#lake mary florida

[avirxy]

Do the other kids get weapons in First Frost to defend themselves and if it's not too spoiler-y what are they?

They do! After the Battle of the Bridge Blinky takes the four to meet with a weapons smith and collector in Trollmarket, hoping to find suitable weapons that they can use to properly protect themselves.

Claire already has Daylight and she’s barred from touching any other magic objects after the ‘grit shaka’ incident.

The kids are allowed to look around the shop, told to find what resonates best with them. Mary drags a wicked looking mace from a pile of other deadly weapons. Toby finds his hammer, already chock full of a wary sort of gravity magic, linked to the earth.

Darci is unsure of her choices, but the weapon smith offers her two dual swords, shorter than any long sword but wickedly efficient in a pair. She loves them so much she ends up naming them later.

Jim unfortunately doesn’t find anything in particular that resonates with him, which is fine Blinky promises there’s plenty of other options. He just wasn’t expecting Jim to take that quite literally when getting his hands on the Shadow Staff.

[historyfiles]

The founding story for the City of Lake Mary, FL, begins in the nineteenth century, although it did not become incorporated until 7 August 1973.

[eclecticchick]

Beach House Series

What book are you reading right now? Right now, it’s Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe. It is part of the Beach House series that is based on the Isle of Palms, S.C. What book or books are you reading? Or even listening to?

[whitepolaris]

EMPRESS

Lake Mary, Florida

built in 1910

[welldigger62]

Story Of A Bridge -

I found some old photographs the other day that might be of some interest to my Michigan followers. My followers that are overseas can look up more information in a Google search for: Zilwaukee Bridge.

I have posted pictures from here before. This bridge is part of freeway I-75 that runs from Sault Ste. Marie Michigan (at the Canadian border) down to Miami Florida. The top picture shows how it looked in 1988 after the new bridge span was opened.

The old bridge used to be a drawbridge and when a Great Lakes freighter came downriver, the traffic on the two lane freeway would backup for miles. The old bridge had two lanes for northbound traffic and two lanes for southbound traffic.

This second photo is how the bridge looks in September 2024. Building the new bridge turned out to be a fiasco and part of it fell into the river. There was a new construction company hired eventually. Some of my older Michigan followers might have even gotten caught in one of those legendary traffic jams.

This is a picture I posted a couple weeks ago and you can see why the old drawbridge would have to stay open so long. These freighters are not exactly speed demons and there is a bend in the river right where the ship is now standing.

The new bridge has 4 lanes going both north and south.

[taylor-swift-bracket]

Battle of the Bridges!

Round One

Debut Era 🦋

Tim McGraw vs. Picture to Burn

A Place In This World vs. Cold As You

Stay Beautiful vs. Should’ve Said No

Mary’s Song (Oh My My My) vs. Our Song

I’m Only Me When I’m With You vs. A Perfectly Good Heart vs. Invisible

Bea utiful Eyes vs. I Heart ?

Fearless Era✨

Fearless vs. Fifteen

Love Story vs. Hey Stephen

White Horse vs. You Belong With Me

Breathe vs. Tell Me Why

You’re Not Sorry vs. The Way I Loved You

Forever & Always vs. The Best Day

Ch ange vs. Jump Then Fall

Come In With The Rain vs. Superstar

The Other Side Of The Door vs. Today Was A Fairytale

Mr. Perfectly Fine vs. We Were Happy

That’s When vs. Don’t You vs. Bye Bye Baby

Speak Now Era 🎆

Mine vs. Sparks Fly

Dear John vs. Mean

The Story Of Us vs. Never Grow Up

Enchanted vs. Better Than Revenge

Innocent vs. Haunted

Last Kiss vs. Long Live

Ours vs. Superman

Electric Touch vs. When Emma Falls In Love

I Can See You vs. Castles Crumbling

Foolish One vs. Timeless

Red Era 🧣

State of Grace vs. Red

Treacherous vs. I Knew You Were Trouble

All Too Well vs. 22 (Taylor’s Version)

I Almost Do vs. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Stay Stay Stay vs. The Last Time

Holy Ground vs. Sad Beautiful Tragic

Everything Has Changed vs. Starlight

Come Back…Be Here vs. Girl At Home

Ronan vs. Better Man

Nothing New vs. Babe

All Too Well vs. 22 (original version)

Forever Winter vs. Run

The Very First Night vs. Safe & Sound vs. Eyes Open

1989 Era 🏙️

Welcome to New York vs. Blank Space

Style vs. Out Of The Woods

All You Had To Do Was Stay vs. Shake It Off

I Wish You Would vs. Bad Blood

This Love vs. I Know Places

Clean vs. Wonderland

You Are In Love vs. New Romantics

Slut! vs. Say Don’t Go

Now That We Don’t Talk vs. Is It Over Now? vs. Sweeter Than Fiction

Reputation Era 🐍

I Did Something Bad vs. Don’t Blame Me

Delicate vs. Look What You Made Me Do

So It Goes…vs. Gorgeous

Getaway Car vs. King Of My Heart

Dancing With Our Hands Tied vs. Dress

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things vs. Call It What You Want vs. New Year’s Day

