It’s Friday! And the Friday before a long three day weekend. Now I would call that a Fab Five Friday for sure! And it’s officially summer. My kid’s summer kicked off on Wednesday, with a half day, so they have been really embracing the lazy summer days, laying around, reading and playing video games until the rest of their neighborhood friends get off. I feel like this week has been a week of anticipation. For summer to start, for stay-cations and vacations to begin, and for new exciting additions to our city to open. This week’s Fab Five Friday is a collection of things I’ve been waiting in eager anticipation for and excited to share on the blog!
1. End of the School Year
As you know, it’s the end of another year, and these kiddos are ready to soak in the sun and move up a grade level. We couldn’t be more proud of them and all their achievements this year. Both kids have shown a real love for learning and I couldn’t be happier to see them shining in school. Rylee finished all 15 books on this year’s Sunshine State reading list and got Student of the Month for integrity. And Reece finished his last week as Top Three Student of the week and was also selected to do a special book club lesson, and really loved it. I love seeing them enjoy learning!
2. Brightline Orlando
It’s finally open! We’ve been talking about the Brightline coming to Orlando for what feels like years, and it’s finally open to book starting in September. The train will take us from Orlando to South Florida destinations like Boca, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. With my brother and his girlfriend, and a lot of my high school friends living in South Florida, I’m so excited about this because it will make the trip so much more enjoyable, and kind of exciting. We’re looking into heading down there one weekend in September to see a Marlin’s Game, and the Brightline will shuttle you to and from the train station to the stadium.
3. Crunch Gym
We cannot wait for the new Crunch Gym to open up in Winter Garden. I don’t have a gym membership at the moment because my HitFit membership ended and I’ve been looking forward to more variety in my workouts. The location is also super convenient for us, right across from my daughter’s dance studio, so there really isn’t any excuse. That’s one of the hardest things for me to schedule in, the drive to the closest gym which would take up my entire lunch break at the moment. And if I want to go after work, the kid’s activities usually don’t give me enough time for a full workout. I think this is going to give us the variety we need to do quick workouts when we can, or take classes and still fit in work, activities and all the other daily responsibilities. I’m so excited!
4. Summer Camps
I’m planning a post with all of my favorite Winter Garden summer camps soon, but I always love to hear where the kids are spending their summer. There’s so many fun things to experience! This year my kids are going to have a blast at camp and I can’t wait to hear all about their field trips to places like LegoLand, Topgolf and Island H20 Water park!
5. Memorial Day Weekend with Family
This weekend my brother and his girlfriend are coming up for the long weekend, and we’ve got a lot planned. I can’t wait to see them most of all, but we are especially excited to go to Typhoon Lagoon. Will and I haven’t been to a theme park together since we were kids, so it should be really fun. And now we get to bring Ry and Reece to experience it! We always get together for Memorial Day weekend so we’re excited to keep the tradition going.
I hope you have a wonderful long weekend. Let me know in the comments below what you are up to! Thanks for stopping by!
