Hello :)
Sorry for the delay in posting, we had some major internet issues and could not connect!!! Finally got it to work.
Our road trip around Florida began yesterday…
The weather was gorgeous and we were Fort Lauderdale bound.
We said goodbye to the parents until we return Monday!
OSGMOM packed us some lunch stuff and we ate it at a rest stop- fruit, wraps, chips, etc.
The drive was long and slow and boring!
Fort Lauderdale beach is GORGEOUS however…
It is definitely one of the cleanest and nicest beaches I have been on. Just amazing to swim in! Not rocky at all! Woot woot!
I want to thank you guys for suggesting Hot Wire to book our hotel!!!! We had booked without Hot Wire previously but then Eric realized we could get a 4-star hotel much cheaper than what we booked with a motel, so we cancelled that reservation and took our luck with Hot Wire.
It was a VERY good turn out…
We got a $450++ a night hotel for $115 at W hotel!!!
It is SWANK.
and EPIC.
Let’s take a look at our balcony view…
Everyone at the hotel treats you like a celebrity too! I have never had better service in my life.
The bed in the room is the comfiest bed I have ever slept in. Pure bliss.
It has a rooftop endless pool!
Check out this pool picture (3rd pic) the stairs go through the pool.
There is a two sided glass shower in the room!!!!!
This was definitely a great first experience with Hot Wire.
We enjoyed a day swimming at the beach!
Around 9pm, Eric and I hit up Sublime restaurant for dinner. We are having a meet-up there tonight too with a bunch of people! Of course, I had to check it out to ‘make sure it was suitable for a meet-up’ ;)
The restaurant was soooooo amazing like everyone says.
I got the ‘roll out the red carpet’ flight of reds
Then, the garden salad to start and it had the most amazing balsamic dressing on it that I have ever tasted. It was soooooooo good. I ate every bite.
Eric got the pizza, which was fabulous. He LOVED this pizza and would not stop talking about it!
I got the enchiladas which had brown rice, black beans, vegan sour cream + cheese, etc. They were not what I would normally order, but I really loved them.
After dinner we ended up at a local watering hole that was full of LOCALS!
We met many interesting people! :mrgreen:
Awesome bartender!
This is THE Jeff Darlington– a sports writer and reporter for the Miami Harald who is on TV all the time! He is super fun and showed us a great time. We all had a few too many drinks!
He gave us the lo-down on everything to do (and not to do) in Fort L!
We didn’t get back into out hotel until 4am!!! Those Floridians know how to entertain the Canucks! I’m too old for these late nights. I got up around 8:30am…ate a wrap, drank some swamp water and hit the gym. I did 30 minutes of HIIT on the Elliptical…and felt 1 million times better after I sweat my tush off.
Not sure what is on the agenda today (except for the meet-up tonight!), but I better get going…
Have a great day!
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Come to NZ beaches they are clean and beautiful as well!!! Some good for surfing others are good for sun bathing or just a walk down the beach. Florida looks outstanding..You deserved every minute of it ^^
We have used Priceline for a lot of NYC trips and every time we end up with a great hotel room for a fraction of what it would normally cost. Enjoy the sun and sand .. . you deserve it after a loooong winter!
Oh yes, NZ beaches are gorgeous :) Florida looks beautiful!
I love your dress! It looks really good on you too. I can’t wait for beach weather to get to Nova Scotia (even then it’s always a little cold though:(
oh, i am so jealous! you guys look like you’re having such a great time…i would be on the beach every.single.day :) that dress is stunning on you too…i love seeing your beautiful smile! keep having fun girl :)
Wow what a FUN day! That hotel is amazing! The view is outrageous. So funny that the locals entertained you. Awesome :)
Looks like you are having such a blast! I am so envious – I want to be at the beach!
so. unreal.
Love that you two are partying it up like celebs! You both deserve it!
xo
Fort Lauderdale: Great place to visit, but not to live. I speak from experience as I grew up there…So glad you got hooked up with a great hotel! I’ve never actually been in an endless pool. What’s it like? Enjoy the rest of your trip!
Love that dress!! Where’d you get it? Florida is beauuutiful this time of year. I used to visit my brother who was stationed in Ft. Walton Beach near Destin, along the panhandle, every spring…bliss! Hope you have fun in your swank hotel :)
Agreed. That dress is sooo cute.
I’m totally loving the dress too! Angela, you must tell us where you got it :)
And it looks like you’re having an AMAZING time. I’m so jealous :P
i think she got it at urban outfitters!
Fun! The W looks amazing!!
Wow it looks like you had a fun night :) I always love hitting the gym early in the morning after an over indulgent night. Sweat off some of the unhealthy food and booze makes me feel better. Plus I think it keeps hangovers away and yay for endorphins!!