Lover Era 💘

I Forgot That You Existed vs. Cruel Summer

Lover vs. The Man

The Archer vs. I Think He Knows

Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince vs. Paper Rings

London Boy vs. Soon You’ll Get Better

You Need To Calm Down vs. Afterglow

ME! vs. Daylight vs. All Of The Girls You’ve Loved Before

folklore era 🌲

the 1 vs. cardigan

the last great american dynasty vs. exile

my tears ricochet vs. mirrorball

seven vs. august

this is me trying vs. illicit affairs

invisible string vs. mad woman

epiphany vs. betty

hoax vs. the lakes

evermore era 🍂

willow vs. champagne problems

‘tis the damn season vs. tolerate it

coney island vs. ivy

cowboy like me vs. long story short

marjorie vs. closure

evermore vs. right where you left me

Midnights Era 🌌

Lavender Haze vs. Maroon

Anti-Hero vs. Snow On The Beach

You’re On Your Own, Kid vs. Question…?

Vigilante Sh*t vs. Bejeweled

Karma vs. Sweet Nothing

Mastermind vs. The Great War

Bigger Than The Whole Sky vs. Paris

Glitch vs. Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve

Dear Reader vs. Hits Different vs. You’re Losing Me

The Tortured Poets Department Era ✒️

Fortnight vs. The Tortured Poets Department

My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys vs. Down Bad

So Long, London vs. But Daddy I Love Him

Fresh Out The Slammer vs. Florida!!!

Guilty As Sin? vs. Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) vs. loml

Clara Bow vs. The Black Dog

imgonnagetyouback vs. The Albatross

Chloe Or Sam Or Sophia Or Marcus vs. How Did It End?

So High School vs. I Hate It Here

thanK you aIMee vs. The Prophecy

Cassandra vs. Peter

The Bolter vs. Robin vs. The Manuscript

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived vs. The Alchemy

Other 🎸

Carolina vs. Beautiful Ghosts

Christmas Must Be Something More vs. Christmas Tree Farm

Crazier vs. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever

Renegade vs. The Alcott

[pampersbarbie]

Hi Tiny tots names ash✨

Tw: I’m a medical Mary Jane patient under prop 215 talk of pot is mentioned on this blog if u don’t like it bitch don’t bite it im a grown adult im 25 i have every right to use pot to treat my seizure if u don’t like it don’t bite it

GENERAL NOTICE : I’m no longer active in kink community while this is a 18+ account I’m non community minors it’s okay to like and comment as I’m sfw but be over 18 to dm me other wise it’s giving pedo vibes. I’ve vowed to give my life to Jesus and become a consecrated virgin - a bride of Christ. I don’t want my page to be centered on religion but I need to make this known, I’ve sworn off all forums of love and romance on 7.25.24❤️‍🔥 I’ve Ben celibate ever since. So with that I say this page is a safe place. I will not be sexualized nor do I want to be if you’re here on some bs leave now. I’m not looking for any forums of a care giver or “daddy” or “ mommy” I use Agere to heal my truma as the physical act of age-play makes me uncomphy and creeped out. If I wish to sneak out a relationship which I doubt I will find one in person.

About me :

I’m a stoner as a medical patient I struggle with seizures excel at autism and bpd . I’m getting baptized as a catholic , I use he/they pronouns I’m trans and bisexual I’m a dyke sapphic grey- romantic . I do identify as trans I enjoy drag and cross dressing, tho no current plans to transition yet . I’m trying to be happy in my own skin. I’m an age regressor most of all I want to go to culinary school . I love animals and I love making people laugh . For those asking I’m Assigned female at birth

What I enjoy :

-getting stoned all forums of Mary Jane

- Comics

- Manga

- Cartoons

- Spending time in prayer

- Napping

& video games

- I want to go to culinary school !study business management & adopt a pig named misery.

- I plan on becoming a consecrated virgin aka bride of Christ in the diocese of Orlando Florida

Dni: anti lgbtqia+ anti trans pedos maps zoofiles hate pages sh ed pages post politics. Is here to violate my DNI if u don’t wish for yours to be violated as well. Respect me and I’ll respect u.

[arcade-ring-swift]

gonna share my top 5 songs from each album just for fun!

🦋 taylor swift: a place in this world, i’m only me when i’m with you, mary’s song, our song, tied together with a smile

🫶🏼 fearless: the way i loved you, forever & always, fearless, change, fifteen

✨ speak now: enchanted, long live, the story of us, haunted, back to december

🍁 red: nothing new, all too well (10 min version), the moment i knew, better man, red

🏙️ 1989: new romantics, wildest dreams, suburban legends, is it over now?, wonderland

🐍 reputation: king of my heart, i did something bad, don’t blame me, getaway car, new year’s day

💘 lover: the archer, cruel summer, afterglow, death by a thousand cuts, miss americana & the heartbreak prince

🪩 folklore: my tears ricochet, august, this is me trying, cardigan, the lakes

🥂 evermore: coney island, tolerate it, champagne problems, ivy, gold rush

🕰️ midnights: dear reader, maroon, you’re on your own kid, midnight rain, the great war

🖋️ ttpd: who’s afraid of little old me?, the black dog, so long london, my boy only breaks his favorite toys, florida!!!

