The best time of year has begun. October through December always feels like a whirlwind because there are so many fun things to do. Well, I'm adding one more thing to your Halloween to do list: get thee to Colorado Fondue Company in Casselberry! A little history on Colorado Fondue CompanyThis little gem of a… Continue reading Central Florida’s Best Kept Halloween Secret: Dining Edition
I love Central Florida. When I sat down to write about Central Florida's best parks and springs, I knew I'd enjoy researching it. But once this list published on Orlando Date Night Guide I quickly realized I had a new mission. This list has now become my personal mission. I want to visit each of… Continue reading My New Mission: Central Florida’s Best Parks
We're back from our four night cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Sun. We departed my home port of Port Canaveral and headed down to Key West and Cuba. It was our second time aboard Norwegian Cruise Line and we'd gladly book again once our budget and schedule allow. Here's a few quick reasons why we… Continue reading What we love about Norwegian Cruise Line
In two weeks we will celebrate six years since my very first post on ThisFloridaLife. On 7/7/2012 I hit 'publish' on my little blog. What started as a fun way to do something I love: write, has become a way for me to connect with others and share the joys of life, and specifically the… Continue reading The top 6 posts from ThisFloridaLife
Downtown Orlando, with its energy, character, and frustrating design, is an interesting place in which to work. The dining options are nearly endless, there's plenty of paths to take for a refreshing lunch time walk, there's perhaps even a certain prestige that comes from saying "I work in downtown Orlando." But it is not without… Continue reading Goodbye, Downtown Orlando
Happy Fall / Autumn everyone! Yes, here in Florida, we too can celebrate the Fall season. What? Don't laugh! We most certainly can. The transition from Summer to Fall marks the arrival of my biggest Florida pet peeve: people who say there's no such thing as Fall in Florida. Obviously, Fall in Florida is much… Continue reading My biggest Florida pet peeve
It's been five years... five whole years since I began ThisFloridaLife. Something meant as a fun hobby and a love song of sorts to my home state has became a way of life for me. But best of all it is a way for me to connect with thousands of amazing people. This year my… Continue reading How to live This Florida Life
Like to see people freak out and being scared? Read on... Fear is a funny thing. It can make us do some crazy stuff, but mostly it causes us to do nothing at all. Few things are scarier than cancer. And the more I learn about it, the scarier brain cancer becomes. The scarier thing… Continue reading Fearing the unknown: conquering fear and making a difference
What follows is a stream of consciousness. No set plan as I write, just going through my thoughts tonight 6/12/2016. It happened. I can't believe it happened. My city is now forever changed. But I hope we change for the better. More love, more acceptance, more working together. This isn't to say that my city… Continue reading My thoughts on the Orlando Shooting
It's been a long, hard road, but alas I am back in my home. The heart longs for home when it's away. I am grateful to have been able to be taken in by family and friends, though nothing compares to home. Other than a few interruptions, I have always lived in Seminole County. Every… Continue reading Just a few reasons why I love living in Seminole County
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