Visit Florida

I think I might want to live somewhere in Florida, but i’ve never gone there. Every time I say I want to live there people ask me if i’ve visited. I think I’ll like it when I go from what i’ve heard.

great place
TONS going on
so many people
so much to do!

:)

Visiting Pensacola in January was fabulous! I enjoyed their mild weather and the white gulf sands were a nice respite from my white snow. This was probably my very best Florida vacation ever!!!

I had a much better time in Florida then I expected! I would say the worst parts were my mothers blaring tv at night and the motion sickness!

I ate great food, got to tour historical sites, bonded with my neices & nephew, found some great shells & jewelry. Best of all, i came home fairly relaxed!!!

Here’s a pic from one f the restaurants. Outdoor dining by a working fountain in January! woohoo!!!

I have toured, walked the beach, dined & shopped. Tomorrow is our last day here. On Sunday we will leave VERY early to return to Minnesota. I feel rested, but am starting to rally miss my dogs & my kids.

Day one in Pensacola – ate lunh at the coffee cup. Some wonderful meatloaf smothered in mushroom gravy, candied yams, crowther peas, a piece f cornbread, washed down with sweet tea. Dessert was a fabulous piece of cocnur cake.

The day was spent just mostly driving around, looking.

I love to eat regional foods. I went on the roadfood site & found two places recommended places in Pensacola. One is a breakfast place & sounds like a must do!! It has seasoned grits. :D

I spent a couple hours looking through things to do in the Pensacola are last night. I came up with a few things. I have told my Mom, “No Civil War, No transportation.” I have had enough of those as my child hood was spent looking at fields people fought at, or looking at old forms of transportation. My brothers passions!! He lives there, he can do it on his own time!!!

I found a state park with gardens and an antebellum mansion, a general history museum (which sigh yes includes transportation & Civil War exhibits), and an amusement park. I figure that if I get to do a couple of my picks I’ll be happy.

Mom hates amusement parks as much as I love them. Daddy & I were roller coaster nuts. This one is small, no roller coaster, but there is a Ferris wheel. It might be fun for a few hours…and there is miniature golf! Even Mom likes mini golf!

I started digging out lighter weight clothes to pack. As I laid out my clothes I realized that I really gotta expand the color in my wardrobe. Clothes are boring so I slack, I have gotten so lazy that everything I own is black. Gotta work on that after I get back from the trip. In the mean time – I am always ready for a funeral. :D

I really hate packing. Clothes are no problem – wash, stuff in suitcase. It’s the books!!!! What do I want to read?

Flights, dead time visiting my brother, shut my Mom out… A lot of books to drag. I can have three suitcases counting carry on. I am thinking clothes, books & laptop. My mother is gonna kill me. :D