June 2009

Day 282 – Congo River Mini Golf in Altamonte Springs FL

June 27, 2009

Mini Golf is always a fun activity. I can’t remember when was the last time though that I actually played mini golf. It must have been years… So I was even happier when the idea was brought up, and of course excited to be able to take some pictures for my blog. We were quite [...]

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Day 281 – Brusters Ice Cream in Lake Mary FL

June 27, 2009

Summer time is ice cream time! Well, in Florida, it’s actually ice cream time most of the time… My favorite ice cream place in the Sanford area is Brusters in Lake Mary (right off Lake Mary Boulevard). Their ice cream just tastes very fresh to me and I live the flavors. Jose is more a [...]

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Day 280 – David Maus Toyota in Sanford FL

June 27, 2009

Every once in while I have to bring my beloved Toyota Corolla to service. Since I bought my car brand new at the end of 2005 (back then David Maus was still in his old Longwood location) I have been religiously following the scheduled service visits. What I liked so much about Toyota when I [...]

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4th of July Events in Orlando FL and Central Florida 2009

June 25, 2009

4th of July is only 10 days away! In case you haven’t made any plans yet, check out this list I have put together of Central Florida’s best 4th of July events in 2009. In case you want to add an event to the list please post your comment below to share it with everyone! [...]

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Day 279 – Meeting Shaquille O'Neal

June 24, 2009

Oh yes, it’s true – and here’s the proof: we met Shaquille O’Neal to show him one of our listings in Lake Mary! I still can’t believe it!!! This totally made my day When he called we first couldn’t believe it, thought someone was playing a joke on us. But we went to meet him [...]

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Day 278 – Orlando Skyline from Colonial Drive Exit on I-4

June 23, 2009

I always wonder how I could possibly take a good shot of the Orlando skyline but it seems very difficult. So today I just tried to take one from the car as I was waiting to exit I-4 at the Colonial Drive Exit. Let’s see where I can find a better spot without risking to [...]

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Day 277 – Wekiva Falls

June 23, 2009

One of the best (and very affordable) activities for a summer weekend is visiting Wekiva Falls Resort in Lake County (Sorrento) – not to be confused with Wekiva Springs in Longwood, FL. It is actually only a short drive away from Sanford (10 minutes from mall area) but canoeing on the Wekiva River will make [...]

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Day 276 – Lake Forest Community Entry Area

June 22, 2009

Just a snapshot of one of the brick archways in the community entrance area of Lake Forest in Sanford (right off highway 46 in Sanford FL, less than a mile from Exit 101 C, west of I-4). The community entrance area is beautiful (just as Lake Forest itself) and makes a nice spot for pictures. [...]

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Day 275 – Carlos'n Charlies Lake Mary Opening Party

June 22, 2009

Yay! Carlos’n Charlies in Lake Mary (at Colonial Town Park) is finally open! Since Jose and I were assigned to help the manager find a home in Lake Mary/Sanford we met him early on and were invited to the grand opening VIP party (Friday June 19th)! The party was a great success – it started [...]

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Day 274 – Photo Session with Kamran Malik

June 19, 2009

Today we met with Kamran Malik, a very talented photographer in Sanford for our first photo session. I took this shot during our session right by our office at Parkplace at Heathrow. Below you will find the results of this fun evening photo shoot – obviously all taken by Kamran himself I won’t take credit [...]

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