Florida 2011

Hey y'all! Time to share some pictures from our trip to Jacksonville and St. Augustine! :)

This is my Mama & me on Crescent Beach. That is probably the best beach in the Jax area. I highly suggest making the trip to that beach if you're in the area. We all got really sunburned, and my sunburn is still visible and quite painful. Oh well! I had fun. :)

These are pictures of my first highschool, Allen D. Nease. I hated it so much, but it's still part of my past. I couldn't get good pics of the actual school because it's fenced off during the summer. But it's ALL outdoors. There are no indoor hallways, so when it rains you get wet and when it's hot (like always!) you sweat. I couldn't stand that. And coming from Tennessee, this was so weird. ha! Our mascot was a panther and our colors were green and gold- not my favorite. ;)
And this is my second highschool, Bartram Trail. The BEST school ever! I missed it terribly during my senior year. We were a school full of country kids, and it was more my pace. I had tons of good times! The football games were the best part. Our mascot was a bear and our colors were black and blue. Everything seemed to be better there. I'm so glad I got to spend my sophomore and junior years there. This was also fenced off, so I couldn't get the best pic. But it's much nicer (and newer!) than Nease. :)
Cruisin down the A1A! Props to anyone who knows what song that came from. :)



These are all pics from Alpine Groves Park. It's so pretty! Huge trees with Spanish moss hanging from every branch. And you can look out onto the St. Johns River. :)
Boats on the Intracoastal Waterway. :)

These two pictures are of the Bridge of Lions in downtown St. Augustine. The bridge takes you over the Intracoastal, and it's a drawbridge... it's really fun to go over. :)
Crescent Beach! My sister is one of those three out there... the other two are her friends. You can go sooo far out and still be able to stand up with no problem. It was really fun. :)
This is the fort in downtown St. Aug. It's a major tourist attraction, so there are always tons of people. :)
This is on the way to the Alligator Farm. If y'all are ever in the area, you need to check out the Alligator Farm! It sounds kinda stupid, but it's really fun! You'll be really surprised. :)

These two are of the Intracoastal. :)
This is the lighthouse in St. Aug. I was surprised I actually got a decent picture of this. :)
Ahh... palms. :)
This is the Showboat Carwash... Florida likes to use reclaimed water in their carwashes. Just a fair warning... :)
And more of the Intracoastal!

I had such a great time and I wish I could have stayed longer. Actually, I wish I didn't have to come back to TN. Jacksonville and St. Augustine have more to offer than people think. But that's fine! Y'all just keep going to the gulf coast and I'll just keep on loving the Salt Life over in Jax! :)