What a lovely hotel room!
Where did you get your dress!!?? I love it!
What a beautiful hotel and what an amazing price! I am defitely going to check out Hot Wire now. I have never heard of it before!
oh man, the beach is beautiful! enjoy yourself!!
Okay, I have to ask– where’d you get that dress?!? SO pretty!
I am amazed that you got up and worked out after a 4:00 AM night…you are a brave woman!
Oooh I LOVE W hotels. Did you get Bliss products in your room??
You look so gorgeous, relaxed, and happy! Do you miss baking yet? :) I kid, I kid. Looks like you are enjoying every moment. Glad you feel better after a quality sweat sesh.
Party Girl! What a fun time in Ft. Lauderdale, and those vegan enchiladas looks amazing. I think I might have to try and re-create those to go along with my dairy-free lifestyle.
LOVE the room, I’m always afraid of Hotwire but maybe on our next time we’ll go for it. Looks like it definitely paid off for you!
So excited to meet you tonight! And WOW that pizza looks so good….I just might have to order it. :)
You partied hardy! Go for you! Hotwire is the BEST. When my mom visits me in NYC, she stays at 4 star hotels all the time that would normally run for 400-500 a night and she gets them for 150-250.
that’s an amazing hotel! I can’t believe you slept four hours and worked out!
Ft Lauderdale looks awesome!
Is it just me, or has your site been SUPER slow for the last few days? Whether I go direct or read in Google reader, it takes forever to load.
I am SO glad to hear Hotwire worked for you.
I’ve seen a lot of scary reviews online so I’ve ben hesitant – however I’m hoping to book a trip to ORL at the end of april and want to find the most economical way.
Did you book the trip online or over the phone with them?
I have wanted to stay at the W back home, was trying to score it at christmas but we ended up with another nice hotel. Glad it worked out so well! Adam and I stayed at a W hotel in San Fran and Napa for our honeymoon, it’s by far our favorite hotels! Gorgeous! :)
My mom told me that Sublime closed down after I had tried, renovated, then reopened. I haven’t been in a while but I can’t wait to go back..
See you in two days!!!
It looks like you guys are having a great time! Love your dress, the hotel looks beyond amazing.
That is so great about the hotel! Have fun you deserve it!
omg so excited for sublime tonight!
I LOVE that dress! It looks amazing on you. What a fun day/night :)
So glad you enjoyed Sublime, and jealous that you get to go back again! Also, I agree with everyone else: your dress is amazing!!
Your vacation looks perfect so far. I like the way locals can help you find your way around.
That hotel is so fancy pants. And awww BEACHES! There’s just something about beaches that makes me so happy.
AS IF you only slept 4 hours a night and you’re on vacation.
I would have stayed in bed till at least noon ;)
Looks like a beautiful place for a vacation! Although, I would have skipped the gym and slept in… you are on vacation, afterall! ;)
Oh my gosh! That looks like so much fun and your hotel is absolutely amazing. You sure know how to have a fun vacation. And awesome that the restaurant had something vegan that was fun!
Looks like you are having a blast, and that weather looks amazing!!
That is an awesome dress. Where’d you get it?
love all your vacay pictures! glad you’re having fun :)
LOOOOOVE that dress!!!
I’m definitely going to have to try hotwire next time I travel (or possibly even for a sweet staycation in Chicago). I’ve always been leery since they don’t tell you what hotel until after you book it, but it sounds like it might be worth a try!
More importantly though, I LOVE your dress!! It is adorable!
Great dress! That hotel looks awesome, and you guys look so relaxed! :-)
That dress looks great on you :)
The W hotel?? Amazing! Looks like so much fun!!
xo
K
I absolutely LOVE your dress!!! Where did you get it, if you don’t mind me asking?? It’s seriously so pretty!
I’m totally using hotwire from now on. That pool is inSANE!
And here’s a thing not to do in Florida: Don’t take the bus!!! It is one of the sketchiest things I have ever done. The central station is absolutely creepy, most of all when you’re a single gal (although you’ve got Eric so it would probably not be as bad!).
You’re making me miss Florida :)
WOW!!! Awesome night! :)
OH wow…. that’s all I can say. The hotel, the beach, your dress… all incredibly gorgeous. And dinner sounds amazing!!
love the dress, love hotels, and love that you went out and partied with NO regrets! yeah!!
ps: for hotels i’ve used priceline a bunch, always with great results!
I wish I had your GLOing skin!
Love Florida, stayed in Ft. Walton Beach 2 years ago and absolutely loved it! It’s amazing that the gulf on the west side of Florida is so beautiful, as I am from TX and the gulf on the TX coast is like what you call “swamp water”…LOL!
I may have to try Hot Wire for our future vaca’s.
