Gasparilla and Goodbye January!

Hi everyone!!  I cannot believe January is almost over!! Since last time I posted we made a trip to NC to celebrate Ryan's Grandmother's 90th Birthday!!  She is such a special lady, and we were so thrilled to be able to celebrate with her that weekend!  It was also great to see family and friends that we don't get to see very often from all over!!  This past weekend was Gasparilla!! It is such a big event here in Tampa, and we were excited to have Amanda and Grant come down and visit us and be with us for it.  We showed them around Tampa, and took them to some of our favorite places!!  Gasparilla was so fun this year.  We enjoyed going to Junior League Headquarters and watching the Invasion there, and then going to our friends Ben and Christina's home to watch the parade!  It was a long day, so we stayed home that night and watched the PACK defeat the Tar Heels over some pizza!!  All in all, such a fun weekend!! Ryan and I feel so blessed to have each other and to have such great friends here in Tampa and back in NC that we can share these special times with! I promise to update you all soon!!

The Pirate Ship invading Tampa Bay!