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I did enjoy the trip very much, am on the plane headed back now. Thanks! I did
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It was a magical trip, though I did come home without a single new mug. LOL! they should, what were they thinking??? Yeah. NOT! Donations may have been made ![]() Quack Quack, me too! Quote:
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I can't believe the trip is over already.
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I know I am. Although I missed the gang and towards the end was sad they weren't with me. It did let me do some cool Christmas shopping though!
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Your trip cannot be over! You just left a few days ago????????????
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Oooh, what did you get me?
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![]() Oh I'll have to think about that one. How about... A picture of a T shirt. ![]() Seriously
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It gets better for him though, a LOT better actually! Soon, very soon!
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Squidlips
I'm back! Yes, and back at work too. BOO! Very sad actually, it is Kendall's last regular season soccer game tonight against a tougher opponent. I have a work function I cannot get out of, that I'd totally forgotten about! Thankfully the organizer emailed the agenda reminders yesterday or I'd have been a no show as it wasn't on my calendar. This is what happens when you agree to re-up for something months in advance and then don't hear from the organizers. It falls off the radar. Especially nighttime events. I am very very sad! But as they are undefeated....it is not the last game by any stretch of the imagination!
It really was a wonderful trip, lots of fun and laughs. A nice combination of a little commando, a lot of relaxing and a lot of new things. We will do a TR, I think that most likely Mary Ellen is going to write and I will comment as she is far closer to completing her current TR than I am over here! I do have some fun statistics for you (these are for me, Mary Ellen’s are probably slightly different, though similar)
With that, let's get back to the TR. I think we were getting ready for dinner. When we planned this trip we planned on 1 night out and 2 number of nights cooking in the villa. Originally my plan had been to cook tonight, thinking that would work better with the turtle walk and then we changed our mind and to be honest, I can't recall why but we decided we’d cook the next night instead. As I'd researched where we could/should go out my kids became fascinated with one place in particular. Squidlips. Why? Truly, for no other reason than it was called Squidlips which made everyone laugh. It did have a good reputation, the menu sounded right up our alley so we figured, why not! We were cutting it close. As we got ready I reminded everyone about the turtle walk. It didn't start until 9. It would be buggy. We’d be walking on the beach. I instructed everyone to either dress accordingly now or bring clothes to change into in the car. That meant long sleeves (rain jackets for most) for bug protection and shoes that worked on the beach at a minimum. For me, I packed a full change of clothes. I am a bug MAGNET. They eat me alive. I'd already gotten some bites at OKW just sitting on the patio and did want to minimize damage. I packed long pants and a long sleeve tee, both lightweight workout type stuff that wouldn't be too hot but would give me protection. And I packed industrial strength bug spray. The kind with real DEET. Of which I am not a fan but I'm less so of having a bazillion bites and then suffering through them in Florida humidity in the days that would follow. As we got ready it became clear that a few of our folks had not reapplied like they should have. My chest was a little crispy and Evan's back, well…it was pretty darn pink. Evan has my skin and as a child, and for the most part now, if I do turn red, more often than not it will be brown by morning. Still, it was uncomfortable for him so I gave him some Tylenol (or ibuprofen, I honestly can’t recall) and lubed him up with Ceravae which in my opinion has magical healing properties. Everyone packed, with some folks completely ignoring my warnings about bugs and walking on beaches, we headed out. While Squid lips isn't far, it is still a drive back across the bridge and the drive to our walk location after would be another 15-20 minutes (and back across the bridge and then north of the resort), or maybe more according to the front desk. We arrived at our destination in relatively short order ![]() The skies were starting to concern me a little ![]() We arrived to dinner at 7 pm Amazing what photo editing can do ![]() On a Monday night. There was a wait. While we didn't have time for a wait, at that point, we didn't have much choice. About 15 minutes later we were seated. As a result when our server stopped by for our drink order, despite the fact that folks didn't know what they wanted, I informed him we were in a bit of a time crunch and would need to order quickly. Which embarrassed Jeff but you know, as a former server I’d rather know that up front. Not being rude but there was a time constraint! After much perusing and some input from our server, who convinced Jeff a certain drink was the best bang for the buck in strength. ![]() We placed our drink order and sat back to check out the view ![]() ![]() Whatever it was he ordered, he seemed to like ![]() I fought with the lighting ![]() And took a picture of my drink, and the bread ![]() A word on the bread. A Maz ING! Amazing. Bimini Bread. Oh my goodness was it incredible! We inhaled it. Thankfully I think they’d brought 2 loaves to start. I had heard about a certain item on the menu and was determined to try it even though I knew the entrée by itself would be enough. I present to you The drunken sweet potato ![]() Oh My GOODNESS Was that thing amazing. Huge though, freakishly huge and I make sweet potatoes on a regular basis. So incredibly good. I chose Mahi for my entrée ![]() Oak-grilled Grouper, Mahi Mahi or Tuna Generous portions of the freshest fish we can buy! basted with our honey lime sauce, citrus butter, honey ginger, cajun seasoning, black cherry pepper, jamaican jerk, apricot ginger lime, or honey rum glaze & oak-grilled to perfection The boys…shrimp baskets ![]() Fried Shrimp Basket Plump shrimp fried to perfection! Served with french fries and your choice of tartar sauce or cocktail sauce they were HUGE! Kendall I think some kind of taco? ![]() I'm guessing it was this, which was on the appetizer menu Baja Fish Tacos Two corn taco shells loaded with our crunchy fried fish, shredded cabbage, chili tequila lime sauce and pico de gallo served with our chipotle creme sauce Jeff also had the Mahi but chose a different sauce. Pretty sure he had the jerk and I had honey ginger? ![]() Either way we were both thrilled with what we picked. The verdict overall? YUM! We'd eat there again for sure and found it to be a pretty good value for what we got. It is on the casual side for the prices but the food made up for it and it was fun to be "over" the water. As we dined, the sun began to set. ![]() While the service was relatively quick, we did have a wait before we sat. By the time we settled up, kids hit the restroom and we walked back to the car it was approaching 8:30. Would we make it to the turtle walk on time? Mrs. Crush and Squirt(sssss) too!
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Welcome home!
Sounds like a yummy meal.
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Welcome home! Sorry the real world intrudes once again. But I'm glad you had a great time! Can't wait to hear about it.
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ohhh a cliffhanger...im bankingon you made it in time, but it was cancelled due to rain coming.
are you going to just continue on after this oneof your latest ladies trip? or start a new one.
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Sounds like you and Mary Ellen had a great trip, can't wait to hear all about it!
Boo for work slapping you in the face just as you return! What a bummer that you have to miss the last regular season game Good that it's not the last one period though, good luck to Kendall in the playoffs ![]() Your meal sounds fabulous! Making a mental note of Squidlips (seriously, how could I even forget that name?) just in case I ever make it to Vero.
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