Sun, Sand, Organic Food…and a Guest Post for SunButter!

First: Please go over to the SunButter website and read my guest post!  I’d love it if you’d leave a comment over there. SunButter is my favorite (it’s kinda like crack in my house…Joe thinks I have a problem, seriously. But it’s just so good—and it’s in my new brownie recipe that I’m going to share with you after I get home).  In the SunButter article, I talked about why babies should not eat peanut butter…

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Hello from Naples, Florida! We’ve always been East Coast Florida-goers (Delray Beach is our fave), but for some reason Joe decided he wanted to check out the west side this time. Coincidentally (or not so?), we booked our trip and then found out my Mom and Fred would be in Florida in the exact same place at the exact same time as we would be. Seriously….how does that happen?

We flew in several hours after they did, and I had a webinar to do, so we stopped at this awesome organic farmer’s market/cafe called Food and Thought in Naples for dinner…and then I used Panera’s free wifi to do my webinar. For our first two nights we stayed on Marco Island, right on the beach. I love the amazing beautiful beach…with soft white manicured sand. I walked/ran both mornings barefoot—it was a workout for my feet, but in a good way.

We met Mom and Fred for dinner at Riverwalk in Naples, and now we’re staying in Naples till we go home.

What I love about Florida:

 

 

 

 

My left foot has a blotchy sunburn—apparently I missed that with the sunscreen. This trip makes me feel like I’ve reached a new level of…something. It’s the first time I haven’t thought about how to get tan and instead think about how to protect my skin. Yes, I’m old. In fact, I’ll be 33 soon. I’m wiser too, just so you know 🙂

 

Have you been to 5th Avenue in Naples, Florida?  If not, you should go. I love the atmosphere and the restaurants…we also stopped by the Naples Pier and saw dolphins swimming, and then caught the most amazing sunset…

{there should be a picture of it here…but I took it with my phone, and my phone is not working correctly right now—maybe it has heat stroke?}

Mom and Fred plan to retire in Florida in a couple years. We’ll go too, so I hope they pick a good place. Yes, I’m going to move where my Mom goes. She’s my soul sister, and there’s no rational reason for not living where she does. She’s just older, so she gets to pick where.

Matthew just has to be old enough to have a cell phone and to travel by himself. He’s seven now. I have spent the last seven and a half years revolving my life around spending time with him, and it has made sense—for him (mom-less) and me (as the fill-in). He’s my love. But I think my sister would tell me it’s time to make decisions about what I want for my life—he’ll be ten by the time I leave, and he won’t want to spend all his time with me anyway. It’s still going to rip my heart out, but life is just like that sometimes.

How’s your week? What’s your favorite place to go on vacation?  If you have Naples suggestions or insights, let me know!  If you live in Florida, where is the best place to live and why?!