[agp]

part 1: quebec

beauceville

special train ticket to montreal

sherbrooke

drummondville (first gym)

st hyacinthe

montreal

car ride to ottawa

part 2: kichi zibi

hawksbury, on

montebello, qc

gatineau

chelsea, qc

wakefield, qc

lac philippe

ottawa, on (second gym)

unlock presto pass

wabano

kitigan zibi

part 3: east ontario

cornwall, on

gananoque

cataraqui (3rd gym)

watertown,ny

belleville, on

trenton, on

cfb trenton

team galactic vs team rocket

n and silver are fighting for the planes

part 4: the gta

oshawa

toronto (4th gym)

brampton

london?

hamilton

part 5: across the borders again

niagra, on

buffalo, ny (5th gym)

allegheny national forest

cleveland, oh

pittsburg, pa

harrisburg, pa

"unova isnt too far you know"

"florida is so far"

gym leader rematch

fifth badge back in cleveland

part 6: lake huron

detroit, mi (6th gym)

sarnia, on

london, on

goderich, on

sault ste marie, on

finally find the gym leader

mackinaw city, mi

battle and badge in detroit

part 7: chicago and the west

chicago (7th gym and badge)

n and silver are kidnapped by ola

its just like geonosis, so is the protag

ola wants a show and everyones angry

people arent meant to fight pokemon

not even in self defence this sucks

theres a reason were the trainers

milwaukee, wi

madison, wi

minneapolis, mn

duluth, mn

thunder bay, on

boat back to toronto, kingston, or ottawa

part 8: the road to montreal

pembrooke, on

temiskaming shores

north bay, on

sudbury

sault ste marie

via full-time membership

party in toronto

party in cataraqui, on

montreal, pq (8th gym)

trois rivieres, pq

elite four in quebec city

post-game content everywhere

gen 5 remakes for every region

when were done with this one

welcome to the great lakes. welcome to anishinaabe country. welcome to the world of pokemon!! miigwetch

[miraculousmultifan]

stranger things (taylor's version) prompt list

this list contains every taylor swift song and it will be marked by which songs have already been claimed. i'm sorting these prompts by album in chronological order.

since taylor swift has A LOT of songs, the list will be below the cut :D

original post HERE.

taylor swift

tim mcgraw

picture to burn

teardrops on my guitar

a place in this world

cold as you

the outside

tied together with a smile

stay beautiful

should've said no

mary's song (oh my my my)

our song

i'm only me when i'm with you

invisible

a perfectly good heart

fearless

fearless

fifteen

love story

hey stephen

white horse

you belong with me

breathe

tell me why

you're not sorry

the way i loved you

forever & always

the best day

change

jump then fall

untouchable

come in with the rain

superstar

the other side of the door

today was a fairytale

you all over me

mr. perfectly fine

we were happy

that's when

don't you

bye bye baby

speak now

mine

sparks fly

back to december

speak now

dear john

mean

the story of us

never grow up

enchanted

better than revenge

innocent

haunted

last kiss

long live

ours

if this was a movie

superman

electric touch

when emma falls in love

i can see you

castles crumbling

foolish one

timeless

red

state of grace

red

treacherous

i knew you were trouble

all too well

22

i almost do

we are never ever getting back together

stay stay stay

the last time

holy ground

sad beautiful tragic

the lucky one

everything has changed

starlight

begin again

the moment i knew

come back... be here

girl at home

ronan

better man

nothing new

babe

message in a bottle

i bet you think about me

forever winter

run

the very first night

eyes open

safe & sound

1989

welcome to new york

blank space

style

out of the woods

all you had to do was stay

shake it off

i wish you would

bad blood

wildest dreams

how you get the girl

this love

i know places

clean

wonderland

you are in love

new romantics

"slut!"

say don't go

now that we don't talk

suburban legends

is it over now?

reputation

...ready for it?

end game

i did something bad

don't blame me

delicate

look what you made me do

so it goes...

gorgeous

getaway car

king of my heart

dancing with our hands tied

dress

this is why we can't have nice things

call it what you want

new year's day

lover

i forgot that you existed

cruel summer

lover

the man

the archer

i think he knows

miss americana & the heartbreak prince

paper rings

cornelia street

death by a thousand cuts

london boy

soon you'll get better

false god

you need to calm down

afterglow

ME!

it's nice to have a friend

daylight

folklore

the 1

cardigan

the last great american dynasty

exile

my tears ricochet

mirrorball

seven

august

this is me trying

illicit affairs

invisible string

mad woman

epiphany

betty

peace

hoax

the lakes

evermore

willow

champagne problems

gold rush

'tis the damn season

tolerate it

no body, no crime

happiness

dorothea

coney island

ivy

cowboy like me

long story short

marjorie

closure

evermore

right where you left me

it's time to go

midnights

lavender haze

maroon

anti-hero

snow on the beach

you're on your own kid

midnight rain

question...?

vigilante shit

bejeweled

labyrinth

karma

sweet nothing

mastermind

the great war

bigger than the whole sky

paris

high infidelity

glitch

would've, could've, should've

dear reader

hits different

you're losing me

the tortured poets department

fortnight

the tortured poets department

my boy only breaks his favorite toys

down bad

so long, london

but daddy i love him

fresh out the slammer

florida!!!

guilty as sin?

who’s afraid of little old me?

i can fix him (no really i can)

loml

i can do it with a broken heart

the smallest man who ever lived

the alchemy

clara bow

the black dog

imgonnagetyouback

the albatross

chloe or sam or sophia or marcus

how did it end?

so high school

i hate it here

thanK you aIMee

i look in peoples windows

the prophecy

cassandra

peter

the bolter

robin

the manuscript

[sweater-daddiesdumbdork]

Life Is Short So Make It Sweet

Chapter Fifteen: Getaway

Summary- 2.8k Curtis Everett x Plus!sized Reader. Christmas is here and having decided to cash in on Edgar's apology gift, you both head to a holiday getaway along the edge of the remote lake. The cabin is everything you had hoped for and you both settle right into the cozy place.

