Gayle

Not from your Bellybutton or Dryer….Lent

2014/03/05 Gayle 0

I had never in my life considered giving up something for lent. I actually have thought for most of my life (okay, until last week) that it was a silly practice that some weird religions practiced. And lets be honest – the people who always talk about ‘giving up something for lent’ rarely seem like the embodiment of Christ. It is usually some raging alcoholic (or close enough no one knows the difference) who gives up the drink for Lent then spends 40 days whining over Facebook (or twitter). Or your buddy who gives up Facebook (or twitter) but is dying to know ‘what’s happening’ from you always (so much so you want to just give them a ‘like’ sign). However, recently I began to The rest of the story

New Hobby

2014/02/28 Gayle 0

Giving up sugar is quite possibly the hardest thing I have ever attempted. Sugar is associated with so many of life’s delights. Things like birthday cake, or Reece’s peanut butter Easter eggs. Oreos and ice cream. Sweet tea and soft drinks. It’s not a diet coke and a smile, after all. Sodas Don’t get me wrong I enjoy water. I drink a lot of it. But I love a good soft drink on occasion. Which makes my hobby of soda making a perfect fit! For quite some time the idea of brewing beer has appealed to me. I love the idea of creating something that is uniquely my own. However, beer making as a hobby is impracticality for me….I just don’t drink enough to make The rest of the story

The Agony of Defeat #epicquest #100Days

2014/01/22 Gayle 2

For over a year I have been calling my adventure to walk the Disney Marathon 2014 my Epic Quest. I thought about my Epic Quest as I walked, and walked and walked for training. I thought of my epic quest as I planned, for trains, and cars, and hotels. I trained, I walked, I planned. Then I got sick. No worries, it’s three weeks until the race….it’s just the flu! Unfortunately my lungs and therefore asthma got involved. I didn’t recover as quick as I would have liked. Antibiotics, steroids, and an inhaler became my companions. I considered calling it quits and not going to Florida. But I had trained. I had spent money. Ultimately, I knew I may not finish. I WANTED to do this! The rest of the story

Disney Marathon 2014 Gayle & Jenn’s Quest part 11 visiting Ponce Inlet and the Marine Science Center

2014/01/15 Gayle 0

We had a delightfully leisurely morning. Playing with D’Artagnan visiting with Jenny lingering over breakfast (stuff vacations are made of). We then made our way to the Ponce Inlet lighthouse. The history is fun, the lighthouse beautiful…. if you’re this way check it out. We then went to the Marine Science Center. The reviews called it simple, good for children, etc. We loved it! The sea turtle hospital was just too cool. But then we spend our summer watching for sea turtles. The $5 admission was well spent! Posted from WordPress for Android. Please excuse any typing miscues.

Disney Marathon 2014 Gayle & Jenn’s Quest part 10 101 Dalmatian Hotel

2014/01/14 Gayle 0

So it’s time for post race vacation! What to do what to do? We decided to visit the Disney All Star Movie Resort and check out the 101 Dalmatian Hotel. It was super cute! We were done with Orlando and Disney and off to visit my nephew and his wife in Daytona. We had seen that there were air boat rides available between Orlando and Daytona, it seemed like a fun thing to do…. And a 40-mile (round trip) detour seemed worth it. Sadly, the man who runs the tours wasn’t working on Monday and didn’t return any calls. However the bright spot turned out to be the eclectic and unique place we found to eat. Jolly Gator Fish Camp had a delish burger (for The rest of the story