Spring Break 2009! We headed south to Hudson, Florida to visit Chris' mom and step-father. They have two condos on the Gulf of Mexico and have spent many spring vacations there! Dustin's spring break from GMU didn't match with Ryley's (Dustin drove down a few weeks earlier with his girlfriend and stayed with grandma & grandpa), so we let Ryley invite a friend (Cameron) to come along. It was perfect. It turned out that their one bedroom condo wasn't being rented that week and Jeanne and John were sweet to let Ry ad Cam stay there. It was perfect! They had a blast! It is so nice to vacation with teenagers!
Hudson, Florida is a little north of St. Pete Beach, right on the Gulf. There is a lots of waterfront property along canals that lead into the Gulf. It turns out that back in the 1920s Hudson used to be the Hollywood during the silent movie era, with many stars of during that period owning homes along the canals. Chris and I love to kayak up and down the canals looking at the small bungalows with boats that are bigger than the house its dock leads too! One day we will be living down there!
The condo complex has a beautiful pool, where we spent a lot of time soaking up the sun. We also went to St. Pete Beach for some surf time too! Gram and Gramp were great and treated the boys to a day at Busch Gardens (of course the boys took off by themselves while Jeanne and John enjoyed the shows).While they were riding the coasters, Chris and I took off to Tarpon Springs and the sponge docks. Tarpon Springs is a Greek community with tons of Greek restaurants and shops. I love it there!
I was a bummed that Jill (my BF from high school) and I couldn't get together this time (she lives in Tampa and was traveling for work that week). But I am sure we'll see each other next year!
We had to cut our trip a little short this year because Chris had to be back to catch a plane to Germany. It was a great trip though and I can't wait to go back again!
Below is a simple digital layout I did. It's a college of some of my favorite pics I took. Hope everyone had a great spring break!