Warnings- Reader thinking about her abusive ex.

A/N- its a soft short sweet chapter. Thank you so much to everyone who has been reading, commenting and sharing. You all are why this story continues. Thank you to @what-is-your-plan-today for taking the time out of your busy holiday schedule to read this over. Dividers made by @firefly-graphics

A/N 2- Tumblr won't let me post this chapter, no matter what edits I make. So I will link the AO3 link below if you wish to read. I'm so sorry everyone.

Chapter Fourteen / Masterlist

That morning flew, and the two of you finally got out of bed and functioning enough to pack the car for the days at the cabin. Making a brief trip to pick up his truck and park it at the house, you two finally hit the road. 

The drive to the cabin followed along Lake Superior, giving the two of you a beautiful snowy scenic drive that Christmas Eve, on the way there you took pictures of the lake, all wild with busted ice and small waves, boats still fishing quite a way out from the shoreline. You were sure to send the photos to your sister. Jade in return sent you sunny beach pictures from where she took Mary for the day, making you feel a bit envious of all the sun and sand. You were sure to show Curtis who commented that it looked like Jade, Frank and Mary were in a paradise, although you both agreed that Christmas needed some snow. 

On the way there, you had Curtis stop at a small local grocery store to pick up a few day's worth of food for the two of you, having meals planned for at least three days worth, including a nice bottle of champagne for the two of you to share in the hot tub.

Pulling up to the cabin in the dying light around mid-afternoon, you retracted your statement about Florida looking like a paradise. Snow had built up on the sides of the quaint cabin, closing it in from the cold wind, big towering pines covered the area behind the cabin and in the distance, you could see the lake views you had heard about back when you booked the cabin on the phone. Set up on the cabin's wall were several pairs of snowshoes to be used, sleds and a snow shovel should the need arise. Stepping out of the car, you admired the scene before you. “Okay, this is a lot nicer than I expected.

Curtis followed you, leaning against the open car door to take in the whole scene. “Looks like something right out of a Hallmark movie.” He exclaimed as he shut the door and popped the trunk to grab the bags. “Wanna go in and check it out, I will have this stuff unloaded quickly.” He offered and you grabbed a special bag from the backseat before he could grab it, making your way up the steps. As you stepped onto the porch you saw small touches where the company had decorated the cabin, strands of lights wrapped around the porch, and a light-up frosty sitting near the door holding a welcome sign. A large beautiful wreath woven with holly berries and ribbon was hanging off the door. Trying the handle, it was unlocked and you flicked on the lights inside to see it was modestly decorated as well on the inside. It made you feel better about celebrating Christmas away from home. Tucking the bag you carried away in the front closet, you slipped off boots and jacket while you looked around.

Curtis came in with an armload of bags that he sat down, glancing around quickly. “We are going to have a cozy holiday Honey.”

The downstairs floor plan was all open, the kitchen area was modest but it led right into a rather large sitting area that was equipped with a stone fireplace, and floor to ceiling windows to the back deck where the hot tub was tucked into a corner under an awning to keep the snow from covering the seating area.

The view, well it was stunning in the winter, you could only imagine the view of the lake in the summertime. There was a set of stairs that led into a loft that must be the bedroom and there was a bathroom tucked off from the seating area.

It was simple overall, but beautiful and just what you had hoped for. You even spotted a small tree tucked near the fireplace, a Christmas tree for you and Curtis to use.

“It is stunning, I’m so glad we are spending Christmas here.” You paused at the kitchen counter to check out the gift basket that was left for them- filled with Hillshire sausage, cheeses, crackers, nuts, candy and fruit spreads. Tucked among the goodies was a happy holiday note that included some basic rules and how-to’s for stuff like the fireplace and hot tub. Curtis went back out to grab the last of it while you grabbed the bags for the loft and started upstairs.

The loft had A-frame ceilings and a railing at the end where it was open to looking down into the seating area and then again the views were just as stunning as promised from upstairs. You set the bags down near the dresser and went to sit on the edge of the bed, feeling it was nice and plush while still having the right amount of firmness. From below you heard Curtis come back into the cabin and then the soft padding of him coming up the stairs to look around the loft, giving another low whistle when he saw the view from the landing. The lake here was mostly frozen at this point, the sky turning a deep pink and purple in twilight hues while the ice and snow put off a silverish blue hue.

“How's the bed?” He asked as you twisted to your side, patting the spot next to you.

“Come see, I think it's comfy.” You remarked as he fell down next to you, with all the pillows, he could half sit up, still seeing the outside from where he was laying and then looking at you.“I’m really liking this Y/N.”

