Trips ahead

In the coming weeks, Chris and I will head south for a pre-anniversary get away. Our anniversary isn't until April 26, but we're heading to Florida the end of this month. It should still be cool(er) in Florida then.

On our list of must dos: Everglades, Salvador Dali Museum and Butterfly World. None of those selections should be a surprise to anyone. We love state and national parks, I am a big Dali fan and we both love butterflies, although Chris is the one you'll find chasing the winged beauties with a camera. I swear he has thousands of butterfly photos on our Mac.

A coworker also suggested the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford Houses in Fort Myers and the Ringling Museum in Sarasota. If we have time and make it out that way, we'll investigate.

Chris also has two cousins in Florida we hope to visit. So far we haven't heard back from them. One lives near Tampa and the other near Miami.

To make traveling easier, we're going to stop in Savannah, Ga., on the way down and back. So far we haven't made any plans for this city. We're planning on getting lost and exploring all we can with the little time we'll have to spend there.

Sidney, unfortunately, won't get to come along. She'll hang out with her grandparents in North Carolina. Hopefully she'll get along with their new puppy and share her water bowl and food dish if the puppy wants to stick her snout in.

I plan to take plenty of pictures and will share some of our adventures with you. If anyone has any suggestions of places to check out, let me know by posting a comment below or sending an email here.