{Thanks Ami Locals for inviting us out!}

Good Morning!  Happy Tuesday!  I hope you all had a great long weekend.  JB and I had been chatting for what we wanted to do for our TEN year anniversary. I had grand plans back in November of surprising him with a fun trip to Columbia but the holidays happened, and I couldn’t get my act together.  But after just getting back from Switzerland, we thought a staycation would be perfect.  And it was!  One night we had our friends and all of their babies over to bbq, take in the sunset at the beach, and swim.  It was so much fun!  The next night we had my parents over for some Poppo’s Taquerias, ice cream, and pool.  Both nights and practically all day we hung out in the backyard area.  All of AMI Locals pools are heated, and most have hot tubs, so we were comfortable in there all weekend even when the weather turned cooler.  We picked up a golfcart at Beach Bums and loved driving that all around – I also really enjoyed that we had seatbelts on it!

Thinking of visiting our slice of paradise?  I always recommend it as such a family friendly place!  Here are some recs:

Stay:  We loved the ease of staying at one of  AMI Locals properties.  They sent an email with a code (that changed with each new guest), to get in, and we were all set to check in.  Easiest check in process!  I ordered some groceries from instacart (shipt doesn’t deliver out there) and we were all set to host friends and fam.  I mentioned it on stories last night, but it was the cleanest rental I’ve ever stayed in.  And if you have questions about anything, there’s a binder with answers or you can get in touch with one of their staff members really easily.  The whole process was seamless.  Not to mention, their properties are gorgeous.  The one we stayed in, Anna Maria Beach House, had 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, a sun deck on the roof, pool, spa, grill, bar area, a putting green… seriously everything to make a memorable family vacation.  They have different properties to suit different needs, and I just can’t recommend them enough.

If you’re looking for right on the beach, and resort style.  Bali Hai just went through a HUGE renovation.  It’s such a great space!

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