Dinner @ Tu Tu Tangos

My parents are in town to help us celebrate our anniversary. We began with dinner at Tu Tu Tangos.

Delicious!



My dad even tried it - quite amazing!




Love the live entertainment

Happy Mother's Day 129/365

For Mothers Day, I surprised my mom by driving down (unexpectedly) to Miami. I attended the schools prom the night before and she knew I had a photo deadline to make on Sunday. What she didn't know is that I stayed up until 2:45 am to meet that deadline, then caught a few hours sleep so I could get up and drive down to surprise her.

I met my brother outside in the yard when I got there and gave him the Mothers Day card I picked out for her. I had him take it in to her. Earlier I had apologized and told her that I mailed my card too late and it wouldn't be there by Saturday. So he went in and handed her the card, which she opened thinking it was from him. When she saw my name in it she was confused, then I came in. Tears of happiness abound. As I told her - we've been together for the past 32 Mother's Days - no reason to break that streak now!

The truth is - no one knows what will happen next year. This time last year I didn't expect my father to have been in the hospital not once but twice. Two of my closest friends have each lost a parent way too early. So if I loose a few hours of sleep and have a few more chores to catch up on when I get home - it's worth it to spend the time that I can with my mom. I love her.

How lovely is she?



Gotta love my goofy brother.


We got a family portrait done before we headed off for dinner.






For dinner, we got together with our oldest friends to celebrate together. Bony (she'll always be Bony to me, even though the rest of the world knows her as Lavonia) served us a delicious dinner at her lovely home and it was wonderful to be together.

Isn't Bony lovely?




And funny too! Her students are so blessed to have her as a teacher.


Jason and Paula





Lavonia and Vicki





How pretty is Vicki?



Greg and Lavonia





How cute are they with their mom?





Greg, Bony & Vicki






Greg, Lavonia, Oliva & Vicki





Mom and David





Mom and me



David, mom and me

93/365 - Downtown Mt. Dora

With my parents in town, we went to explore downtown Mt. Dora. It was a beautiful day and we had a fantastic time.

I love these old buildings - the tile is gorgeous!







I also love how the city has partnered with local business to beautiful with plants and flowers.



Loved this little display



The purple lantana was gorgeous too!





My beautiful mom in front of the lantana



Matt chillin



We even spotted Ashley's corner - for my brother's girlfriend



Really loved this cute little sign



To make you think....



Still not sure what this odd little creation is



Love the old typewriter



My dad noticed that the sign was posted missing an S. It's completely not there - not just rubbed off, not there.





Cupcakes in Mt. Dora







Later we did some geocaching near Lake Dora



Check out this gorgeous wood boat!



While we only successful on 2 out of 3 caches - we did get a chance to see this very cool sight. A mother and father goose and their nest with three eggs in it!

Here is mama with her nest







The nest


Mama and Daddy walking around warning everyone to stay away


We ended up at the Tiki Hut on Lake Minneola for dinner. It's one of the best places to for sunset, the food is great too!



Sunset over the lake







My dad and mom