12/21/2023 0 Comments 184) December Evening Walk down Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida - Vlogmas 2023 Day 21Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 21 baby! Tonight we are going for a short walk down Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. We’re here to check out all the decorated palm trees lining the way through the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. Now, keep in mind, we are not club members, although I can dream, and anyone can walk down the public street lining the private club and hotel. It is a dream of mine to at least stay at the hotel one day. And even if one is not a club member, anyone can stay the night in the hotel. So, maybe I will have to do that at some point. But, for tonight, we’re just taking a leisurely December evening stroll to gaze at all the palm trees, decked out in their holiday finest. There’s also a grand water fountain, surrounded by gators and pelicans, as the centerpiece of the club entryway, so we’re going to take a look at that as well. I do hope you enjoy coming along with me this evening! Get your walking shoes on my friends. Merry Vlogmas! Love you, Christine For more information on the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, check out the link below: https://www.pontevedra.com/ This was filmed LIVE on Thursday, December 21, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Video 228. Livestream 61. #vlogmas #pontevedrabeach #vlogmas2023 ___
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12/20/2023 0 Comments 183) Beautiful Vilano Beach Christmas Tree at the Pier in Vilano Beach Florida! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 20Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 20 baby! Tonight we are walking to the Vilano Beach Christmas Tree, which is located right at the base of the Vilano Beach Pier. We’ll check out their gorgeous Tree, and then walk on the Pier to see the boats coming and going to see the St. Augustine Nights of Lights! I’m really excited because I have never seen the Vilano Beach Christmas Tree in all the years living in Florida! And, the Pier at night seemingly offers very different scenery than during the day. So, overall, this is a new experience for me, and I’m happy to explore it with y’all. Merry Vlogmas Day 20, and Happy Holidays! Love you, Christine For some fascinating history about Vilano Beach, check out the link below: https://www.vilanobeachfl.com/history/ This was filmed LIVE in Vilano Beach, Florida on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Video 226. Livestream 60. #vlogmas #vilanobeach #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/19/2023 0 Comments 182) Parade of Trees!! 225 Christmas Trees on Display in Green Cove Springs, Florida! Vlogmas 2023 Day 19Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Well, this may have been one of my favorite nights of Vlogmas 2023… I was SHOCKED by this exhibit! Parade of Trees is a must-do if you are in the greater Jacksonville area or St. Augustine area of Florida during the holiday season. I am so glad we happened to come here this year. And I do hope you enjoy the trees as much as I do. So, we decided to go to the Parade of Trees in downtown Green Cove Springs, Florida on a chilly and brisk December evening. This event is free, walk through at your own pace, and open from sunset until 10pm - nightly, from December 2, 2023 through December 31, 2023. Upon stepping out of the car, I felt truly immersed in the holiday spirit. That feeling stayed with me as I walked briskly through the display - it was cold, my friends. And my goal of doing Vlogmas, is hopefully to pass along some of that spirit to you and yours. So, please share in a cup of Good Cheer and Great Tidings this December. And let’s walk through 225 trees - together. Love you, Christine Spring Park in Green Cove Springs is located at: 106 St. Johns Avenue Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043 Further information on the Parade of Trees in Green Cove Springs, Florida can be found at: https://www.greencovesprings.com/292/Parade-of-Trees This was filmed LIVE on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Video 223. Livestream 59. #vlogmas #greencovesprings #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/18/2023 0 Comments 181) Let's Walk to the Beaches Town Center Christmas Tree in Neptune Beach, Florida!! Vlogmas 2023 Day 18Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 18! Join me on a walk throughout Neptune Beach to see the Beaches Town Center Christmas Tree! Located ‘Where Atlantic Boulevard Meets the Ocean’ this is a combined Christmas Tree - shared with the town of Atlantic Beach, Florida. Quite a cool feature of this downtown area is that the towns Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach share a downtown, connected together, so that’s why they have a conjoined Christmas Tree as well. I also really love all the colorfully lit palm trees throughout the downtown, oversized ornaments and present boxes, Santa surfboards, and lifeguard chairs with wreaths adorned. After we see the tree, then we’re going to take a night walk on the beach. So put your walking shoes on and join me! Love you, Christine This was filmed LIVE on Monday, December 18, 2023 in Neptune Beach, Florida. Video 220. Livestream 58. #vlogmas #neptunebeach #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/17/2023 0 Comments 180) Let's Bake and Decorate our Christmas Sugar Cookies Together! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 17 Baby!Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Today is the big day! I truly wait all year for this annual tradition and I’m so glad you are here to join me. Today we are baking the Christmas Sugar Cookie Dough that we prepared together yesterday during Vlogmas Day 16! So, if you haven’t watched us make the dough, definitely go ahead and check that out as well. But today is the day I get really excited for. Because I can actually eat the cookies, lol… And let me tell you, my hubby makes some really good cookies. So, we are planning to make roughly 74 Christmas Sugar Cookies together with y’all, and frost and decorate them as well. If you’re interested in the recipe, and want to follow along, I do have the recipe posted over in the Community Tab of my YouTube Channel. I also read the ingredients list back on Vlogmas Day 14 so you could purchase any ingredients you need ahead of time. So, if you’ve never made Sugar Cookies, and you want to join in the fun, I’d love to know how your baking goes! If you’re watching LIVE, please send a chat in and let me know how it’s going for you, and if you’re enjoying this baking party? And if you’re watching the replay, and you end up making this recipe, PLEASE leave me a comment down below and let me know how your cookies turned out! Baking is really special to me, and I tend to think that’s because my Grandpa was a Baker for 44 years. And I watched him bake, and baked along with him, over the many years I had with him. I miss him dearly, and I do tend to think that he would be highly amused by the fact that we are live-streaming our Christmas baking, our flour explosion yesterday included, and sharing these special moments with the world. This is my way of helping pass along all the Good Tidings and Cheer I always had with him in my life. I do want to Thank You personally for being a part of our Community of Dreamers today. I could not share these moments if you were not watching and sharing them out. It means the world to me that you Subscribe, Like, and Share all the stories, dreams, and hopes for this world that we live in together. I’m doing Vlogmas each day December 1st-25th to hopefully bring a smile to someone’s face, a Cup of Good Cheer, and mostly to make you laugh, at my expense of course, lol. And really, just to let others out there know that you are not alone in this world. There are others out there who care. I love you, Christine This one’s for you Papa… http://www.christinesfloridiandreams.com/christines-dreams---blog/21-cinottis-and-why-life-is-too-short-to-not-eat-donuts This was filmed LIVE on Sunday, December 17, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. #vlogmas #sugarcookie #vlogmas2023 Livestream 57. Video 217. ___ 12/16/2023 0 Comments 179) Let's Make Christmas Sugar Cookie Dough Together! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 16! KitchenAid Stand MixerHey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 16! Let’s prepare some Christmas sugar cookie dough together this evening! We’re splitting our sugar cookie baking into two days and two separate livestreams. Today we are preparing the dough itself, which then needs to sit and chill in the refrigerator for a few hours. So we’re gonna let it chill overnight and come back LIVE on Sunday, December 17th to bake the cookies, frost, and decorate them together with you LIVE tomorrow! So I hope you enjoy preparing the dough with us tonight! Making sugar cookies is very labor intensive for me, so I’m also happy for self-care purposes to split this project into two separate days. I’ve shared the recipe and ingredients over in the Community tab and in video format during Vlogmas Day 14, so definitely go check it out either way. It’s my hope that if you desire to do any Holiday baking, that this can help in some way, and maybe you even join in and bake alongside us at home! We can do our Holiday baking together. So grab a Poinsettia, or a Hot Chocolate, and let’s Do This! P.S. Welcome! If you’re new here, please Subscribe to our community of Dreamers! I’m Christine Pieper - and these are all my Christmas Floridian Dreams. Hit that thumbs up button if I’m sending a bit of Christmas Cheer your way. And ring the notification bell if you want to know when I go LIVE. But most importantly, go ahead and share out my content with someone you know who needs a little holiday pick-me-up… I am your Crazy Vlogmas Lady! It is my sincere hope that I can bring some Joy into your life this Holiday Season. December is a festive, yet hectic, time of year, and can bring with it lots of sadness and anxiety. Please know that if you are feeling overwhelmed, or lonely, there is another person in this world who cares for you. It is my hope that I send you Hope, Comfort, Joy, Good Tidings, Cheer, and Love. I love YOU! Christine This was filmed LIVE on Saturday December 16, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. #vlogmas2023 #sugarcookies #vlogmas Video number 215. Livestream 56. ___ 12/15/2023 0 Comments 178) A Nor'Easter Seafoam Sunrise Walk in Jax Beach, Florida! Plus - Deck the Chairs! Vlogmas 2023 Day 15Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 15 baby! Today, we are walking! Together we are walking 0.85 miles together - so get your watches ready y’all! Plus, there’s a NorEaster - and it’s windy, which is stirring up a lot of seafoam. I LOVE seafoam y’all. Then, we’re going to check out the 2023 Deck the Chairs display during the day. By viewing the exhibit in daylight I definitely find myself catching details I don’t see at night. So grab your walking shoes, folks. We’re going on a December morning stroll together. Love you, Christine Further information on Deck the Chairs can be found at: https://deckthechairs.org/ This was filmed LIVE on Friday, December 15, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Video 211. Livestream 55. #vlogmas #deckthechairs #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/14/2023 0 Comments 177) Hot Chocolate on the Porch, Advent Calendars, Unboxings, plus - a Surprise!! Vlogmas 2023 Day 14!!Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 14 baby! Pull up a chair, grab a hot cocoa, and don’t forget your marshmallows! Tonight, we are having a mug of hot chocolate together on the porch. Plus, we’ll open our Advent Calendars, do some other holiday related unboxings, open an early birthday present, and, lastly I have a special surprise I want to show y’all here first! Love you, Christine This was filmed LIVE on Thursday, December 14, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Video 209. Livestream 54. #vlogmas #hotchocolate #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/13/2023 0 Comments 176) A Cold and Windy Evening Walk around the Beaches History Museum in Jax Beach Florida! Vlogmas Day 13Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 13 baby! Tonight, I’m taking you on quite a chilly and windy evening stroll around the grounds of the Beaches History Museum in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. This little gem of a stop, located along Beach Boulevard, is all decorated for the holidays. And, to me, the entire place looks like a beautiful Christmas Village IRL. So, join me on a mini walking tour… They were about to close for the night so I had to be fast. However, it was cold just the same, so I enjoyed it the best I could for a quick little visit. I hope you enjoy coming along with me as I take in the sights, and the lights, of the Beaches History Museum during the holiday season. I love it so much - I come here every Christmas to see the decorations. Love you, Christine The Beaches History Museum is located at: 381 Beach Boulevard Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250 For further information on the Beaches History Museum, visit: https://www.beachesmuseum.org/ This was filmed LIVE on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Video 206. Livestream 53. #vlogmas #jacksonvillebeach #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/12/2023 0 Comments 175) St. Augustine Nights of Lights in historic downtown St. Augustine Florida! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 12Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Greetings from the very festive and historic Downtown St. Augustine, Florida! And Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 12 baby! Well folks, tonight we're at another must-do attraction if you’re spending Christmas in the South! The St. Augustine Nights of Lights truly is one of the most magnificent (and FREE) holiday spectacles anywhere in the Sunshine State! This walk-thru event, taking place nightly from Saturday, November 18, 2023 until Sunday, January 28, 2024, can be experienced at your own pace, and taken in at your leisure. There is no one right way to experience the Lights - the important thing is just that you DO experience them. I highly recommend a visit, and it’s a very reasonable drive if you’re in the Jacksonville greater area during the holidays. So, get out there and see the Lights, and let me know what you think?! Love you, Christine Further information on the St. Augustine Nights of Lights can be found at: https://www.visitstaugustine.com/event/nights-lights This was filmed LIVE on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in the magnificent and historic downtown St. Augustine, Florida. Video 202. Livestream 52. #vlogmas #staugustine #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/11/2023 0 Comments 174) Drive Thru Full POV Blackhawk Bluff Girvin Road Holiday Lights! Jacksonville Florida! Vlogmas Day 11Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 11 baby. Wow, you guys! This is a must do while in Jacksonville, Florida during the holiday season. Tonight, we are taking you on a full point-of-view drive-thru immersive experience of the Blackhawk Bluff Holiday Lights Display on Girvin Road in Jacksonville, Florida. See the sights of Christmas and hear the sounds of holiday wishes being declared to the world. It’s the spirit of the season truly at its finest, folks. So go ahead and enjoy the Blackhawk Bluff Lights as much as I enjoyed filming them and experiencing them with you. Love you, Christine Additional information on Blackhawk Bluff’s Holiday Light Display can be found at: https://www.jacksonvillebeachmoms.com/blackhawk-bluff/ This was filmed LIVE on Monday, December 11, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. Video 200. Livestream 51. #vlogmas #jacksonville #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/10/2023 0 Comments 173) Let's Build A Gingerbread Beach House Together!! Plus - a Treehouse! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 10 baby!Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 10! I’m so excited about building our very own Gingerbread Houses with y’all this evening! We’ll also drink a festive non-alcoholic Poinsettia together, as well as attend to some very important and serious Vlogmas business - including opening our Advent Calendars. So grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let’s build this thing - together! By the way - Both of our gingerbread houses are from Target, and the cost was $13.00 for each house. Here is the link to the Gingerbread Beach House that I made from Target: https://www.target.com/p/holiday-beach-house-sugar-cookie-gingerbread-house-kit-28-30oz-favorite-day-8482/-/A-85928801#lnk=sametab And - Here is the link to the Gingerbread Tree House that Bryan made from Target: https://www.target.com/p/holiday-tree-house-gingerbread-house-kit-33-23oz-favorite-day-8482/-/A-85929069#lnk=sametab This was filmed LIVE on Sunday, December 10, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Video 197. Livestream 50. #vlogmas #gingerbreadhouse #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/9/2023 0 Comments 172) Let's Take a December Sunrise Walk Together in Jacksonville Beach, Florida! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 9Hey Holiday Dreamers! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 9! Let’s wake up the sun together and go for a walk! Today we are walking for 1.43 miles according to my Apple Watch. We watch a breathtaking sunrise as well, plus, Jacksonville Beach, Florida is the setting for this fabulous walk! Subscribe for more daily Vlogmas videos! I am your Crazy Christmas Lady! My job is to bring a little laughter and silliness your way this Holiday Season! But most importantly, share out my content with anyone you know who you think may need a little Good Tidings and Cheer sent their way this December. My hope… is to bring you Hope! Comfort! And Love! I love you! Christine This video was filmed LIVE on Saturday, December 9, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. #vlogmas #jaxbeach #vlogmas2023 Livesstream 49. Video 193. ___ 12/8/2023 0 Comments 171) Let's Walk to the Christmas Tree at Jarboe Park in Neptune Beach, Florida - Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 8!Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 8 baby! Today, we’re taking a walk in Jarboe Park to find the town Christmas Tree and Santa’s House in Neptune Beach, Florida. I hope you enjoy this leisurely stroll through pathways, public gardens, and water fountains… as the Holiday Season unfolds in this picturesque Florida beach town. And don’t forget to Subscribe if you’re new here - Welcome! Thanks for joining a Community of fellow Dreamers! I love you. Christine Jarboe Park is located at: 510 Florida Boulevard Neptune Beach, Florida 32266 More information can be found at: https://www.nbfl.gov/ This was filmed LIVE on Friday, December 8, 2023 in Neptune Beach, Florida. #vlogmas2023 #neptunebeach #vlogmas Livestream number 48. Video 191. ___ 12/7/2023 0 Comments 170) Let's Drive the Car out on the Beach! Vlogmas 2023 Day 7 Amelia Island, Florida Seaside ParkHey Holiday Dreamers!! I hope you enjoy this ride out onto the beach! We’re taking our four wheel drive vehicle out onto a beach on Amelia Island that allows automobiles! Be aware, your vehicle must be an all wheel drive to go out on the sand, or you will get stuck. There are plenty of signs warning of such. Thank you for coming along on this road trip from Jacksonville to Amelia Island, Florida, and back. See you in the next one! I love you! Christine The beach we drove on is located at Seaside Park: 2002 S. Fletcher Avenue Fernandina Beach, Florida 32024 Further information can be found at: https://www.ameliaisland.com/partners/seaside-park/ This was filmed LIVE on Thursday, December 7, 2023 on Amelia Island, Florida. Livestream number 47. #vlogmas #ameliaisland #vlogmas2023 ___ 12/6/2023 0 Comments 169) Let's Stroll Around Downtown Fernandina Beach, Florida! Amelia Island Coffee Vlogmas 2023 Day 6Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Latte’s, bell ringers, boats, and more! Merry Vlogmas Day 6! Let’s take a lovely 1.22 mile stroll through downtown Fernandina Beach, folks! We stayed two nights at the Hampton Inn on Amelia Island and I want to show you this fabulous town. We’ll take a nice walk in the Floridian fresh air, and we’ll also stop at Amelia Island Coffee where I ordered a small hot latte. Bonus - this coffee shop is pet friendly! And finally, we check out the marina, where the American River Cruise is docked! Triple bonus - I’m boarding this ship tonight for dinner! I love you, Christine Amelia Island Coffee is located at: 207 Centre