Showing posts with label Paschoal Keys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paschoal Keys. Show all posts

8.30.2013

paschoal keys: part outings

sunsets, the southernmost point, & city streets...

My family rented a house in Cudjoe Key (insert family joke here) for our vacation in the Keys! Our home away from home was about a half hour away from Key West, so going there was just a short drive away from the night life in the Keys. We loved going there during the sunset to enjoy the pretty views of the sun setting on the water & of course to enjoy the infamous key lime pie! Sadly, there were no pictures taken of the pies (yes, plural) we ate, but the photos I do have & the people in them are even more divine! (nod to Tia Rozangela)

I think the best word to describe our outings to Key West, is ADVENTURE! Having our family go to the city with almost twenty people ranging from ages 17-89,  walking down a crowed street with one person hoping into one store, a couple wanting to take a tour, & even more looking to have some gelato (beats ice cream ANY day) things got a bit adventurous at times. Like our first night when my Mommy, Daddy, Michelle, Jonathan, G and I lost the group and walked for a half hour away from where they were; only to take another half hour to find them where they were waiting for us to eat, you guessed it, key lime pie! By the time we got there the pies had melted a bit, but it was still so delicious! & more fun stories and memories were created.

A few of these photos are from some family members phones & my uncle Moises camera! He has the Cannon, so more of his pretty photos will come up in the next couple posts!

A girls night & a guys night also happened during the week. But like the good saying says, what happens in (Key West) stays in Key West. But really, us girls took zero pictures from our night, I think because we were very focused on getting goodies & souvenirs for the some people we love. & the boys, well let's let them keep their night to themselves.

That week was so sweet. Yes. I miss those days so...

no sunset photo was edited because I was so taken back by the beauty of God's art we got to appreciate in its full glory.

photo-bombed for days... 
The Cousins
This is one of my favorite photos from the trip, even though it's blurry. Beauty is overwhelming when a family's love for each other is deeper than their imperfections and differences.
our private ice cream date, "let's-take-this-quick-before-we-loose-everyone"photo. :)
cutest.




tough guys.

8.24.2013

replaying over & over

That top right spot is Michelle's finger. I love Michelle, so it stays. 

For the past week or so, I've had a song replaying over & over in my mind. Does this phenomena happen to you?

It's a tune that came up in Key West (breaking from the series, but still in context - yes!) . Michelle & I were having one of those photo-shoots where you take dozens upon dozens of pictures & you keep moving in different directions hoping you like ONE photo when you look through the camera roll. Luckily, we both had at least one photo we liked, so off to ps express (love this app!) vsco cam (another fav!) and instagram (which we all know & love), we post!

Next, comes the caption. Oh the instagram caption, you are great when I think of something witty & cute to say about this photo, or place, or emotion, or something! But when I hit blank, lyrics or a quote I love will come to mind & there they post. & that's what happened with the beach picture.

Think.....Beach = Ocean = "Oceans" by Hillsong. Perfect!
"Michelle, how does that 'Oceans' song go again?"
& ever since then, the song has been on my mind replaying over & over again, which means I've been singing it over & over again. If G was home he'd be laughing because he knows what it's like when I have a song on my mind & on my tongue, He KNOWS!

What I love though, is that the song has gone from my mind, to my tongue & into my heart. The lyrics have become a daily prayer unto God. 

Spirit, lead me where my trust is without borders. Let me walk upon the waters, wherever You would call me. Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander, and my faith will be made stronger in the presence of my Savior.

And I will call upon Your name and keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise my soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine.


Thank You, Lord.
Amen.





8.23.2013

paschoal keys: part beach

VACATION!

What does that feel like again? G and I really couldn't remember as we were getting ready to go on our first one since our honeymoon! The funny thing is we were going to be vacationing at the same place we honeymooned, key west! My adorable grandparents are celebrating their sixtieth wedding anniversary (beautiful!) this September, so the siblings got together this past Christmas to decide how to celebrate. Many conversations later, Key West it was! A house was rented and our family vacation was in the making!

I loved everything about this vacation for many reasons. The pool & jacuzzi, palm trees & beaches & yummy key lime pie (a key west specialty) are definitely on the top of the list. Also, our family hash tag on Instagram was one of my favorite things & the best idea ever (more about that in a future post!). But, at the very top of my "loved everything" list, is getting to spend eight full days with my extended family! Living in different states is not fun at all, and I realize how much I took for granted when I lived minutes away from most of them. That's why I'm so grateful for our days in key west, and for the future vacations we'll take together!

This post will include photos from our beach days. We had many! In total we discovered four or five different beaches and spent time in all of them. What can I say, we're Brazilian & Brazilians LOVE the beach! Not everyone is pictured here, but there will be more Paschoal Keys posts to come! FYI - all these photos were taken on my IPhone 4. & if you know anything about the IPhone, you know the quality of the camera of the IPhone 4 camera is not the greatest, but I love taking pictures on my phone, and will continue to do so until I save up to get a legit camera, or the IPhone 5; which ever comes first I'll be happy with!

Family, I love you & miss you & can't wait to vacation with you again!

Love, t Olive

I LOVE this photo of Michelle! She's stunning isn't she?


love this outtake!


a woman of God for decades upon decades. I love her so. 

My mommy sure is foxy!
I love this face
The beach we honeymooned on over two years ago. *butterflies 

fancy meeting you here Melina & Danny!