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Sweet Pete’s

01 Sweet Pete's Lake Forest The Profit Marcus Lemonis TORsAdventures

I have to admit that I am a HUGE fan of the show The Profit.  I am something of an entrepreneur fanatic!  When I was a kid I had to be dragged in from selling candy for whatever thing it was my school needed me to sell for them. I created Victorious Creations in grade-school. Now it is Tor’s Adventures Media. SO……I love this guy!  I want him to be my mentor someday! I loved the show with Sweet Pete’s and was hoping to visit the store next time I was in Jacksonville since I have been living in Florida for the last three and a half years. I am now  in Illinois and I saw on the update show that they opened a store in Lake Forest, IL …… a little north of Chicago. We were heading to the city this morning so I added the sweet stop onto our trip.

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The store was everything I expected!  From the smell of candy being made as we walked into the bright and cheerful store, to the taste of the salted caramel they were sampling as we walked into the door it was fabulous! I got to see the gummy bear lamp that I saw on TV.  AWESOME!  We bought some cupcakes, strawberry straws and some salt water caramels. The store manager was absolutely delightful and I would love to come back to take some of their classes.

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Sunset LOVE

As some of you know I tend to love my sunsets but I don’t always get that perfect photo I am looking for. Over the years I think that I have gotten better at the job. After living in Key West for 3 years and taking thousands of photos these are some of my favorites.

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The one thing that I have always tried to capture was after the sun has set and it looks like the sky is on fire. Its always on the horizon and just a little bit of color back lighting the clouds.

Spring Fling

Sunrise, Beach, The King and Prince Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia, TORsAdventures, Spring Fling

I am so excited that I just booked my Spring Fling trip. I can’t say that I came up with the name but it works for me! I will be going to the King and Prince resort on St. Simons Island. If you are not familiar St. Simons is a small island off the coast of Georgia. I have been there many times before but never in the spring time.

“The community and the island are interchangeable, known simply as “St. Simons Island”, or locally as “The Island”. St. Simons is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, and according to the 2010 census, the island had a population of 12,743.

Located on the southeast Georgia coast, midway between Savannah and Jacksonville, St. Simons Island is both a seaside resort and residential community. It is the largest of Georgia’s renowned Golden Isles (along with Sea Island, Jekyll Island, and privately owned Little St. Simons Island). Visitors are drawn to the Island for its warm climate, beaches, variety of outdoor activities, shops and restaurants, historical sites, and its natural environment.

Originally inhabited by tribes of the Creek Nation, the area of South Georgia that includes St. Simons Island was contested by the Spaniards, English and French. After securing the Georgia colony, the English cultivated the land for rice and cotton plantations worked by large numbers of African slaves, who created the unique Gullah culture that survives to this day.” via Wikipedia

K&P Oceanfront Suite, Sunrise, Beach, The King and Prince Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia, TORsAdventures, Spring Fling

These are just a few of the things that I will be doing on my trip!

  • Visit the King and Prince Resort’s ECHO restaurant.
  • Tour St. Simons Island aboard the Lighthouse Trolley.
  • Culinary exploration of the finest Georgia Grown Products and Island Dining! Including Georgia Sea Grill, Gnat’s Landing and Sandcastle Café!
  • Learn to paint a gorgeous sunrise at The King and Prince with ‘Get Your Muse On’
  • Hop aboard the ‘Lady Jane’ for an eco adventure through the famed Marshes of Glynn
  • Spring Libations in the Oceanfront ECHO Lounge and Under the Stars~