Thanks for a great website, great recipes, gotta order the green monster movement shirt as I am delving into the green monster land and all the great info you offer.
Ps. How do I go about posting a profile pic.?
I really appreciate your ability to show us how you can stay out late and have a great time while still maintaining your healthy lifestyle, eating well, and exercising!
Love your dress!
Looks like you guys are having a blast! I love your dress, where is it from?! So gorgeous!
I wish I could be enjoying the beach right now, it’s so windy here. :( Those enchiladas look amazing.
Love your dress, it is so cute. I want it :)
That dress is gorgeous! Oh man I used to say “Swank” in middle school!! Nice!
Please change the title of your post, I completely misread it and thought… what?!?!
I think it’s a British English thing though…
haha omg I didnt even see that
Hahaha, I’m British too, and it was the first thing I noticed! :-) Looks like you’re having an amazing time. I am so envious of that hotel!
Hey everyone! Thanks for your comments! :)
The dress is from Urban Outfitters :)
That hotel is absolutely gorgeous!
Wow what a fun day! That view from your balcony….GORGEOUS!
I love that dress!! Any chance it’s available in the states?!
OMG, you are TOO much. I can’t believe you went to Sublime last night to check it out, LOL, we should have known better. I love that place, it is my favorite restaurant in the world!! :O) I always thought about you visiting that place and loving it, I am glad that was the case. I am so looking forward to an amazing evening. Can’t wait to meet you and all the other “blog” people. :O) Too bad you couldnt have brought sketchie.
The pics are amazing, love the hotel.
umm first of all I am obsessed with your dress, do yo mind me asking where its from? i LOVE IT!! I also love ft lauderdale I was just there with my mom a few months ago and loved the beach and that side walk along side itt. I went on so many nice runs there!! sublime looks truly sublime! So good!!
It looks like you’re having such a great time!! I LOVE your dress :D
Wow, this post is loaded with extra awesomeness! Love the hotel, so jealous of the pool. So great that you’re having such a good time!
What a fabulous vacation you guys are enjoying. I’ve stayed at the W in New Orleans before, and they handed out green apples at check in. Thought that was the cutest ever. And seriously, your dress is fantastic!
Fl looks so deliciously warm and fun! Wow. And beautiful dress. I want some enchiladas now :)
your dress is soooooo cute! Where’d you get it?
How fun!
Wow that room looks AHmazing! Good choices!
Yay, glad you liked Sublime! Their quiche is seriously the best I’ve ever had. And so funny you mentioned the W hotel . . . my friend was just talking about it today because her sister’s bachelorette party is going to be there this weekend!
Seriously – OSG’s Mom could pass for your sister!
The beautiful weather, the amazing hotel…I am so jealous right now!! Have SO MUCH FUN!!
You look absolutely FABULOUS in that dress!! It is perfect for Spring and just gorgeous!! I am so envious of this trip!! It looks so warm and beautiful down there. And can I just say wow to that hotel?? I am impressed! That shower looks perfect. OK I feel like I am gushing so I should cut this off! haha. Enjoy the rest of your trip!!
Love love love you dress! It is so cute on you, and you look beautiful. So glad you guys are having such a great time. Vacations are so refreshing!
That hotel looks amazing!!
Im LOVING the pool.
That dress is SO nice, and it looks beautiful on you!!!
So is Sublime vegan or vegetarian? I checked out the menu online. Looks awesome!
Wow! What a great deal on a great hotel!!! Y’all look like you’re having a blast!!! Enjoy, you deserve it!
That dress is gorgeous!
Glad you had a great time! Hehe, Florida peeps know how to kick it.
I am so jealous right now :-D
Enjoy your vacation, make the most of it, yeah!
lovely pics! you have great skin! xx
What a great recap of your day.
It looks like you had a super time.
Keep having a safe trip and have fun with
Caitlin.
I think I’m echoing what everyone already said but a) you are beautiful b) you and eric are sooo cute! c) looks like so much fun! I’m jealous!
have a great day angela :)
looks like a perfect vacation :)
Angela –
I am new to the foodie blogosphere and just came across your site. I, too, am finally learning to let go of all of the obssesive tendencies and am relying on all-natural, wholesome foods. While I am not vegan and have not given up processed foods altogether, I am slowly getting there and your “About Me” section is just the kind of inspiration I need to keep going. So, thank you for sharing your store. And have THE BEST vacation!!
The W hotel is wonderful, but you can get their base rooms for about $199US per night depending on when you want to go…the higher end rooms tend to be more expensive.
As an echo to everyone else: that dress is so pretty and looks amazing on you! Have a great rest of your vacation!!!
your dress is stunning! elegant and pretty. love your style :) what a fun trip! you deserve this. enjoy every moment!
oh, fort lauderdale. my hometown<3 i lovelovelove it.