You scooted over closer to lay your head on his chest. “Me too, I could really just stay in bed for the next couple of days after this school trimester.”

“You know I will have no issue with that.” Curtis’s hand swept along your side to settle on your hip, tucking you in close against him. You two lay like that for a little while enjoying one another's company before you stirred to get up.

“I gotta go take care of those groceries and make something to eat. I'm starving.” You stretched to get the kinks out and Curtis got up as well. Following you downstairs, you started unpacking the groceries while he went to get a fire started in the fireplace.

Soon the small space was warming with the small crackling fire and you set your phone up to a Bluetooth speaker you had brought, playing Christmas music on low while you started dicing some cheeses to add to your snack board that you were putting together, making sure to add the different stuff from the gift basket that was left for them.

“Anything I can do to help?” Curtis came over with a brush of his hands on his pants to get rid of any soot from the fireplace and you gave it some thought.

“You can pull out that Christmas tree from the corner and get it lit up? It is Christmas Eve and Santa has to leave some gifts under it.” Curtis flashed a smirk, recalling the Santa hat from this morning and you leveled him a look. “You putting yourself under the tree?”

“I don’t know, have you been a good girl?” He remarked as he worked on doing as you asked, his comment made you laugh. You sorted through the rest of the basket of goodies left for you, dicing up a couple of apples to go with the soft caramel that was left as a dip as well as spreading mixed nuts across the board. There were some special rum-filled homemade chocolates that you eagerly added to your board. The last thing you added was a piece of honeycomb you brought from home, smiling at how nice it all looked. A nice mix of everything, you carried it out to the seating area that Curtis now had more intimately set up.

The couch was now facing the fireplace with the tree nearby adding a soft glow to the room. Currently, he was rearranging a few of the ornaments to make the tree glisten just right. You took this opportune moment to snap another picture of the whole scene laid out before you, ending it with a Merry Christmas, Love You, and Skype in the morning to your sister and parents.

Humming softly to the music playing, you set the board down on a nearby table and joined Curtis, looking at the small ornaments scattered among the tree. It was easy to tell that they were ones that could be found in any store, glass balls, snowmen, Santa's, and other Christmassy themed pieces, but you were absolutely smitten with the small tree.

“Do we count this as our first tree?” Curtis asked and you shrugged, circling around his waist.

“I would say so, we will make it officially our first tree on Christmas Day.” You stated while pulling up to place a soft affectionate kiss in a thank you to his mouth. Curtis's hand cupped your cheek, thumb sweeping against the curve of your jaw while smiling against your lips.

“Merry Christmas Eve Honey.” He pulled you away from the tree to go settle on the couch.

“So tell me, did you have any holiday traditions for tonight?” You tucked your feet up under you while Curtis got comfortable next to you.

“Well as a kid, Ella would come over and spend the night on Christmas Eve, Grandpa always made a big deal of it, we would have a massive tree in the living room where the tv now sits. Ella and I would be awake half the night waiting for Santa. Come morning Grandpa was awake before we were and would come busting into my bedroom getting us out of bed. Grammy would be downstairs with Ella’s mom, Lisa, waiting for us to come down. Looking back on it, they were probably up a good chunk of the night waiting on us to fall asleep.” Curtis chuckled at the memory. “Now it's more laid back.”

“Your grandparents sound like they were so much fun.” You always loved when he discussed them, even though they were now memories, you could tell how important they were to Curtis. “Did Wilford like to catch Lillian under the mistletoe?”

“Every chance he could. Gram would be in the kitchen half the time, she LOVED baking, and she was always sending batches of cookies and bread to people around the neighborhood. Grandpa hung the mistletoe up in that hallway that leads to the garage, she was always running back and forth past that entranceway so he would snag her.”

That made you laugh, easily seeing the older couple playing, in the same way, Curtis often did, so spur of the moment and out of nowhere.

“Christmas was special, they made it special for Ella and me. If I was to ever have kids, I would want to give the same to them and Sophia.” He said, both of you reaching to snack on the charcuterie board you put together.

“What about your family? Just from what I know of your mom, I can imagine what yours was.”

“Right now I expect their Christmas Eve party is in full swing. You ever see Christmas With The Kranks?”

“Umm… Yes? That Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis flick on Netflix?”

You nodded affirming it. “Only both of them are into it, you know? So matching sweaters, all the neighbors and their families were invited. Way too much food and booze. Big Christmas tree that they pile a bunch of gifts under for the kids at the party to unwrap, some games going. They spend a small fortune on it, but they really love it. Typically, the party would wind down around midnight, then they would set up for Christmas morning. But this year, I don’t really know. It’s just the two of them.” You shrugged. “I will be skyping with them in the morning, they wanted to talk at least and I figured I would show them the cabin.”

“I will be sure to be decent.” Curtis winked at you and you chuckled, biting into a cracker you had some cheese and honey smeared onto.

“You don’t have to be decent on my account.” You giggled while leaning into Curtis’s side, his arm slinging over your shoulder as you both gazed at your first Christmas tree.

You two told more childhood stories, the late hour making you both drift closer together. Curtis’s hand rubbed lightly up and down your side to settle against your waist. It was such a content feeling being with him, Curtis had no expectations of you, you didn’t have to spend half the night wrapping useless gifts for tomorrow, have to dress a certain way, or be expected to interact with people you didn’t even know. It was just the two of you. 

