We're alive! (100th Post)

"Hello...anyone there? Is Brian and Staci still doing something about that blog that they used to write?" You might have been asking this for over three months (if you noticed that we have not posted anything since November 4th of 2015.  That is like so last year.  Sad news, is that we say to ourselves every week (literally), "You know (insert Brian or Staci here), we should blog and show family and friends what we have been doing." The other responds, "yep, we should, I'm just tired or busy." We have slowly collected pictures in a folder of what we should blog.  As we sit here listening to the musical Cats we decided to blog and post some pictures of what we have been doing since November 4th of last year.

Our lives are going smoothly if you are interested.  I (Brian) finished my first doctorate class with an A and have started my second one; it is also going well.  I (Brian still) is teaching three classes at Santa Fe College, College Algebra x2 and Math Readiness, they are pretty fun and keeps me busy enough on top of my other job.  My job at Math Nation (Algebra Nation 2.0) is fun. I am writing content for Pre-Calculus and  AP Calculus that will be published and provided across Florida (so that is kind of cool). Staci's third grade class is showing progress since the beginning of school and counting down the days to spring break (20-ish days if you are wondering).

We have been doing something..lots of somethings like usual, but we have not been posting pictures or our adventures (sorry). Here is a small taste of all that we have taken and to show the highlights of our weekends since November 4th, 2015 (ridiculous how long it has been).  Any way, if you are still reading this then awesome and we hope you enjoy the pictures we want to show you.

Take a gander below (these are in order of how they happened).

 

Jason Isaacs = The Patriot (with Mel Gibson) Antagonist, Peter Pan (2003), and Lucius Malfoy of Harry Potter at MegaCon Fan Days in Orlando in November

 

Colbie Caillat = Pop Love Singer

Universal Concert Series in November

Billy Boyd = Pippin Took from Lord of the Rings and Master and Commander
MegaCon Fan Days Orlando
November

Our Thanksgiving Meal

Dr. Suess' Grinchmas celebration at Universal in December

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Concert before going to Missouri.

This is not all our Missouri pictures, but just a few. 

We had good times with Family.

The rains came and we went to go flood watching. 

Happy NEW YEAR 2016!!!!!

So back in Florida now...

Caroll Edwin Spinney (above): The voice of Sesame Street's the Grinch and Big Bird for the past 48 years.
At Magic City ComicCon in Miami

No introduction for this man. Bill Nye the Science Guy.
 Magic City Comic Con in Miami

 

Jenna Coleman from Doctor Who

aka Clara Oswald

 

 

Had to check out Miami Beach while we were there!

 

5th Doctor---from Doctor Who

Peter Davison 

 

Staci's favorite...

Billie Piper from Doctor Who!

aka Rose Tyler

 

the voice of Pocahontas 

 

had to get a group shot with these two wonderful Doctor companions

 

this cow is for sale at Universal if anyone wants to buy it

 

so is this zombie...the taller one

 

Harry Potter weekend and waiting for the Q&A panel of some of the cast

Thanks for the awesome shirts Kevin! 

 

some of the cast:

Rupert Grint --- Ron

Bonnie Wright --- Ginny

Mathew Lewis --- Neville

Katie Leung --- Cho Chang

Evanna Lynch --- Luna

 

love Harry Potter weekend at Universal!

 

Hogwarts made out of Legos (all of it) 

 

??????

anyone?

 

really need to find this wizard....

 

just playing some Quidditch 

 

Carlo's Bake Shop opened up a location in Orlando and so we had to check it out!

Notice out desserts are a smile....

 

a line to just order

 

Randall and Emily came to Orlando for their honeymoon so we got to eat some pizza with them

 

recently we have been going hiking in some nearby state parks

This trail is right outside of Gainesville at Payne's Prairie

Notice it mentions bison, horses, and alligators....

 

chilly morning

(practicing for an upcoming vacation...)

 

look at this tree!!!

 

trail heading toward the prairie 

 

in the prairie looking out for bison and wild horses

 

we think this is bison poop (it was different than horse poop)

 

the trail turned into a muddy mess

 

no worries...we had boots for this 

 

found an eagle

 

such a big tree!

 

orange anyone?

 

Mardi Gras has begun!

 

some of the new floats at the Mardi Gras parade at Universal

 

THE Diana Ross

 

hopefully this video works...

 

went on another trail the next weekend and here is a view of the prairie

 

found some animals far away

 

observation tower

 

and on another trail they had recently burned it and it was very strong smelling

 

a lot of gopher tortoise holes were found on this trail

Well, that's all folks....until we post again. It will be sooner than three months. :-)