La Quinta Inn And Suites 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.

... people on the earth. All of our family members have been so supportive of our move but the hardest part of our move has been saying goodbye to these people. It was a perfect week in Florida, but it would have been a perfect week in Alaska, Timbuktu, or even Wisconsin, because it was the people that we were with that made this week so perfect. We love our family so much, and are so thankful that we were able to spend this week with them!

Jason & Lauren

... br>
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

... has been left the way it is without being sold. One more of life's mysteries. From there I drove to Keaton Beach, walked along the dock and beach there for a while then drove further to Fish Creek. After visiting Fish Creek I returned to Keaton Beach to wait for the sunset. In Keaton Beach there was a restaurant that is usually open, with the exception of Mondays. Of course...it's Monday! All the places I visited on this drive looked abandoned. The ...