several weeks ago, i drove to florida, rounded up my mom... and we hit the road to spend a few days in amelia island to ring in her 70th birthday. we had such a good time exploring, laughing, eating, then laughing and eating some more (hey, that's what vacation is all about, right??). i highly recommend amelia island for a mother/daughter vacay. the beaches are beautiful, there's lots of cute antique stores and boutiques downtown, and plenty of yummy food just waiting for ya! it was so wonderful spending some one-on-one time with my mama, i'm very lucky she's mine. here's a few snaps from the weekend:
setting off for our voyage!
we stayed at the amelia island schoolhouse inn. it was built in 1886 as the local school for amelia island, and completely renovated in 2018. there were so many cute details, and the inn-keeper amanda was so friendly and accommodating. if you find yourself in amelia island, i definitely recommend a stay here!
we stayed in room number 8...
the cutest little retro fridge, and plush bath robes!
that shower and tiny black and white tiles make me so happy!
the view from one of our windows.
they had a card and some pretty french macarons to welcome mom for her birthday!
they have a putting green out back that's open to the public!
fore!!
such cute details.
after we checked in, we explored the downtown area a little bit...
i. love. spanish. moss.
we had lunch one day at timoti's seafood shak. the food was so fresh and delicious!
we split the lobster rolls and fries. super healthy :)
speaking of healthy... we couldn't resist following up our lunch with a little dessert at nana teresa's bake shop.
we opted for cupcakes, but they had so many desserts, ice cream, and the prettiest little macarons.
we changed into our matching jammies and turned in for the evening after a long first day!
the next morning we woke and and headed to fernandina beach.
so many seashells! apparently fernandina beach is a shark tooth hunter's paradise, but i left empty handed :(
later that day we headed to the 2019 southern living idea home. it was beyond jaw dropping! here's just a few of my favorite spots....
the living area.
the master shower (wish i had a wide angle lens for this, because this picture doesn't do it justice).
the lower level outdoor balcony view of the marsh was dreamy (also, gimme dat monstera plant!!).
a cute little mud room (peep the water faucet on the left for the dog bowl, what a good idea)!
the kid's room had bunk beds on both sides!
they opted for wall paper as the kitchen backsplash... this might have been my favorite feature out of everything. wouldn't mind getting lost in that wall paper while cooking dinner every night!
we found this fun little swing outside, so we of course had to give it a try!
we made our way to the harbor for a fun sunset cruise with amelia river cruises. our guides were really funny as they delivered historical facts about the island and surrounding area! here's a few sights from the cruise.
cute little tug boat
an old shrimp processing station.
the green house in the middle was the house featured in the pippi long stocking movie!
another cute tug boat!
we lucked out with the weather and got to see an amazing sunset!
i'll take that one ↑↑↑
the next day we were sad to say goodbye to amelia island, but couldn't wait to make it back to gainesville where the rest of the family dropped in to take mom out to dinner and celebrate the rest of her birthday!
i guess the men in our family have an affinity for blue button-downs and khakis!
the whole fam-bam!
all the celebrating had this little schoodle all pooped out!
