Hi! I've been in Florida... (Pic heavy. Word heavy,too)
And so I thought I would share some pictures with you guys.
Unfortunately, I suck and did not take any pictures of food :(. We ate a lot of good food, too. We mostly just cooked for ourselves but let me tell you about the eating out.
SUBLIME- Ummm... it was sublime. It's this 5 star vegan place in southern FL and we ate some pesto polenta, jalapeno poppers, I can't even remember the sandwich that Dustin got but it was awesome, quiche, key lime cheese cake, and some amazing blow your mind chocolate cake. The cheese cake was the best cheese cake I have ever tasted in my life. Drool. It cost a lot of money but was so worth it.
REGGAE SHACK CAFE- This amazing Jamaican place that has a great vegetarian menu that also happens to be all vegan. Plus a lot of their appetizers are vegan. Festivals! Sooo good. We went with Dustin's step-dad (a vegetarian) and I can't remember what we all got but it was all yummy and I think different curries. Plus I got vegan carrot cake.
MELLOW MUSHROOM- Yummy hummus pizza.
FARRAH'S ON AVENUE- Mediterranean place with the best falafel. Plus you can get falafal burgers with sweet potato fries and I totally put them on my burger and it was pure deliciousness.
BOOK LOVER'S CAFE- Cafe in a book store that is all vegetarian and made really really yummy barbecue sauce.
KARMA CREAM!!!!!- Karma cream is better than Maggiemudd. I know this might get people upset, but it is. there were at least 10 vegan ice cream flavors and all of the HOME MADE vegan toppings. They did have dairy stuff, but they had equal or more vegan stuff. Included vegan whipped cream (coconut base), vegan caramel sauce, vegan peanut butter cups!!!! Oh god, I want to live in karma cream.
P.S. All of this stuff is in gainesville other than sublime. Gainseville is pretty much the only cool place in FL.
Here are some pictures....
me swinging from a rope swing into springs
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dustin doing the same
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just a pretty picture of the springs flowing into the river
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iguana!!
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SPIDER!!
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turtle!!
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And this is good story for you guys... after I met Dustin's grandpa he asked Dustin's aunt and grandma "So is Hannah a Virgo, too?" and they were soo confused until they realized he was trying to ask if I was also vegan. The rest of the week we made jokes about how we were eating food for Virgo's. That's all.
there are more pictures on facebook, I figured you guys would be interested in the animals.
OMG that food sounds amazing. Sublime... mmmm.... and I want to go to Karma Cream. Maybe I'd be able to finish my sundae on my own there. I love the Virgo story. So cute :) yayyy!
wooo! more holiday pics : )
I have to say, you're both freakin' brave for doing that rope swing thingy... I mean, I've bungy jumped off a 440ft bridge, but there's no way I'd go near that rope....
and I still love the iguana.
Yet another reason for me to move to gainesville.
Cute pics!! (the last one is my fave)
And bradenton is cool too! (only cause i'm here and theres beach, no other reason at all)
Yet another reason for me to move to gainesville.
Cute pics!! (the last one is my fave)
And bradenton is cool too! (only cause i'm here and theres beach, no other reason at all)
haha we were in o'brien and dania beach. we just went to gainesville a lot while we were in o'brien. you should totally move to gainesville if you are set on staying in florida. otherwise... move out of florida (no, i'm kidding... it's pretty cool.. except when i went mountain biking i got bit by so many mosquitoes i looks like i had a disease!!)
wooo! more holiday pics : )
I have to say, you're both freakin' brave for doing that rope swing thingy... I mean, I've bungy jumped off a 440ft bridge, but there's no way I'd go near that rope....
and I still love the iguana.
i'm a total chicken, so i bet you would do the rope. it really wasn't scary, you just had to climb into a tree and jump out of it. and the water is really deep there.
OMG that food sounds amazing. Sublime... mmmm.... and I want to go to Karma Cream. Maybe I'd be able to finish my sundae on my own there. I love the Virgo story. So cute :) yayyy!
it was also a really big sundae there! i actually felt fuller than MM.
i'm a total chicken, so i bet you would do the rope. it really wasn't scary, you just had to climb into a tree and jump out of it. and the water is really deep there.
hmmm I still doubt it. Heights, I'm fine with. Water, less so.
looks like a totally awesome trip though : )
I looked at all the pics on fb earlier; love them! :)>>> Yay for my snaggle tooth cuz.
