Florida has been conquered... (though I forgot my flag)
Well folks.... it's official, as of 13Feb2005 I have finally gotten the monkey off my back. As some of you may know, and for those of you who don't, I have traveled to 47 of the 48 Continental US States (that would be the mainland states - not Alaska and Hawaii, for those of you who are geographically challenged). Odd as it may seem, Florida was the one state eluding my perfect score of all 48. Well, no longer. Thanks to my beautiful friend Suzanne and her daughter, Sierra, I enjoyed my Valentine's Day Weekend in their home state of Alabama, and on the 13th we went to Florida. It's official... as the title says, it's been conquered ( the reference in the "()" is something only those who have seen an Eddie Izzard's, Dress to Kill, will understand).
I can't even begin to describe the giddiness that over came me as I crossed the state line from Alabama to Florida in the car. These two (pic is on my Flickr site... just click this pic and view my album) thought I was nuts. They laughed so hard at me, though they were sure to remind me they were laughing "with" me, not "at" me (yeah right... I woulda laughed too; I was like a little kid in a candy shop and having just been told I could take the whole store home with me). Our day consisted of a rather wonderful lunch at Schooner's (link to follow once I get it), which included a fried seafood sampler which Suzanne most graciously split with me, and some calamari. Oh... and the sampler came with this wild rice and black beans that was absolutely delicious. We then sat on the beach for a bit and watched Sierra make these really kewl "drop castles" with the sand. We all sat on the blanket and talked about how much I could see myself down there eventually, enjoying the ocean. The temp was a little on the cool side, about upper 50's or so, and there was a slight southerly wind that added some chill to the air... but OHHHH Man, was it a gorgeous day! We then checked out some local sights. If you're ever there, I strongly recommend the Fudge Factory, they have some awesome flavors of Ice Cream and Fudge, then it was off to buy some souvenirs, and then to go see the Alligators at some souvie shop on the strip... then we headed back, and called it a day.
Wow!! There was so much fun down there, it's hard to capture it into words, but let it be said, I HAD A BLAST!!!!
I can't even begin to describe the giddiness that over came me as I crossed the state line from Alabama to Florida in the car. These two (pic is on my Flickr site... just click this pic and view my album) thought I was nuts. They laughed so hard at me, though they were sure to remind me they were laughing "with" me, not "at" me (yeah right... I woulda laughed too; I was like a little kid in a candy shop and having just been told I could take the whole store home with me). Our day consisted of a rather wonderful lunch at Schooner's (link to follow once I get it), which included a fried seafood sampler which Suzanne most graciously split with me, and some calamari. Oh... and the sampler came with this wild rice and black beans that was absolutely delicious. We then sat on the beach for a bit and watched Sierra make these really kewl "drop castles" with the sand. We all sat on the blanket and talked about how much I could see myself down there eventually, enjoying the ocean. The temp was a little on the cool side, about upper 50's or so, and there was a slight southerly wind that added some chill to the air... but OHHHH Man, was it a gorgeous day! We then checked out some local sights. If you're ever there, I strongly recommend the Fudge Factory, they have some awesome flavors of Ice Cream and Fudge, then it was off to buy some souvenirs, and then to go see the Alligators at some souvie shop on the strip... then we headed back, and called it a day.
Wow!! There was so much fun down there, it's hard to capture it into words, but let it be said, I HAD A BLAST!!!!
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