F-f-f-F-Florida

Ever been to a theme park in 40 degree weather?

I have. Oh yeah—that’s right. In Florida. Believe it. There is picture proof to follow.

Florida was fabulous, albeit a bit tornadic, a little hurricane-ish, and…a little blizzard-y. I’m serious. It all happened. 

Come along with us, but first, you should probably learn the Florida 2016 lingo:

Backup plan: A designation earned after eight years of vacation….and that’s where we’ll leave it….

Birthing hunger babies: Slow starvation from grueling vacation schedules

*symptoms include hunger pains every 30 seconds, mouth dilated to a ten

Alligator migratory patterns thesis: Christopher’s life’s work

Holy cow of the sea: common  exclamation of surprise or awe

“You don’t have to like it. No one axed you.”: A phrase to be used whenever possible, not only when discussing the merits of frozen, dark chocolate M&Ms with the Publix cashier

Moroccan: official language of soccer

Isaam: Chrisotpher’s new, hard-earned Moroccan  BFFL

36 hours: Number of hours we almost spent driving from Palm Beach, Florida, to home when our flight was delayd twice, then cancelled twice in Atlanta after four hours on the tarmac. A number that can be used to express one’s intens—and very rare--desire to be home after vacation.