Nice wheels

The car with no name.
My car arrived on Friday!! I get to drive a sassy red Holden Commodore SV6 while we are here. It is pretty and just sporty enough for my taste. Beats the Hyundai rental I have been driving. Jay and I have always named our vehicles – they are part of the family, you know. I haven’t come up with any good ones and am taking suggestions. See Facebook for a post to take your entries. 🙂

Tiger.
We knew we wanted to get a buggy (golf cart) because everyone cruises around the neighborhood in their buggies here. There are lots of buggy paths that take you to the golf course, the marina shops & restaurants & grocery store, and Hope Island shops & restaurants. When Jay caught wind of an orange super sport buggy with fancy wheels, he knew he would wait for it to arrive at Carts ‘N Parts. When he took it for a test drive, he was sold.
A year or so ago, when one of Ty’s teachers asked him what he wants to do when he grew up, his response, without hesitation, was “I want to ride a tiger to the grocery store.” So naming the orange buggy that can be driven to the grocery store was easy. Meet Tiger.

VIP Pass.
The office family Christmas party is at a huge water park the next exit up the interstate from our house. It is called Wet & Wild. We decided to buy season passes that get us into Wet & Wild, Movie World (like Disney World and also just an exit away), and Sea World (about 25 minutes away). Awesome. :).

On Saturday we put the VIP pass to good use and went to Sea World. It was so nice to not have to rush through the park to cram in everything, because we can go back anytime we want. We saw penguins that just had babies, dolphins, sharks, sting rays (Ty’s favorite), rode on rides, watched a jet ski show, and watched Dora! Both kids were great all day. So fun!

After Sea World, jay and I took the scenic route along the coast back home since both kids were sleeping. When we got home, we loaded up the buggy and drove to the marina for dinner. I had crab linguini and Jay had a steak at a place called Red Rock. We had an outdoor table right on the water. Sipped some wine, had a delicious meal, kids behaved. Life is good… Since we won’t be celebrating Thanksgiving here, I’d like to do one quick shout out. I am thankful for the opportunity of a lifetime, a husband that was willing to go on thus crazy adventure, and two beautiful children. 🙂