Street Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034 Further information can be found at: https://www.ameliaislandcoffee.com/ This was filmed LIVE on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Livestream number 46. #vlogmas2023 #ameliaisland #vlogmas ___ 12/5/2023 0 Comments 168) St. Nicholas came to our hotel room! Hampton Inn 1 Bedroom Room Tour Amelia Island Vlogmas 2023Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Let’s take a room tour of our one bedroom hotel suite, corner room, at the Hampton Inn located in Fernandina Beach, Florida! We’re here for a two night stay to visit a family member who is in town. I hope you enjoy me showing you around the room, and P.S. - there's a fireplace in our included! I hope you are having a fabulous December and Holiday Season! It is my sincere hope that I can bring a little bit of silliness, laughter, Good Tidings and Joy to you during this festive and hectic time of year. I am doing Vlogmas each day December 1st through 25th, so - please share out my content with anyone you know in your life that you feel could use a little bit of Christmas Magic sent their way! I want you to know that you are special and loved. And, if you are feeling even a small amount of loneliness during this month, know that you are not alone in this world. I love you. Christine For further information on the Hampton Inn in Fernandina Beach, Florida, check out their website below: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/aishshx-hampton-suites-amelia-island-historic-harbor-front/ The Hampton Inn on Amelia Island is located at: 19 South 2nd Street Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034 This was filmed LIVE on Wednesday, December 5, 2023 in downtown Fernandina Beach, Florida on Amelia Island. Livestream number 45. #vlogmas #hamptoninn #ameliaisland ___ 12/5/2023 0 Comments 167) Let's Hop Aboard the St. Johns River Auto Ferry in Mayport, Florida! Vlogmas Day 5! Vlogmas 2023!Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day 5! Join me as we float across the St. Johns River aboard the St. Johns River Auto Ferry! We’ll be traveling from Mayport, Florida to St. George Island - which is part of the North Florida Keys. We’re on the road to a festive holiday road trip this December, and we’re bringing you along for the ride. After we get off the Ferry I’ll show you our very merry and festive treats and drinks we got from Starbucks. We ordered the holiday gingerbread loaf, and two snowmen cookies - one with the blue scarf and one with the red scarf, plus the red cup drinks, of course. After that, it’s off to the next leg of our Vlogmas journey. So, thanks for joining me today for Vlogmas Day 5! Love you! Christine This was filmed LIVE on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 in Mayport, Florida and St. George Island, Florida. For information on the St. Johns River Auto Ferry, check out their website at: https://ferry.jtafla.com/ Livestream number 44. #vlogmas2023 #stjohnsriver #vlogmas ___ 12/4/2023 0 Comments 166) Let's Drink a Poinsettia & Sit by the Fire. Why It's Not Too Late to do Vlogmas! Vlogmas Ideas!Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas Day Four! Let’s gather around the fireplace and drink a Poinsettia together! There’s nothing like the warmth of sitting by the fire around the holidays, so that’s why we’re getting together for a little cocktail hour by the flames this evening. Tonight, I will go through a few Vlogmas related agenda items with you: 1) We’re going to have Bryan fix us a Christmas cocktail - a Poinsettia! A Poinsettia consists of champagne and cranberry juice, but I do not drink alcohol, so Bryan made me a non-alcoholic version with sparkling water and cranberry juice. 2) Cheers! 3) I have new Holiday Mouse Ears to show you, and my holiday pajamas. 4) We have a new ornament to add to the Christmas tree together. 5) We open four days worth of Advent Calendars together for the first four days of Vlogmas. 6) My Mom & Dad sent me some early birthday gifts from Illinois and said I could open them now. I thought it would be fun to open them with you all! 7) Next I have some Vlogmas business to take care of with you. I want to let you know that I believe it’s NOT TOO LATE to do Vlogmas for the Holiday season 2023! Even though it’s currently December 4th, I believe there is still time to get started with all your Vlogmas Dreams! And I explain how and why in this video! Then, I detail a list of some Vlogmas ideas that you all could use as examples on how to get started with Vlogmas if this is your first time doing Vlogmas. And lastly, I am sharing with you my very best Vlogmas advice. I want this to be a fun, exciting, creative and inspiring experience for you! So I am letting you in on all my best key takeaways and reasons why I do Vlogmas. Plus, why I think that if you have even an inkling of interest in participating in Vlogmas here on YouTube, that you should go ahead and do it! I believe in you and I believe you can still do Vlogmas THIS YEAR 2023! YOU can make all your Vlogmas Dreams come true, my fellow Dreamer! Love you, Christine This was filmed LIVE on Monday, December 4, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Livestream number 