You tried to keep it from your mind, the thought of your last Christmas with Jake. How he needed you ‘presentable for the company’s party.’ Picking out your clothes and getting mad at you when everything he chose from your closet was just a bit too snug on you. The dress you had spent a small fortune on for this particular party simply wasn’t good enough. “You can’t wear that Y/N, this is supposed to be a formal occasion.” The velvet green holiday dress sat unused in your closet. You were so tired at that point, just letting him have his way all the time and you had stopped trying to defend yourself. You went to the party that night in a backless number that was so tight, you didn’t dare wander from the wall, not wanting anyone to see the unflattering shape of your body squeezed into the too small dress, especially with the open back that showed the rolls.

You had never felt so low in your life as you did that Christmas Eve put on display by Jake.

“Hey, where did you go Honey?” a smooth baritone that made you blink at the Christmas tree in surprise, not even realizing you had drifted that far into the memory. Curtis had a concerned look, the small indent on his forehead where his brows came together, his eyes searching yours for an unspoken answer. Jake was clearly the past and you much more firmly pushed him out. He wasn’t going to ruin another holiday, not for you ever again. “Thinking, which is proving to be dangerous.” You lightened up, a small smile making him ease his features.

“Clearly.” Curtis didn’t push for an answer any further. His hand dropped from your shoulder to your waist, fingers digging in slightly to hold onto you a little more. “We're gonna have to fix that though.” The warmth of his hand brushed against your face to tilt you towards him.

“I know how.” Your fingers drift up to brush against his bristled chin and tilt upwards to reach him, pressing your lips to his.

It was so gentle at first, a fluttering of your breaths had Curtis going for another, not wanting to let you get too far away from him. Your lips parted and a slip of his tongue had you forgetting all about what was taking up your mind earlier. All it was about was how Curtis pressed you into him, your body sinking against his warm hard one, making you crave more. Your other hand shot up to hold onto his face, the burn of his beard scratching at your palms while he tugged you across him, hands gripping from your waist to your ass, kneading his hands into your cheeks to arch you up, leaning into his chest. It was only when the fevered kiss broke, both of you panting did you loosen some of your hold, cupping your hands along his jawline.

“I want to give you your gift now Curtis, but I got to go get it ready. Wait for me down here?”

“You want to exchange now?” He let himself relax back on the couch while you were perched in his lap. Pushing yourself up to a sit, your hands found them running against the hard planes of his pecs, biting on your lip a bit nervously.

“No, this is… it is a special gift. Meant for tonight.”

You wondered if he could sense how nervous it made you, as well as excited. You had really wanted to give him this and this trip, well it seemed like the right time for it. If he did, he didn’t let on. An encouraging nod and smile came from him, one last playful squeeze to your ass.

“Of course Honey, take all the time you need. I will get the fire banked in the fireplace and lock up.” As a thank you, you pressed one last kiss to his lips and untwisted yourself from Curtis to head up the stairs to the loft, leaving him behind on the couch to wonder what you were up to. 

[infectedpaul]

congrats to the lake mary kids you dont know how insane it is to see florida in the headlines for something good

[itsmyturntobeme]

Surprise Song Tracker

I couldn’t find what I was looking for so here ya go!

Taylor Swift

Tim McGraw

Picture To Burn

Teardrops On My Guitar

A Place In This World

Cold As You

The Outside

Tied Together With A Smile

Stay Beautiful

Should've Said No

Mary's Song (Oh My My My)

Our Song

I'm Only Me When I'm With You

Invisible

A Perfectly Good Heart

Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)

Mine

Sparks Fly

Back To December

Speak Now

Dear John

Mean

The Story Of Us

Never Grow Up

Enchanted

Better Than Revenge

Innocent

Haunted

Last Kiss

Long Live

Ours

If This Was A Movie

Superman

Electric Touch

When Emma Falls in Love

I Can See You

Castles Crumbling

Foolish One

Timeless

1989 (Taylor's Version)

Welcome To New York

Blank Space

Style

Out Of The Woods

All You Had To Do Was Stay

Shake It Off

I Wish You Would

Bad Blood

Wildest Dreams

How You Get The Girl

This Love

I Know Places

Clean x2

Wonderland

You Are In Love

New Romantics

Now That We Don't Talk

Suburban Legends

Slut!

Say Don't Go

Is It Over Now?

Sweeter Than Fiction

Reputation

...Ready For It?

End Game

I Did Something Bad

Don't Blame Me

Delicate

Look What You Made Me Do

So It Goes...

Gorgeous

Getaway Car x2

King Of My Heart

Dancing With Our Hands Tied

Dress

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Call It What You Want

New Year's Day

Lover

I Forgot That You Existed

Cruel Summer

Lover

The Man

The Archer

I Think He Knows

Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

Paper Rings

Cornelia Street

Death By A Thousand Cuts x2

London Boy

Soon You'll Get Better

False God

You Need To Calm Down

Afterglow

ME!

