For the past five years one
of my best girlfriends & I have vacationed on the white sands of the Gulf
of Mexico. This will be our sixth year of rest, relaxation & a lot of fun. Beautiful day & a proud view of an American flag.
With our luggage &
supplies brought from home put in their place at the condo, we set out to do our
grocery shopping for our stay. Then it’s back to the condo to put our groceries
away and settle on the balcony with a light dinner for the evening.
Shopping, with nothing
special in mind other than bargains, is always at the top of our list of
“Things to Do”. We make our rounds to Hobby Lobby, Marshalls, Ross, Target, TJ
Maxx & Kirklands to name a few. My best bargain this year was a metal
garden sign retailing for $20 but on sale for $7. I have just the right spot
for it in my yard.
We enjoyed some time on
the beach a couple of mornings. Neither of us are really sun lovers but do enjoy a
little time on the beach. We just don’t want to get too much sun. I had a beach umbrella but the winds were blowing a bit much. I remember one year we
sat on the beach holding the umbrella upright as we sat underneath it to keep
the umbrella from blowing down the beach. Not too much fun doing this so we
nixed the umbrella this year due to the winds.
Balcony lunches are just one of the best times of the day.
I’m waking up to another
morning of a little quiet on the balcony before the day begins. Ahhhhhhh…what a
beautiful day! Cool breezes blowing off of the ocean’s waves crashing toward
shore. White sands glisten as the sun slowly takes its place in the sky. It’s
going to be another great day.
One evening we witnessed a
wedding from our balcony.
A short drive to Another
Broken Egg Wednesday morning, and I am having a breakfast feast. Wow…what a “sugar rush”!!! French
battered toasted cinnamon rolls layered with cream cheese icing, Banana Foster
sauce, mixed berries (blueberry, blackberry & strawberry) & whipped
cream…I’m in HEAVEN, HEAVEN.
So the plan for the day
was to drive to Destin, spend a little time shopping and dine for the evening @
Jim & Nick’s BBQ. So off we went for a short drive and ended up in a long,
long, long line of cars not far from the outlet center in Destin. We FINALLY
made it to the first outlet entrance only to be drawn into another line of cars
searching for a parking spot.
After about 20 minutes of
dealing with honking horns, illegally parked vehicles & just slow drivers,
we decided that shopping was just not a priority any more. Not really knowing
where Jim & Nick’s restaurant was, we headed West along Emerald Coast Parkway.
A couple of miles down the road all we saw ahead of us was long, long, long lines of cars in both directions. We made a plan to head back
to PCB…to shop @ the Mall or go back to the condo. My quota for car riding was
met for the day! We went back to the condo.
The balcony area is one of my favorite places when I am at the beach. We decided to sit on the balcony & enjoy the early evening before grabbing a bite to eat.
After a short time of people watching & conversation, we decide to drive over to Chick-Fil-A for dinner.
Now you know there always has to be a "Moment to Remember". So here goes.....
Now you know there always has to be a "Moment to Remember". So here goes.....
Having gathered my items from the table on the balcony, I placed my hand on the balcony door to slide the door open only to find that we were “Locked Out!” Yes, we were locked out of the condo via the balcony door. Are you kidding me???
My phone with the manager’s number is on the table in the condo. We are on the 8th floor. The door is definitely locked. TRAPPED!!!
Sue begins to jiggle the door handle & rock the door back & forth…….UGH!!! To make matters worse I don’t immediately see anyone around. It’s now been 30 mins. Will we sleep out here tonight?
Sue begins to jiggle the door handle & rock the door back & forth…….UGH!!! To make matters worse I don’t immediately see anyone around. It’s now been 30 mins. Will we sleep out here tonight?
At the pool I see a young mother with her two children. I try to get her attention but it is difficult because the wind is blowing and making it very difficult to hear. Finally, I get her attention only for her to holler out "Are you talking to me?"
She gathers her children from the pool and makes her way over to stand directly below us. She realizes our dilemma and checks the condo office. Everyone has gone home for the day but she gets the number we need to call for emergencies. (Now remember...my phone WITH THIS NUMBER is sitting IN THE CONDO on the table.)
She saved the day for us. Forrester came & unlocked the sliding door. (This was not their 1st rodeo with this door.) Needless to say...this door stayed open as we sat on the balcony for the remaining of our stay.
She gathers her children from the pool and makes her way over to stand directly below us. She realizes our dilemma and checks the condo office. Everyone has gone home for the day but she gets the number we need to call for emergencies. (Now remember...my phone WITH THIS NUMBER is sitting IN THE CONDO on the table.)
She saved the day for us. Forrester came & unlocked the sliding door. (This was not their 1st rodeo with this door.) Needless to say...this door stayed open as we sat on the balcony for the remaining of our stay.
Friday the 13th but the skies are beautiful this Thursday night.
Until next year…
