The Palms Fort Walton Beach

... roasted red peppers and artichoke hearts and mozzarella cheese. Delicious! And for the main course mushroom and chicken pasta. Mhm....slept in a bed and it was wonderful. Torrential downpour the next morning. But clear skies after that on our way to Louisiana!!!

... the bar to Michael our server person it was just fine.

Left Hattiesburg about 8.30 this morning and made good progress to Mobile, stopped for a coffee at Sonic and then found our way thro' the maze to join 98 too early. Got a good unintendeded tour of the Gulf Coast before gettin back onto 98 and where we wanted to be.

Been warm again but only 85-90 so not quite as sweltering asual.

... were flying over the nice clear water.  We pretended that they were helping us find the ring.  They weren't.

Did I mention how nice and clear the water was.

Eventually we decided to come back to the condo and make adult smoothies....

Mmmm.... adult smoothies....

The wedding is soon, we will be barefoot on the beach, not sober, and looking good.  

Go us! 

And GO Bridget and Drew!!!!

 

... br>Patient
Sa ndy

I consider them friends
The stars
I learn from them
They are many things
Great listeners
Supporters
Believers
Lovers

They have no secrets
No funny stories
No sad stories
And no answers
 
They just light my path
Insisting that I have somewhere to go

So tonight
I walk

Well, this is where we called home until the economy crashed and took my business with it. But that gave us an opportunity and impetus to seek broader learning in Saigon. Of all the places we've lived this is at the top. On the bay, with a yard, dog....the American dream. Quiet town living, safety, low cost of living, only the occasional hurricane. It is a good place. We miss our friends and will return.

... Cory, Matthew, and Nicholas, and of course, who can forget, Grandpa Doug and Grandma Lou Schmuhl.

Lauren will probably get mad at me for not including more detail as to what went on in the week, but it was really just a great relaxing week at the beach. Not a whole heck of a lot of major things happened. We were able to grill out a few nights and other nights go to some local restaurants like The Santa Rosa Beach Club and Harry T's. The Santa Rosa ...

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When we got to Destin, we found our beach house where we will be staying with my grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins. But they had not arrived yet, so we went down to the ocean and swam for a little while, then went out for a seafood dinner. My Uncle Jason met us there to get the keys and we drove the convertible back to see everyone. It was great to be all together again, especially on the beach!

Destin beaches are really nice. The sand is very white ...

... the country. Sugar white sand and blue green water. We visited family, at Appilachicola oysters and shrimp. Terri cooked some thick, juicy, all-American size steaks for dinner one night and she also made biscuits and gravy with grits for breakfast one morning. Why is this trip so much about the food??? We also did some shopping. Every store was ...

... Navarre, FL, we found out the job was a no go. So....we were so bummed, we didn't explore much further. We headed to our final destination in Philly with the goal of finding a job to finish paying for our explorations. A a result, we are now in philly...finishing the blog we never finished... Sorry for the anticlimactic ending to this adventure. We do promise to ensure our next adventure concludes in a more exciting fashion... -signing off....K&C

... with plenty of room. We had our own little area in the lower level which gave us a lot of privacy. Brett is an incredible cook and prepared many of the meals so we were well fed. Niko, Dom and Trey have changed so much since we saw them in the summer. They are such a fun trio and keep us in stitches much of the time. They have added one more male to the family: Frasier, their Jack Fox Terrier. He is a wonderful dog and we all ...