It’s back to work today after enjoying a week off in South Carolina with the family.  As usual, we stayed in a beach house at Litchfield beach, which is just south of Mrytle Beach.  The week is filled with the traditional beach activities which include: floating, surfing, reading, napping, drinking, fishing, etc. As always, one of my favorite trips of the year.

And now, after being refreshed, it’s time to get back to work.  It’s going to be a busy week this week.  I have a final this evening for Career Management, as well as a Finance Final next week.  I also have some projects I’ve completed that I’d like to post on here also.  So, be sure to check back in the near future.

It’s been a busy week!   I wish I could have gotten to these pictures sooner, but I couldn’t find the time.  Anyways, Marisha and I had a wonderful time at Gatorland last weekend.  The weather was beautiful and we loved watching all the reptiles.  It’s amazing how close you can get to the animals along the boardwalk.  Just look down & there’s a six/eight foot alligator just watching you walk by.   I’ve gone ahead an upload a dew shots to my Flickr page, so be sure to take a look.

You have to love winter in Central Florida.  Just three days ago we had overnight lows in the high 20’s and today we’re out canoeing on the Wekiva River.  It was a beautiful day on the river, highs in the mid 70’s with a nice breeze off the water.   Below is one of my favorite shots, and there are a few more on my Flickr page.

We spent the Sunday before Christmas at the Kennedy Space Center here in Titusville, Florida.  It’s been many years since I’ve been there, and with family in town and Marisha’s teacher discount, it seemed to be the perfect activity on a nice winter day.  We arrived a little before noon and jumped straight on the bus tour.  The first stop was nice overlook to see the different launch pads.

The next stop was the Apollo mission building, which was my favorite area.  The Apollo rocket was massive.  The scale of these items is just incredible, especially when you see how small the capsules were. Finally, we moved on to the International Space Station building, which offered a glimpse of what is floating above us every day. We capped off the evening with an IMAX film and walk through the Rocket Garden as the sun set.

To view the rest of the photos, please visit my Flickr Set.

Marisha and celebrated with her family in the windy city this year.  Luckily, the weather cooperated and we had a wonderful time.  Most of it we spent at her Aunt & Uncle’s home outside of the city, playing the Wii and eating a lot of really good food.  We also took a trip (with everyone on a bus) to visit downtown where we got a nice over the water view of the city, crashed a German festival and got to look over the city at the Hancock building.  Thank you everyone, we had a wonderful time.