It's Nice To Have A Friend

Daylight

All of the Girls

folklore

the 1

cardigan

the last great american dynasty

exile

my tears ricochet

mirrorball

seven

august

this is me trying

illicit affairs

invisible string

mad woman

epiphany

betty

peace

hoax

the lakes

evermore

willow

champagne problems

gold rush

'tis the damn season

tolerate it

no body, no crime

happiness

dorothea

coney island

ivy

cowboy like me

long story short

marjorie

closure

evermore

right where you left me

it's time to go

Fearless (Taylor’s Version)

Fearless

Fifteen

Love Story

Hey Stephen

White Horse

You Belong With Me

Breathe

Tell Me Why

You're Not Sorry

The Way I Loved You

Forever & Always

The Best Day

Change

Jump Then Fall

Untouchable

Forever & Always (Piano Version)

Come In With The Rain

Superstar

The Other Side Of The Door 

Today Was A Fairytale 

You All Over Me

Mr. Perfectly Fine

We Were Happy

That's When

Don't You

Bye Bye Baby

Red (Taylor's Version)

State Of Grace

Red x2

Treacherous

I Knew You Were Trouble 

All Too Well 

22

I Almost Do

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Stay Stay Stay

The Last Time

Holy Ground

Sad Beautiful Tragic

The Lucky One

Everything Has Changed

Starlight

Begin Again

The Moment I Knew

Come Back...Be Here

Girl At Home

Ronan

Better Man

Nothing New

Babe

Message In A Bottle

I Bet You Think About Me

Forever Winter

Run

The Very First Night

All Too Well (10 Minute Version)

Midnights

Lavender Haze

Maroon

Anti-Hero

Snow On The Beach

You're On Your Own, Kid

Midnight Rain

Question...?

Vigilante Shit

Bejeweled

Labyrinth

Karma

Sweet Nothing

Mastermind

Hits Different

The Great War

Bigger Than The Whole Sky

Paris

High Infidelity

Glitch

Would've, Could've, Should've

Dear Reader

You're Losing Me

TTPD

Fortnight The Tortured Poets Department My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys Down Bad So Long, London But Daddy I Love Him Fresh Out The Slammer Florida!!! Guilty As Sin? Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me? I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) ‎loml I Can Do It With A Broken Heart The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived The Alchemy Clara Bow The Black Dog imgonnagetyouback The Albatross Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus How Did It End? So High School I Hate It Here thanK you aIMee I Look in People's Windows The Prophecy Cassandra Peter The Bolter Robin The Manuscript

OTHER

Beautiful Eyes

Beautiful Ghosts

Carolina

Crazier

Eyes Open

I Don’t Wanna Live Forever

I Heart ?

Only the Young

Safe & Sound

This is What You Came For

[thelasttime]

characters/jane austen playlist anon here but i also have a more general time travel playlist to transport you to feeling like you are a mysterious main character in a different place/time, in chronological order of when i think the story would take place:

ancient rome-middle ages witch: castles crumbling, mad woman, willow, waolom, cassandra, shakespearean heroine: love story, haunted, would’ve could’ve should’ve, but daddy i love him, the prophecy, 1700s-regency era: enchanted, back to december, the lakes, evermore, old west: cowboy like me, right where you left me, i can fix him (no really i can), fresh out the slammer, victorian era poet: fortnight, the albatross, i hate it here, peter, 1920s-1940s hollywood starlet: timeless, the lucky one, blank space, wildest dreams, this is why we can’t have nice things, the last great american dynasty, exile, illicit affairs, happiness, the great war, clara bow, film noir villain: look what you made me do, getaway car, vigilante shit, florida, 50s-60s teenage love: mary’s song, we were happy, when emma falls in love, starlight, cardigan, betty, august 80s-90s romance movie: style, i wish you would, how you get the girl, suburban legends, champagne problems, tis the damn season, dorothea, midnight rain, 2000s coming of age movie: bye bye baby, the story of us, electric touch, hits different, so high school :)

oh bestie you absolutely ate this so hard

this is my fave:

1920s-1940s hollywood starlet: timeless, the lucky one, blank space, wildest dreams, this is why we can’t have nice things, the last great american dynasty, exile, illicit affairs, happiness, the great war, clara bow

[enchantedalexia]

Songs Taylor Hasn’t Performed on The Eras Tour *complete edition* *updated each night

Debut

tim mcgraw, picture to burn, teardrops on my guitar, a place in this world, cold as you, the outside, tied together with a smile, stay beautiful, should’ve said no, mary’s song oh my my, our song, i’m only me when i’m with you, invisible, a perfectly good heart

Fearless Taylor’s Version

fearless, fifteen, love story, hey stephen, white horse, you belong with me, breathe, tell me why, you’re not sorry, the way i loved you, forever and always, the best day, change, jump then fall, untouchable, come in with the rain, superstar, the other side of the door, today was a fairytale, you all over me, mr perfectly fine, we were happy, that’s when, don’t you, bye bye baby

Speak Now Taylor’s Version

mine, sparks fly, back to december, speak now, dear john, mean, the story of us, never grow up, enchanted, better than revenge, innocent, haunted, last kiss, long live, ours, superman, electric touch, when emma falls in love, i can see you, castles crumbling, foolish one, timeless

Red Taylor’s Version

state of grace, red, treacherous, i knew you were trouble, all too well, 22, i almost do, we are never ever getting back together, stay stay stay, the last time, holy ground, sad beautiful tragic, the lucky one, everything has changed, starlight, begin again, the moment i knew, come back.. be here, girl at home, ronan, better man, nothing new, babe, message in a bottle, i bet you think about me, forever winter, run, the very first night, all too well 10

