I have had this little vacay planned out for months to visit our family in Florida. My mom had no idea we were showing up so the surprise was a sweet present for her. She cried, we cried, feels were had. We went to Jacksonville, Tampa and Anna Maria Island. Check out some of the photos I took!

First thing we did was go walk the beach at Jax Beach!

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Gotta love the waves!

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I just had to take a slow-mo of the waves crashing on to the shore!

When in the south, you Whataburger... Bacon jalapeno cheeseburger to be exact!

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Maple bourbon syrup... because bourbon maple!

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A random dragonfly sculpture in a parking lot while doing some last minute Christmas shopping.

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When a 4 year old demands you color with them, you color a fabulous my little pony!

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Then you take a selfie

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And when your old pup wants a cookie, you give them one!

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Heading down to Tampa we stopped at a rest area... Be careful where you step.

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The snakes man...The SNAKES!

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When in Tampa, you smoke Tampa cigars and eat Cuban sandwiches. It's an unspoken rule.

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Speaking of Tampa, I brought my big camera with me and took a 7 photo panorama of the skyline. I have to edit the skyline of Jacksonville to complete all of my skylines of the cities I have lived in. I am going to get them printed on canvas and hang them in my new place.

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The sands are white and the water is teal on the beaches of Anna Maria Island near Sarasota.

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On the last night there we hit up River City Brewing company overlooking the Jacksonville skyline. Sipping on brews and waiting for sunset to shoot another panorama.

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We were suppose to board this plane, but they were overbooked by 2... So we took a later flight and got some travel vouchers.

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We didn't want to stay in the airport for 7 hours, so we rented this!

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I decided that I am going to save up to buy one!

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We went out to lunch with my mom and some of our old friends that were our neighbors... I asked the waitress if they had any penguin and this is what she put on the bill!

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It was great to see my mom after a year and a half! I do have to say I am happy to be back in the colder weather and dry air of Colorado though!

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