AHHHHH! That is awesome!! You two look waaaaaay too cute! I am so happy you are having fun and have lots of "virgo" food!
big kisses to you and dustin! <3
cute cute cute!
you two are so adorable together! Two super cuties. :)>>> What happened to Dustin's dreads?
It looks and sounds like you both had a wonderful time.
SPIDER!!
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EWWWW, creepy banana spider!! You know what's really fun? Canoeing down a river when one of those monsters has built a web across the river and slamming right into it. I shudder to recall that special event.
your brave, I don't go near any fresh water ponds, springs, rivers, ect.... here in Florida....ALLIGATORS...I don't know about northern Florida, but where I am(outside Ft. Myers) they (alligators) are all over the place...I live on a canal, and I had a Gator come up and decided to "sun" himself on my patio...he was a 5 footer.... :o
I LOVE SUBLIME!
Jealous!
And you guys are one. hot. couple. :)>>>
your brave, I don't go near any fresh water ponds, springs, rivers, ect.... here in Florida....ALLIGATORS...I don't know about northern Florida, but where I am(outside Ft. Myers) they (alligators) are all over the place...I live on a canal, and I had a Gator come up and decided to "sun" himself on my patio...he was a 5 footer.... :o
They're all over the Hillsborough River and I've gotta say, I think I'd rather go in the river with a gator than run into a banana spider again! I used to live in Bookelia (Pine Island) and there was a big old gator in the pond out front. I guess I got used to them. He only came out of the pond during rutting season and I'd chase him back in with a .357 round into the ground.
I looooove that first picture--the water looks so pretty! You guys are mega cute. All the food sounds really good too.
He only came out of the pond during rutting season and I'd chase him back in with a .357 round into the ground.
Storm, you are really hardcore. I'd just cry if I ever saw an alligator by my house haha
These pictures are great Hannah! I loved all the others on fb too! You guys really look like an awesome couple. That food sounds so amazing! How far is Gainesville from Orlando? I have a friend there....maybe I should road trip it. It would be worth it for the food. Oh! If you're ever at Mellow Mushroom again, you should try their tempeh! My friend and I go there all the time for hummus and tempeh. Yum!
Gainesville and orlando arent too far away. I'm guessing a little under 2 hours?
hesp - you are so pretty.... :flower:
Super jealous of the rope swing into the spring
looks good for the soul!
nice photos, inspiring me to find a spring, with a swing.
What happened to Dustin's dreads?
he had to cut them a while ago for various reasons (mostly job related), but he is letting it dread again. he has a few.
EWWWW, creepy banana spider!! You know what's really fun? Canoeing down a river when one of those monsters has built a web across the river and slamming right into it. I shudder to recall that special event.
oh! i totally did that! well, not a river, though. me and dustin and his step-dad went canoeing in south florida in the mangroves (spelling?..) and they were all over.
but they both told me that they either didn't bite or weren't poisonous.. so i wasn't worried. ARE THEY?!?!
your brave, I don't go near any fresh water ponds, springs, rivers, ect.... here in Florida....ALLIGATORS...I don't know about northern Florida, but where I am(outside Ft. Myers) they (alligators) are all over the place...I live on a canal, and I had a Gator come up and decided to "sun" himself on my patio...he was a 5 footer.... :o
i am so afraid of alligators it's not ever funny. dustin said they never go into the springs, though, so i believed him (that was in north florida). at first every time i swam and couldn't see the bottom my heart was racing because i was so afraid of an alligator eating me. ANNND i wouldn't go in the (suwanee) river for the longest time, because of alligator fears, but then we went out kneeboarding on a boat with dustin's brother and i had to pee SOOO badly so i was like "fine, i'll kneeboard" and got in. i was very scared but i had a life vest and tried to keep my feet from dangling by being on the kneeboard.
I have a friend there....maybe I should road trip it. It would be worth it for the food. Oh! If you're ever at Mellow Mushroom again, you should try their tempeh! My friend and I go there all the time for hummus and tempeh. Yum!
definitely go to gainesville, it's great! and we did get tempeh on our pizza, too. i guess all of the places in gainesville use a local made tempeh. it's really good.
AND I FORGOT TO TELL YOU GUYS: i am newly obsessed with boiled peanuts!!!
Banana spiders cant hurt you. I know that, because ive had them like, on me before. hah.
And boiled peanuts are SO GOOD.
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