My past 4 days (:

So the past 4 days I have been in beautiful, warm and sunny FLORIDA!

I'll admit it, until last weekend, I was NOT excited about the TEN hour drive to Davenport, Florida. But that was before I found out that TWO of my BEST FRIENDS were going with me. (: The Wednesday night before my birthday, Hilary and Bailey came up here to spend some time with me...that night, we asked them to go with us to Florida. They had to talk it over with their parents but by the time Monday rolled around, both of them had the okay to go! I was so happy! Everything is MUCH more fun with your best friends! So after many texts all week and planning, planning, planning, Friday morning rolled around! At about 8:30 Friday morning, we left the house and went to eat breakfast at Cracker Barrell in Tiftonia! (Ahhmazing btw!) We then left from there to meet up with Uncle Larry, his family and Sis. Glenda and Sis. Trudy and we were on our way! We rode, and rode, and RODE it seemed like FOREVER (taking random pics along the way and sleeping)

 until we finally stopped at Red Lobster in Orlando (we snacked pretty much all the way. lol) around 8 p.m.! The food at Red Lobster was absolutely fantastic (Shrimp Trio---yummm!)

After we finished eating, we headed to the house and the home with the people us girls would be staying with (shout out to Leia and Kayla! (: ) We started to the house and we were sooo tired. Us girls started to watch "Tangled" and about passed out so we went to bed. lol 

Saturday morning we got up early to get ready to go to the beach! We went and got some breakfast and after about 20 stinkin stops (it seemed) we finally took the hour and a half drive to the beach! A long time, yes, but it was TOTALLY worth it! Melbourne Beach was absolutely gorgeous and a BLAST!!! 

We left around 3 and headed home to get ready for the singing. 10 people getting showers and ready in about an hour and half? Check! (By this time, Shaun, Curtis and Donovan had joined us!) We went to the house and invited over the Davenport teens to hang with us! The boys swam in their (very decent) clothes and we sat around the pool talking to them and laughing. Singing " la la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la lalalalala, doo doo doo doo dee doo, ahhhhhhhhh!!!" with Bailey and the girls every few minutes! It was pretty great! (: We went back to the girls' house and hung out with them for a little bit and we went to bed again! (It's tiring going to the beach! lol) 

We got up Sunday morning to head to church, hoping and praying that we'd get to go to the beach again that afternoon. And sure enough, we did! (: We skipped Sunday night's service and this time we headed to Cocoa Beach! We got there and had another blast! The water was SO warm but the wind was pretty chilly! The waves weren't as rough as they were in Melbourne but we still had a great time jumping them! Afterwards, we got dry, warm clothes on watched the full moon rise over the ocean! It was absolutely gorgeous! (:

 Shaun, Mom and Nana showing off their crazy hair!

 Me and Shaun after he threw my shell back in the ocean. ):

On the dock watching the moon rise over the ocean! (:

We headed home and Shaun, Curtis and Donovan headed home. (Shaun and Curtis had to work, Donny had school Monday morning.) They got home at almost 7 in the morning. The rest of us went to the house where the girls went swimmig in FREEZING water with Leiah and Kayla! After teeth chattering, warm showers and the girls headed home, we sat out on the patio talking and playing spoons until 2 in the morning. We had an early morning to get ready to go home so we went to bed not long after. I slept like a log. haha. 

Monday morning we got up at 8 am to finish cleaning the house, get our things together and get ready to head home. We went to Cracker Barrell and ate breakfast again (the last time left a fantastic memory..haha) and met up with the rest of our peeps there. We headed home and sang, chilled, laughed, and slept all the way home. We finally stopped in Chattanooga to eat at the Terriyaki House *very good btw*, and got home around 10 pm. We talked to Bail and Hil for a bit and then they headed home too! I'm so glad that we had the RIGHT people spending the weekend with us! We had a great time and got even closer on the trip! I love my friends! Can't wait til our August trip to Gulf Shores!!! (: (: (: