Beach Day

This year we decided we would love to check out the Gulf Coast beaches because we had never been there. It was about a 2 hour drive which was marred by me being ill the whole way down. All the gluten and dairy and yummyness got to me I guess, We stopped at Publix (not a moment too soon for me) and got lunch and treats to go to the beach.

The Siesta Key beach did not disappoint. It was just gorgeous.

And this classic. 

Poor Beth always gets so sun burnt she took extreme measures this year but...yup there was a little burn. Not near as bad as previous years though thank goodness.

We had a lovely day soaking up the beach atmosphere and the water was so warm and lovely we even went swimming. I'm pretty sure that's where the sun burn came in.

So sadly we schlepped all the chairs and gear back to the car and drove back to Orlando after our fab afternoon. We got our retreat shirts on and went to BJ's for dinner. Someone who shall remain nameless might have put her pants on backwards. She claims the tag was in the front so...

 Another great dinner and just a block from our room. When we left we couldn't help but wonder what the heck was with the abandoned pair of heels in the parking lot? There's got to be a great story to that!

This is kinda symbolic of our weekend maybe. We came and partied hard for three whole days. Left our work a day lives behind and had a ball together. It was such a fun time. We just really enjoy getting together and every single year we lament that we live so far apart.