Day Five Hundred and Thirty-Eight

The Man Wanted Leftovers!

I can't believe it's already been a year since we last saw Joe in Jupiter. Remember Day 178 ? Joe (Adam's agent) comes down every Spring Training to catch up and meet with all of his clients...including us! It was such a treat to see him. Adam picked well when he selected Joe to represent him and I'm thankful for a discerning husband...even before I knew him! We ate at Joe's favorite local restaurant - Leftovers - the same place we ate at last year! Sweet potato crusted chicken salad...mmmmmm!!

Uhm. We're freezing here.

And Washington, don't even start. 

When you're used to 87 degrees and 90% humidity, 63 is REALLY COLD! And 43 for an overnight low this week? Oh my gosh. Give me a pea coat and some boots! BRRRR!

Wrapped in a blanket, Adam took me to another local high school baseball game to support JJ (the Marlins' rehab coordinator's son). In Florida, baseball's a much much bigger thing than in Washington...can't you tell?! Holy crowd! And that was only one itty bitty portion of the fans!

(iPhone picture...sorry!)

LOOK WHO HAS HIS APPETITE BACK!!

That's fourth meal, people!!

Hooray for healthy Adam...all I gotta do now is pack back on the 5 pounds he lost this week. Ughhhhh!!!

Day Four Hundred and Seventy-Nine

The Fall Visits Florida

(Sorta)

Wanna-be Northwest crunchy (tiny) leaves!

I LOVE the sound of crunchy leaves!

Air conditioning makes this acceptable.

Rose Bowl and peppermint hot cocoa...a perfect mix.

Day One Hundred and Sixteen

The Yankee Sniffer

I like this scene. A definite man's man. A professional baseball player. A bighuge truck driver. Sporting a Bath & Body Works checkered bag. Sniffing a Yankee candle. That's the kind of man you want, ladies! One who can go into any deemed "girly" store and decipher the many scents before him, selecting the exact candle his wife would have chosen without her help! Gosh I like this guy! He's come to quickly understand just how sensitive my nose is to smells of all types. I can smell everything. And when something has even the slightest hint of funky odor, I'm the first to throw a legitimate fit about it. And I think my smell-awareness is slowly rubbing off on him. This is good. Especially if you knew him before he met me ;) Now look at my man! He's our official candle-picker-outer and today he did a mighty fine job. We're now basking in the fragrances of Mango Salsa and Pineapple Cilantro. Mmmmm. 

Another benefit to the pleasant smells? The fire that brings them. Before lighting the candles, our apartment was a chilly 62 degrees. A cold front (a real one, I swear!) has hit Florida, with overnight lows in the 30s and daytime highs in the 50s and 60s. WHAT?! I thought we left Washington 4 months ago? Brrrr. To make matters worse, we don't know how to work our heater, and therefore, I've been wrapped in a blanket for the majority of the day. I knew I shouldn't have given all my winter clothes away! 

And can I just mention, real quickly, that growing up is a pain in the neck sometimes? In the past few months, I've set up more accounts than I thought feasible. But I forgot one. Of course. Dental Insurance. And that's not too much of a bother if:

1) You knew anything about getting personal dental insurance

2) You didn't have an annoying toothache accompanying the entirety of your day. Boo. 

Day Eighty-Four

The Christmas Yacht Parade

I never guessed I'd ever witness something quite like this. When you've got summertime weather all year-round, things start to look a little differently during the holidays. No snow. No ice. No white. It's all sunshine. All the time. (Except for when it rains, of course). So, to kick off the season Florida-style, the city threw us a Christmas parade. On the water! The yachts dressed themselves up in playful lights and marched slowly down the lane. It was a nice send-off before our long journey to the Northwest tomorrow! We spent the entire day cleaning, eating, and packing, packing, packing! We realized while searching desperately through our closets, that the attire we now own isn't winter-friendly whatsoever, so this trip might turn out to be a bit colder than we're anticipating. It's hard to believe, but after living in Jupiter only 3 months, we've become so accustomed to the weather that 70 degrees calls for pants and sweaters! I might just show up in Washington as a popsicle. 

As for the state of our apartment? Spotless. For real this time! No leftover hamburger grease in this house! Hopefully when we arrive back home after 10 days, it'll look exactly as we left it. But I guess we'll just have to wait and see...