go on vacation?

cheers,

mrs. estes

1 1/2 days.

i know. i can't stop talking about it. is my excitement obvious? so close to having my toes in the sand with some amazing people. i feel like everyone going on this trip has been going through the ringer this past week. financial stress, wrecks, irs, car problems, stress from work, you name it & it has probably happened.

i just google pictures of the beach sometimes. 

we are doing this trip right. cory has a show with andy velo friday night in augusta. after work tomorrow i am driving to carrollton to load the cars and get everything ready, leave around 9:00 for augusta, pick up cory after his show, then make the 6 hr treck to daytona beach, florida. it is going to be a long day & night but i am so excited. my boss told me to get some of the rockstar drinks - that has natural caffeine. i think we will need to try them out.

the good part is we will have a whole extra day with our toes in the sand. the place we are staying is letting us check in whenever we want which is super nice and i really appreciate that. after a good nap our plan is to head to sam's club and buy some groceries. i am taking my nutra-bullet so i can make some healthy smoothies, we are going to buy sandwich stuff, and some things for grilling. if we eat out i'm gonna try & do lunch bc it is so much cheaper. the places i found on my last post are very reasonably priced. trust me i check these sort of things out.

i cannot wait to take pictures of the trip, but i am more excited to just enjoy every second of the time i am there. i was telling ronda the other day i cannot wait to just throw my worries into the ocean. i am going to try my best to not stress about the $1200 dentist appointment i have to face when i get back. so say a little prayer for me.
                                                                            cheers,

                                                                           mrs. estes

throwback sunday.

usually i would be on the way to church right now, but i am still in bed & i still can't breathe from this sickness i cannot shake.   we are going to the beach in august i have decided to do a throwback to last year when we went to the hilton head. for my friends birthday. it was just us 3 girls & it was so fun to get away.

                                                            april & i at frosty frogs.

the beach is gorgeous. always. 

jena & i.

i love little get aways. when they involve the beach they are even better.  

what are your favorite places to get away too?

also, we are going to daytona in august, any fun thing you guys recommend i check out?

cheers to a day at the pool,

Mrs. Estes