Emerald Towers Destin

Well, Liz, Cathy and TJ had the margaritas. I stuck with Sprite for this one. TJ caught a few waves at the beach even though there was hardly anything to catch. Then we went back to Liz's where Cathy took control as chef. She and Liz made this awesome bruschetta ...

... we had a "proper" meal. Fish Bisque whatever that is? Sort of soup, then fresh fish meals which were suburb, I had Grouper stuffed with prawn somethings and Lona had Amberjack which we have never heard of but she thought it was wonderful.
Along with a couple of beers and several Cab Savs it all went down very well.
Was very careful riding back to our motel!! we dined at Staffs and from Dave ...

... 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

... 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 ...

... soft, and the water is calm and very blue, almost turquoise. My grandmother thinks it is the most beautiful beach in the world. Our house was right on the beach, so it was easy to go there anytime we wanted. We spent a lot of time on the beach, swimming in the ocean and digging in the sand. We also rented sea kayaks, which was fun. And we tried out Yolo Boards, which are big paddleboards that you stand up on and paddle around in the ocean. You have to keep your balance or ...

... huge sales. We got 40% off at Banana Republic and 60% at Bass. Stores aren't selling much in this economy which works in our favor since we have things we need to buy. You can see other effects of the economy as well. So many houses are for sale and many are in foreclosure or trying to avoid it by selling short. Lots of people are being laid off from ...

States Visited: 10 (CA, NV, AZ, NM, CO, TX, LA, MS, AL, FL) Total Miles Traveled: 3,591 + 1,215 = 4,806 Sites Visited: Lots of state border signs Next Stop: Not sure New News: We didn't get the tour job To interview and meet other requirements for a potential job, we rushed east towards Kris' mother's home. We cleared five states in a matter of two days (our reason for all the blurry state border signs in the photos). Unfortunately, once we arrived ...

After breakfast of french toast, we did some packing to prepare for our road trip home which begins tomorrow, and caught up on our blog. We wanted to get some pics at Pompano Joes, Bass Pro, and Hard Rock. We also took a few more ocean pics. We ate a great meal at Pompano Joe's. Louise had island wings, Thelma had Mahi Mahi and black ...

... Meanwhile, my Dad woke up, looked out his window, and saw the rat in the pool. He didn't see mom out there, and thought he ought to do something about it before anyone saw it, so he headed outside in his underwear. (Luckily, our backyard was pretty private, and could only be seen from the neighbor's deck, and they were not out often.) Well, the rat finally ended up in the filter, and Kellie and Jay came back from the beach, and Jay and my Dad got rid of the rat. They ...