43. #vlogmas2023 #vlogmasideas #vlogmas ___ 12/3/2023 0 Comments 165) Then One Foggy December Morning... Sunrise Stroll With Me! Jax Beach Florida Vlogmas 2023 Day 3Hey Holiday Dreamers!! T’was a foggy and humid sunrise this morning folks! Heavy weather or not - thanks for joining me as we walk 1.11 miles together to get the day started. And thanks for celebrating Vlogmas 2023 Day 3 with me on this cloudy December day! I’m dressed in all my latest Buc-ee’s apparel today, including the 2023 Buc-ee’s Christmas tee and my Buc-ee’s hat. And Genevieve Noel was wearing her red and white snowflake bandana to celebrate this festive occasion as well. So, the shipwreck is still sitting in front of the Hampton Inn today! It’s been quite a long time at this point. We also saw lots of doggies and birds, and after the stream ended we watched some dolphins playing out on the horizon line. And let’s not forget the coffee. I enjoyed my morning coffee with you today, kept warm in my Vera Bradley Christmas penguin mug. So, that’s a wrap on Vlogmas Day Three! Thanks so much for joining me today. And don’t forget to Like this video, Subscribe to my channel, and Share out this content to brighten someone’s day. Please share with anyone in your life that may need some Christmas Cheer right about now. I’m here for the entire December 1-25, 2023 Vlogmas, and I’m here to send some laughs and good tidings your way. Love you, Christine This was filmed on Sunday, December 3, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Livestream number 42. #vlogmas2023 #jacksonvillebeach #vlogmas ___ 12/2/2023 0 Comments 164) Palm Valley Holiday Lights Boat Parade on the Intracoastal Waterway Florida, Vlogmas 2023 Day 2Hey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day Two, Baby!! Join me on this very foggy, wet, and humid evening along the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Valley, Florida! We are watching the Annual Palm Valley Holiday Lights Boat Parade as it travels up the dark waterway. The annual tradition of boat participants spans a seven mile stretch up the Palm Valley from the south to the north. There’s even a Christmas light decoration contest! Boat participants have their own contest, and tons of the docks along the parade route decorate as well. There’s a separate contest to judge the best decorations of the docks! I hope you enjoy watching the boats go by with us! This is our second time spectating this magical little parade and I absolutely love it! It’s now officially become an annual, little tradition of our own. So, thanks for sharing these special holiday memories with me! If you are new here, go ahead and SUBSCRIBE! Welcome to a community of Dreamers! LIKE this video, and SHARE out my holiday Vlogmas content with anyone you know who needs a Christmas cup of good cheer sent their way. I’ll be hanging with you each day of Vlogmas - see you tomorrow! Love you, Christine For more information on the Palm Valley Holiday Lights Boat Parade, check out their website, linked below: http://www.palmvalleyboatparade.com/ This was filmed LIVE on Saturday, December 2, 2023 in Palm Valley, Florida under the Palm Valley Bridge crossing the Intracoastal Waterway. Livestream number 41. #vlogmas2023 #palmvalley #vlogmas ___ 12/2/2023 0 Comments 163) Tony's Turkey Trot 5K 2023 Race Start 9th Annual Race for Brain Injury Awareness Atlantic BeachHey Holiday Dreamers!! A very Happy Thanksgiving to you all - and now, onto the Christmas Holiday season! Thanks for joining me as I watch the start of the annual Tony’s Turkey Trot for Brain Injury Awareness in Atlantic Beach, Florida! Just from the looks of this - I have never seen a bigger turnout for this race - what a FABULOUSLY successful run this morning y’all. I believe there were over 4,100 people participating in the race this year! So many people registered this year they actually had to close registration! Way to go everybody! We went for a lovely Thanksgiving Morning walk in the surrounding neighborhoods of Beaches Town Center, which includes both Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach. Then, we enjoyed a lovely outdoor breakfast and coffee at Southern Grounds Coffee Co. in Neptune Beach, as we watched the morning further gear up in preparation for the annual Petesgiving 2023 at Pete’s Bar in Neptune Beach. If you're going to Pete’s - keep in mind they start serving at 8:30am. Then we went for another walk out on the beach and I did a LIVESTREAM, which you can check out right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfVKvAG5f8 Here’s wishing you and yours a very merry and festive Holiday Season. Now -enjoy the start! Love you, Christine The 9th Annual Tony’s Turkey Trot 5K for Brain Injury Awareness takes place each year on Thanksgiving Morning in Beaches Town Center - Where Atlantic Boulevard Meets The Ocean. The race is located at: 1 Ocean Boulevard Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233 Further information about Tony’s Turkey Trot can be found at: https://1stplacesports.com/races/tonys-turkey-trot-5k/ Petesgiving takes place annually at Pete’s Bar on Thanksgiving Morning. Pete’s Bar is located at: 117 First Street Neptune Beach, Florida 32266 Further information about Pete’s Bar