vacation part one.

every year for as long as i can remember, my parents and i have gone on vacation during the week of mardi gras. my dad is the athletic director/varsity girls' softball coach at my former highschool, so he gets the entire week off. those trips are what started my obsession with disney world, and that's usually our destination. this year, we decided to switch it up a little and do a couple more florida-touristy-things. yeah, sure. we ended the trip at the happiest place on earth.. we just can't seem to help it!

part one . sanibel island
two years ago, for my parents' anniversary, my dad took my mom to a place called sanibel island, florida. it's right off the coast of fort myers and it's supposed to have some of the best shells along the gulf coast. we flew into fort myers on thursday morning, drove to sanibel, and stayed for a day and a half. it's a beautiful place.. quaint, really. it's been preserved wonderfully, there are still tons of trees (mostly palms), lots of designated wildlife areas, and cute little houses and businesses. no chains.. just privately owned art galleries, shell shops, and restaurants. there was just one little problem.. it was freezing. you know, when i go to the beach, i expect it to be warm. instead.. we walked around like little eskimos.

but we're troopers. and i managed to get a few cool beach photography shots. enjoy :)