2012 Beach Trip #1

I love it that it's only March 5th and I've already been to the beach this year.  Such a lucky girl!  I went to Orange Beach, AL with my friends/current roommates Heather, Emma, Anna, and Ella.  Also, Heather's mom (Myra), niece (Baileigh), and aunt (Vera).  It's Aunt Vera's condo.  Myra and Vera went down on Thursday evening and the rest of us joined them on Friday evening.  We loaded up the Suburban after work on Friday and hit the road.  It was kind of a long drive.  The girls were so tired because they missed their naps that day, but I think they were too cranky to sleep.  We all slept well once we got there.  Saturday was raining, so we had Duck's Diner and outlet shopping.  We love Duck's!  Their breakfast is awesome.  I had delicious french toast.  Just the fuel we needed for shopping!  We shopped and shopped, but still didn't manage to make it to all the stores.  There's always next time.  Emma and Anna got lots of cool clothes at the Gap outlet.  They put on a fashion show for us in the dressing room.  I'm sure all the other patrons enjoyed the show as well.  Baileigh got lots of cool clothes, too.  She will be putting on a fashion show at school all week! 

After a long day of shopping, Heather, Baileigh, Emma, and I enjoyed a delicious dinner at Cosmo's.  The others stayed back at the condo and had a tea party.  Cosmo's had been on my list of places to try at the beach, and it did not disappoint.  I had seabass, risotto, and asparagus.  Yum!  On Sunday, we swam in the indoor pool and went to the beach.  The indoor pool was nice and warm, but the beach was cold.  If it had not been so windy, we might have been OK to stay longer.  We played for a little while.  The water was a little icey, so I only went into my ankles.  The sun felt great! 

The one and only picture that I took this weekend.  I love it.  I hope it's the first of many!