can be found on their website at: https://www.petesbar.com/ Also - check out this adorable story about Petesgiving: https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/life/holidays/couple-who-met-at-petesgiving-in-duval-county-return-14-years-later-with-children/77-a1f053e7-b61d-454d-93ac-cb21e0c28fca This was filmed on Thanksgiving Morning 2023 in Atlantic Beach, Florida - Thursday, November 23, 2023. #tonysturkeytrot #atlanticbeach #thanksgiving ___ 12/2/2023 0 Comments 162) Merry Vlogmas 2023 Day One - A Very Humid & Wet Evening Stroll thru Neptune Beach FloridaHey Holiday Dreamers!! Merry Vlogmas Day One! Join me and my Shetland Sheepdog LIVE in Neptune Beach, Florida this evening as we take a leisurely stroll searching for Christmas decorations! We also had two cups of hot chocolate and marshmallows to keep us ‘warm’ - in the Florida humidity, of course. The night was foggy and very humid, with a cloudy mist in the air and a low fog out on the horizon line. Ahhhh - These are my favorite types of evenings at the Beach. We were driving around Neptune Beach trying to find any decorated houses that we could, and we stumbled upon a little ‘Christmas Village’ type scene and knew we wanted to walk through it. Then we walked out to the dark and desolate and wet beach of the Atlantic Ocean. The waves were intense - still! Not another soul was around. We had the beach to ourselves, and it was a lovely way to end the evening. Thank you for joining me as we celebrate the start of Vlogmas 2023. Please go ahead and SHARE out my content for others to enjoy all the festivities of this magical season! SUBSCRIBE - if you’re new here - WELCOME! And hit the LIKE button which will really help out this channel full of Dreamers. And - Thanks for joining me in a cup of good cheer! Love you, Christine This was filmed LIVE on Friday, December 2, 2023 in Neptune Beach, Florida. Livestream number 40. #vlogmas2023 #vlogmas #neptunebeach ___ Pronounced = WAH - HAH - KAH Connecting Food & Culture Hey Dreamers!! We finally made it to Oaxaca Club! This brand new Mexican Restaurant is located in Downtown Jacksonville Beach, Florida and I have been very curious to try it for a while now. And I’m here to tell you, while somewhat pricey - it’s definitely worth it… Let me explain. While it might have been a bit more than we were planning on spending, I’m glad we went, and I do think this is literally just the place Jacksonville Beach needs right now. The food was simply delicious. For appetizers we ordered chips and salsa dip, and for the main entree I ordered the Carne Asada Tacos, minus the cilantro, plus a lemonade. Bryan ordered the same Carne Asada, with the cilantro, plus a side salad. He also ordered an OC Margarita. So let’s start with the drinks. My simple lemonade for $3.00 and Bryan’s OC Margarita was priced at $12.00. The portion size of the margarita was quite small. So - It will go down fast, especially if you’re as thirsty as we were. We had just come from an exploration hike at Castaway Island Preserve - which you can check out on my YouTube Channel right here! And if you’re really hungry, here’s where some of the cost will add up. I was absolutely fine with my entree - but if you’re expecting your tacos to come with refried rice and beans, that is not going to happen here at Oaxaca Club. Sides are an extra charge and it can add up fast. The charge for a side of rice is $5.00, separate from the cost for refried beans which is also a $5.00 charge. My steak tacos cost $14.00 - that comes with two steak tacos on corn tortillas, zero sides. The tacos were FABULOUS! However, the simple math means if I wanted to add on a side of refried rice and beans, my entree would have been $24.00. We did order the tortilla chips and salsa - at a cost of $6.00. The chips were phenomenal, freshly made, and a beautiful presentation with the choice of three salsas to dip in. But again, usually chips are included at pretty much every other Mexican restaurant I can think of. So, that was an ‘extra’ $6.00 if you want the chips. So it was a bit more than I was expecting to pay, as I was assuming I was going to order a plate of tacos, rice and beans included. But you’ll probably love this new Jax Beach local, trendy, upbeat style of restaurant in town! And all this brings me to the main point of us coming here in the first place - Oaxaca Club is a new LOCAL restaurant. And ‘downtown’ Jax Beach desperately needed more restaurants like this right now, and was the main reason I really wanted to try this place. I’ve been a Jacksonville Beach area local since 2017. I’ve watched the downtown area at the Beach attempt to grow, get stalled due to 2020, attempt to grow, over and over and over again. I’ve seen restaurants and businesses close up shop, their buildings sit abandoned, an eyesore to the local area. And now, it seems, we are in a real resurgence again. A new local sushi place opened up just a few blocks away, fabulous new hotels are popping up, plus new restaurants. All taking away from the abandoned buildings that once sat vacant, then demolished, with empty fenced-off ground, on prime real estate. It seems these pieces of property are all finally coming to life again. It was sad to see such a fabulous