It’s hard to believe that we’ve been living in Tampa for eight months! One of our favorite parts of moving to Tampa has been the food! Prior to living here, I had no idea that we’d be eating some of the most fantastic food of our lives. This list will be ever evolving but below […]
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After a bit of a slow reading month in March, April was a month filled with some fantastic reads! My TBR (to be read) stack remains dozens of books long but I’m feeling like I’m in a great reading groove. Nothing sparks joy like surveying my bookshelf and deciding which book I’m going to begin […]
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We recently visited Connecticut for my cousins wedding. This was the first wedding we’ve attended since 2019! It was so wonderful for things to almost feel normal with hugging and eating meals together. Most of the guests in attendance were fully vaccinated, like Phil and I, so being around people without the added anxiety of […]
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One of the biggest perks of living in Tampa is living in a city where there is so much to do. Coming from a smaller city that didn’t have professional sports, events, beaches, and endless things to do we are absolutely loving that our weekends are always packed with things to do. Every weekend feels […]
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“What if you discover you’ve been planted in the wrong place? Planted in the right spot, we blossom.” It’s hard to believe that Phil and I are celebrating six months of living in Tampa! Moving across the country was the biggest and scariest decision we’ve ever made but it’s truly been the best decision we […]
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There’s something about catching a sunset that completely resets your mindset and relaxes you. Last Thursday after a long work day we hopped in the car and headed to the Courtney Campbell Causeway Highway Trail to catch one. This walkway was filled with people walking dogs, bicyclists, rollerbladers, and couples strolling hand-in-hand. On Thursday hazy […]
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One of the best parts about exploring our new city has been discovering fantastic food. Before moving to Tampa, I hadn’t heard of Tampa being a great food city but wow – it sure is. One of the best food discoveries we’ve made is at Gulf Coast Sourdough. A shop you’d miss driving passed, I […]
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March was a blah reading month for me. I didn’t love anything I read and I actually stopped a book entirely 150 pages in which I never do. I abandon a book only if I truly dislike it otherwise will forge on – I don’t think I abandoned a book in all of 2020! Here’s […]
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We’ve been doing weekend trips touring our new city and are having an amazing time doing it! Last month we took the thirty minute drive up to Tarpon Springs. Tarpon Springs is a small city with strong Greek roots as Greek sponge divers settled there in the early 1900’s. It’s known as the sponge capital […]
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Having glasses on my face has been a part of who I am for most of my adult life. The first time I realized I couldn’t see well was at church when I was in middle school. Standing at the back of the church I couldn’t read the hymn numbers posted on the wall towards […]
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