Miami

Well we are now in Orlando, nearing the end of our hols but on the way we spent 3 days in Miami. It was fab, we went to SoBe (South Beach) Check out the food, yum!!


South Beach is full of the most gorgeous Art Deco architecture.

Of course there are miles and miles of white sand and gorgeous tanned skinny women (ugh!)

We stayed at a great hotel in Coral Gables, our room was the one under the arches at the very top right of the photo - blisssss

Whilst we were out and about I spotted a Michaels Craft Store, I stopped to grab some crafting magazines and spotted a book edited by Sarah Crosland the editor of Crafts Beautiful and it had some of my cards in it!!! I knew it had been published but hadn't been able to find a copy in the UK I was so chuffed!

Last Saturday we headed on up to Orlando, we are staying in a Disney Hotel, the Wildernes Lodge. I am such a sap for Disney and I have been here about 6 times but never stayed in a Disney Hotel. I know a lot of people think that Disney is naff, but I don't care. I still get a lump in my throat when I walk down Main Street in The Magic Kingdom, and if there are cast members singing and dancing it sets me off again.

Wilderness Lodge is themed on a great Western wooden lodge, the lobby is AMAZING and I did shed a tear when I walked in, it's been a challenging year and I was so happy to be here.

I'll post some more pics and stories about Disney when we get home, incidentally you get free admission to a theme park on your birthday here................my birthday is the day after we leave (great timing huh?)

Right I am off to hit the pool xxx

On My Jolly Hols

OK OK I know I haven't blogged in aaaaages, but I have an excuse, I am in Florida yaaaaaay!!!

We arrived in Orlando on Saturday, and have not yet done the Mickey "thang", we drove towards Sarasota to stay in the most gorgeous beach resort in Longboat Key. Here is a pic of Sunset on the beach.....


And a pic of moi, at the restaurant, wearing my (handmade) top! Sorry I look a right poser and a bit miserable too, I am not very photogenic, I am having a good time - honest.

Longboat Key is lovely, a very rich area, lots of big boats and marinas and lovely places to eat too. We saw pelicans, and when we were in the sea the other day a pod of dolphins swam by and I saw a stingray!.

We left Longboat yesterday and drove across Alligator Alley to Miami. We are now staying in a lovely Hyatt hotel in Coral Gables. On Saturday we head off to Disney for a few days, which will be brill.

I managed to go to two scrapbook shops in Sarasota, one had the autographs of Ali Edwards, Kelly Panacci and Donna Downey written on the side of the cash desk. It was great to visit the shops since I started my paper obsession after the last time I visited the US. I am hoping to catch another shop in Orlando..............any recommendations???

Full of a Cold

Ugh!! I am full of a cold, woke up on Saturday with a sore throat and I also felt really stiff and achy, I could hardly move, I felt about 85.

So me being me, immediately thinks "OMG SWINE FLU" because of course being the drama queen I couldn't just have a common cold eh? Well it was a cold but by Sunday I really felt crap. I spent most of the day on the sofa feeling sorry for myself, forget about man flu, I got bird flu ha ha!!

Not being doing a whole lot of much lately, gearing up for my hols in Florida and generally just getting over the last remnants of the ol' Radiotherapy, gosh it made me VERY tired.

OOOOOHHHH almost forgot, I went to see Take That at Hampden in Glasgow. They were, of course, unbelievable. They were supported by Gary Go and The Script, ohhh I LOVE The Script. It felt weird seeing them in Glasgow, I've always seen them in Manchester which is of course their home town. It was still brill though.

Anyway I'm off, I have a hacking cough to whine about...............