beachfront location in Florida with really slow growth. For some reason, downtown Jax Beach just has had a very difficult time, for certain establishments, to actually grow and thrive. So I’m really excited about both Oaxaca Club and the new Jekyll Brewing, directly next door - which I’m going to venture over to soon hopefully. Sometimes, when I see the vacant land all fenced off, and the empty, blocked off pieces of property less than half of one block from the sandy shores of the Atlantic Ocean, I think that Jacksonville Beach ‘Town Center’ doesn’t really know what it wants to be when it grows up. But Oaxaca Club is the ideal and near PERFECT establishment to come into its own, here in our lovely holiday town square - did I mention Deck the Chairs is going on right now?! And that was actually one of the highlights of our meal… We sat outside (PET FRIENDLY!) at Oaxaca, watched a fabulously pink and golden sunset, while our eyes sparkled as the lights of the lifeguard chairs came to life directly in front of us. While Oaxaca may not be a place I can frequent on a regular basis, it was a most lovely dinner outing, and a real kick-start to the holiday season here at the Beach. And I truly do really appreciate the fact that any restaurant, and/or investor(s), wanted to take the risk that is our small and very undecided and up-in-the-air downtown Jacksonville Beach. I highly recommend trying Oaxaca, do spread the word, and give them a review and a shout-out to your friends and family. Because, while it may have cost more than we were expecting to spend, the ambiance was phenomenal. And to be able to sit and dine - outside - literally in the Town Square of Downtown Jax Beach, watching the holiday magical chairs come to life in front of our eyes during this special time of year, was an experience that I’ve never had in all the years I’ve lived here - and that alone, is priceless. I love you, Christine Oaxaca Club Mexican Restaurant is located at: 131 1st Avenue North #102 Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250 And for more information on Oaxaca Club, check out their website linked below: https://www.theoaxacaclub.com/ I dined at Oaxaca Club on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. #oaxacaclub #mexicanrestaurant #jacksonvillebeach ___ 11/30/2023 0 Comments 160) Dark Night Time Walk Alone on the Beach with Me LIVE in Jacksonville Beach, Florida - MoonriseHey Dreamers!! Well - I really embarrassed myself on this one, lol. Umm. Join me as we walk a half mile in the dark on Jacksonville Beach in Florida. It was quite an experience for me - as I went out there alone, in the pitch dark, on a desolate oceanfront. It was cold, windy, and completely void of any human activity - well, except for the shipwreck that is still leaning directly in front of the Hampton Inn, waiting to be hauled away. My eyes started playing tricks on me almost immediately. The dark patches on the ground directly in front of me looked like deep, dark, black holes. And in reality - they were just piles of sand. I didn’t really want to use a flashlight for sake of the sea turtles. But I do think next time I do this, I’ll at least bring one with me for emergency and safety purposes. It was quite an adventure for me - ha. I was amused by the solar powered Christmas decorations on the shipwreck - then my signal cut out for a bit and I was away from communication with the world. For a brief time - I might have well been on the far side of the moon! Then, speaking of the moon… This gigantic, bright orange blob appeared on the horizon line of the ocean. I had never seen anything like it. It appeared to me as a bright fireball. I was aware all the camera captured literally was an orange light blob. I was not expecting the moon to appear in such a manner, and truly was terrified at the sight. I’m leaving this up even though this video shows me in all my dorkiness, so you can have a laugh at my expense. I do assure you that in real time, this was something I have never experienced in my entire life. And the sight was utterly terrifying to me. I had never seen a moonrise - in real life - in real time - and it really did play tricks on my eyes. When the moon started reflecting atop the water it looked even stranger, and I thought there was some sort of fireball coming for me. I felt utterly alone and petrified. But - THIS - is one of those moments in my life that I experienced as a first time witnessing nature and space and being awe-inspired by it. And THIS is why I became a content creator on YouTube. And, THIS - is why I livestream all the natural beauty surrounding me… Thanks for joining me on this journey of magic and wonder that we call life on Earth. I love you. Christine Hey - Before this walk on this beach we went to Oaxaca Club Mexican Restaurant for dinner! Oaxaca Club is located at: 131 1st Avenue North #102 Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250 Further information can be found at: https://www.theoaxacaclub.com/ This was filmed LIVE on Wednesday, November 30, 2023 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida on the beach. Livestream number 39. #moonrise #jacksonvillebeach #florida ___ |
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