The past month of unemployment has been quite enjoyable. Some highlights: 
-Christmas at home in Tampa with family, including a cooking extravaganza with Uncle Tony and manatee paddling and snorkeling with Robbie.
-New Year's and the we
ek after in Palm Beach with Travis, Brian and Kristin. We paddled, dove, snorkeled, peddled, ate and laid around on the beach. I saw a turtle while diving, tons of gators in the Everglades, and an anhinga eat a fish much larger than I would have ever imagined. We 
watched blowing rocks on the coast, and um, well, I left there completely soaked. 4 games of Cataan were played, and I won the final, which leaves me with the title of "Queen of Cataan" for the next 2 years.
-Several days were spent in Ann Arbor, MI with my brother, Robbie. It was so cold my teeth hurt one day! Fun was still to be had. A day in Canada ended with Poutine (french fries with cheese curds and gravy), we experienced the North American Auto Show in Detriot, scraped ice off a windshield, and spent hours inside IKEA and Trader Joe's.
-From Detroit, I flew to San Diego to visit my friend Sarah. Cool things we did: tidal pools at Cabrillo National Monument, seals--
tons of wonderful seals at La Jolla Cove, saw a gray whale up-close and personal, spent a day in Mexico seeing La Bufadora (another blow hole!) and ate fresh lobster, beans, rice and a margarita on the coast.
I arrived back in Tampa for a dinner with each parent, then drove back to Jax. I'm here now, enjoying great friends and going away parties.
Ahh, transition. I can't complain though--I often sleep 'til 8:30 or 9:00 now, go to yoga classes with soccer moms at noon, and have been eating all the brie and dark chocolate I desire.
-Christmas at home in Tampa with family, including a cooking extravaganza with Uncle Tony and manatee paddling and snorkeling with Robbie.
-New Year's and the we
ek after in Palm Beach with Travis, Brian and Kristin. We paddled, dove, snorkeled, peddled, ate and laid around on the beach. I saw a turtle while diving, tons of gators in the Everglades, and an anhinga eat a fish much larger than I would have ever imagined. We 
watched blowing rocks on the coast, and um, well, I left there completely soaked. 4 games of Cataan were played, and I won the final, which leaves me with the title of "Queen of Cataan" for the next 2 years.-Several days were spent in Ann Arbor, MI with my brother, Robbie. It was so cold my teeth hurt one day! Fun was still to be had. A day in Canada ended with Poutine (french fries with cheese curds and gravy), we experienced the North American Auto Show in Detriot, scraped ice off a windshield, and spent hours inside IKEA and Trader Joe's.
-From Detroit, I flew to San Diego to visit my friend Sarah. Cool things we did: tidal pools at Cabrillo National Monument, seals--
tons of wonderful seals at La Jolla Cove, saw a gray whale up-close and personal, spent a day in Mexico seeing La Bufadora (another blow hole!) and ate fresh lobster, beans, rice and a margarita on the coast. I arrived back in Tampa for a dinner with each parent, then drove back to Jax. I'm here now, enjoying great friends and going away parties.
Ahh, transition. I can't complain though--I often sleep 'til 8:30 or 9:00 now, go to yoga classes with soccer moms at noon, and have been eating all the brie and dark chocolate I desire.