1989 Taylor’s Version

welcome to new york, blank space, style, out of the woods, all you had to do was stay, shake it off, i wish you would, bad blood, wildest dreams, how you get the girl, this love, i know places, clean, wonderland, you are in love, new romantics, “slut!”, say don’t go, now that we don’t talk, suburban legends, is it over now?, sweeter than fiction

reputation

ready for it?, end game, i did something bad, don’t blame me, delicate, look what you made me do, so it goes, gorgeous, getaway car, king of my heart, dancing with our hands tied, dress, this is why we can’t have nice things, call it what you want, new year’s day

Lover

i forgot that you existed, cruel summer, lover, the man, the archer, i think he knows, miss americana and the heartbreak prince, paper rings, cornelia street, death by a thousand cuts, london boy, soon you’ll get better, false god, you need to calm down, afterglow, me!, it’s nice to have a friend, daylight

folklore

the 1, cardigan, the last great american dynasty, exile, my tears ricochet, mirrorball, seven, august, this is me trying, illicit affairs, invisible string, mad woman, epiphany, betty, peace, hoax, the lakes

evermore

willow, champagne problems, gold rush, tis the damn season, tolerate it, no body no crime, happiness, dorothea, coney island , ivy, cowboy like me, long story short, majorie, closure, evermore, right where you left me, it’s time to go

Midnights

lavender haze, maroon, anti-hero, snow on the beach, you’re on your own kid, midnight rain, question…?, vigilante shit, bejeweled, labyrinth, karma, sweet nothing, mastermind, the great war, bigger than whole sky, paris, high infidelity, glitch, would’ve could’ve should’ve, dear reader, hits different, karma feat ice spice, you’re losing me

The Tortured Poets Department

fortnight, the tortured poets department, my boy only breaks his favorite toys, down bad, so long london, but daddy i love him, fresh out of the slammer, florida!!!, guilty as sin?, who’s afraid of little old me?, i can fix him (no really i can), loml, i can do it with a broken heart, the smallest man who ever lived, the alchemy, clara bow, the black dog, imgonnagetyouback, the albatross, chloe or sam or sophia or marcus, how did it end?, so high school, i hate it here, thanK you aIMee, i look in people’s windows, the prophecy, cassandra, peter, the bolter, robin, the manuscript

Singles

crazier, this is what you came for, i don’t wanna live forever, christmas tree farm, only the young, renegade, carolina, all of the girls you loved before, if this was a movie, safe and sound, eyes open, us.

Other Artists’ Songs

I Miss You I’m Sorry with Gracie Abrams, Thinking Out Loud with Ed Sheeran, espresso with Sabrina Carpenter, Please Please Please with Sabrina Carpenter

Bold- on the setlist

Italicized- on the setlist for a brief time

Crossed out- surprise song

Crossed out and purple- repeated surprise song

Crossed out and blue- twice repeated surprise song

Crossed out and pink- thrice repeated surprise song

crossed out and green- repeated more than three times surprise song

song in mashup- red

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) wants bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and other members of the Florida executive cabinet or legislature to register with the state or face fines. Brodeur’s proposal, Senate Bill 1316: Information Dissemination, would require any blogger writing about government officials to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics.

In the bill, Brodeur wrote that those who write “an article, a story, or a series of stories,” about “the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a Cabinet officer, or any member of the Legislature,” and receives or will receive payment for doing so, must register with state offices within five days after the publication of an article that mentions an elected state official.

If another blog post is added to a blog, the blogger would then be required to submit monthly reports on the 10th of each month with the appropriate state office. They would not have to submit a report on months when no content is published.

For blog posts that “concern an elected member of the legislature” or “an officer of the executive branch,” monthly reports must disclose the amount of compensation received for the coverage, rounded to the nearest $10 value. If compensation is paid for a series of posts or for a specific amount of time, the blogger would be required to disclose the total amount to be received, upon publication of the first post in said series or timeframe. Additional compensation must be disclosed later on.

Failure to file these disclosures or register with state officials, if the bill passes, would lead to daily fines for the bloggers, with a maximum amount per report, not per writer, of $2,500. The per-day fine is $25 per report for each day it’s late.

The bill also requires that bloggers file notices of failure to file a timely report the same way that lobbyists file their disclosures and reports on assessed fines. Fines must be paid within 30 days of payment notice, unless an appeal is filed with the appropriate office. Fine payments must be deposited into the Legislative Lobbyist Registration Trust Fund if it concerns an elected member of the legislature.

For writing about members of the executive branch, fines would be made payable to the Executive Branch Lobby Registration Trust Fund or, if it concerns both groups, the fine may be paid to both related trust funds in equal amounts.

Explicitly, the blogger rule would not apply to newspapers or similar publications, under Brodeur’s proposed legislation.

In additional to the blogger regulations, the bill also removes provisions of state statutes to require judicial notices of sales to be published on publicly accessible websites, and specifies that a government agency can publish legally required advertisements and public notices on county sites if the cost is not paid by or recovered from an individual.

Should the bill pass, it would take effect immediately upon approval.