Off the Florida Keys…

For my birthday, mother’s day, and our wedding anniversary Michael whisked me away to Key West Florida for a romantic getaway. We got a great recommendation from Michael’s boss to fly into Miami and drive through the Key’s in a convertible.



We had a blast, one breath taking view after the next that is of course after we got out of Miami rush hour traffic! It was great driving through the Everglades although we didn’t see any gators! It has a wonderful scent of sulfur which in my pregnant state I found to be absolutely heavenly. We also watched the sunset over the Gulf of Mexico, which was absolutely stunning.



We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived at our hotel and found we were upgraded to a suite which was the most gorgeous place we’ve stayed in. The suite normally runs $300 a night or a total value of $700! Because we were upgraded to a suite there was a refrigerator, we were able to purchase groceries so we wouldn’t have to spend money eating lunch and snacks.



Since Michael is platinum so we also got free breakfast every morning which is a $35 dollar value for 4 days for a total value of $140. We also came down on free flights which normally run $605 per person and also cashed in a $75 gift certificate from Hertz to pay for our rental car and over the weekend we’ve been spending our $75 Marriott gift certificate on dinners. The total value of all these free bees is $2700!

The third trimester



It’s amazing how your pregnancy changes, almost as if by overnight, as you enter the third trimester. You suddenly feel a little more tired, you get sudden hot flashes, and you feel as if your belly will bust at the seams. It is the beginning of many many sleepless nights. I am convinced the third trimester is intended to make you so miserable that you are motivated to give birth!

One thing really different about this pregnancy than my pregnancy with Aiden is that everything I eat gives me heart burn! I also get nausea occasionally. I am just as ornery though :)

My cravings lately are golden delicious apples with peanut butter and cereal in whole milk with bananas. Clearly I am pregnant because aside from the apples I don’t normally care for those things. I also have been dying to have some watermelon, but I always crave that!

The baby is getting more and more active; I am often torn on if I think he is break dancing or having a seizure. I always tease Michael that this little boy will be just as rambunctious as Aiden