Florida Sunshine

For the past 3 years, my aunt has invited me countless times to use her vacation house in St. Petersburg, Florida. For some reason or another, something always came up & I was never able to make it there.  It was my beloved 14 year old niece that convinced me (and FaceTime) to visit a part of Florida I hadn't yet known.  I'm so glad I listened to her. St. Petersburg turned out to be better than I had ever expected or imagined.   The husband & I booked our flight, packed our bags, kissed our pup & off we went.  *please note, we missed our pup, Charlotte, the entire time!  totally serious!

To my delight, my cousin & her family were also vacationing in sunny Florida.  They drove down from Canada & were staying in Sarasota for 2 weeks.  They were also traveling with another family, that I have actually known for over 10 years.  In typical Portuguese fashion, we quickly made plans for the following day.  Beach. Mini Session at Siesta Beach @ Sunset. Followed by delicious Portuguese dinner. *please note, Portuguese meals are ALWAYS delicious ;)  

Here are a few images from our lovely Floridian holiday.  Enjoy!