i'm not going to lie, definitely still wishing that i was on my local staycation. it's really amazing how even though you can only be 20 minutes from home, you still feel a million miles away - and that's exactly what we had during our time at loews sapphire falls on friday night (see recap …
a little wine and sapphire…
nothing beats kicking off a staycation at one of the newest hotels at universal orlando, loews sapphire falls resort AND attending an event all in the same evening?! but first, i'm going to have to start with sapphire falls...what a beautiful resort. easing into island time, you truly feel like you are being transported into …
happy 1 year – eatstk
yesterday was STK at disney springs first anniversary...and naturally, keith and i decided to have a date night at STK to join in the celebration. well, i actually can't take much credit, keith impulsively decided to make a "surprise" reservation the night before - letting me know where we were going after he made the reservation. ironically, …
#derbyday at crooked can
who doesn't love a good day at a local brewery? i know we do, and that's exactly how we spent the early part of saturday morning - enjoying the afternoon leading up to the derby, now, i won't lie - i'm not the biggest derby fan, more so i just have never overly followed it. …
race to celebrate
well, just like that - i am a week and a half away from my second half marathon the year. sometimes i think i was extremely brilliant for planning all of these races back-to-back (i mean, built in training) and then other times where i think i was completely insane. oh the runner's brain. i …
surprise date night
wow, am i one lucky girl. keith decided last thursday that we were going on a surprise date on friday evening. literally the only thing i knew was that we were going to be driving to tampa. so needless to say, when friday rolled around i was extremely excited to find out what we were going …
orlando brewing
it absolutely amazes me how i can be a local in one city for so long and still realize that i haven't tried half of the local places in town. and that is exactly what happened with orlando brewing - but i can finally say that i've checked visiting this location off of my list. and …
stk – orlando
wow, last night was just incredible. why do you ask? well, keith and i decided to have a fancy date night at one of the new restaurants at disney springs, stk-orlando. now i'm normally not one who dresses up often, but with our 1 year anniversary quickly approaching we wanted to have an early celebration …
HOB takeover: crooked can
a couple weeks ago, i noticed a tweet from house of blues (HOB) orlando mentioning a crooked can tap takeover and immediately got excited. i know most of you may not know about crooked can, but it is a local brewery located in historical downtown winter garden, florida and is a local favorite. and this brand truly represents …
featured friday: barolo
it's friday...time to celebrate. what better way to celebrate than with a featured wine of the week. while i wish i could be enjoying a glass of wine at this moment, the weekend is almost here. this week's featured wine is actually from one of my favorite local places - somm orlando. featured wine nebbiolo: …