You read that correctly… it wasn’t too long ago when they build the IKEA here in Orlando Near the Mall at Millenia. Well, now there is one coming to Tampa on Wednesday, May 6, 2009! At the new IKEA Tampa, you’ll find everything you need for every room of your home: beautiful, well-designed home furnishings and accessories at amazingly low prices—plus lots of surprises.

Explore IKEA Tampa—and you could win big! Take the virtual tour to learn more about what makes shopping at IKEA Tampa so unique. And be sure to enter the two Grand Opening Sweepstakes one where you can win $1,000 IKEA gift card and the other one called the Big Blue Bag it Game visit site for more info.

According to the Orlando Business Journal the Swedish clothing retailer H&M will be taking space up in the Florida Mall sometime this fall. The new H&M store will be replacing a former Lord & Taylor store. For more information on the H&M store opening be sure to check out the Orlando Business Journal and subscribe to the blog to stay updated on when the store will open.

Recently I was watching the local news about this story where this guy tried to trade his car in for a used car when he had a loan on the car he was trading in. Well in the news report the car which the guy tried to trade in for another car never got paid off. So both loan companies were coming after the guy who traded the car in. It’s crazy confusing I know but, in order to not get caught in the same situation here is a great website that is provided by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Which allows you to check for free the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the car you are going to purchase or the car you will trade in. This will let you know how many people have owned the car and if the loan is paid off.

Over the past weekend I went to visit some friends up in Tallahassee. While up there we decided to visit this pretty cool Florida State Park called Alfred B. Maclay Gardens. If you are ever up in the Tallahassee area I’d suggest checking the place out. It’s filled with over grown Oak trees and Pine trees.

The above photo was taken by my friend as I attempted to jump over a long narrow pond / pool. The trip to Tallahassee was pretty fun I can’t wait to go back and visit again…