Day in the Sun

Today Meredith, Regina, and I decided to blow out of Tallahassee and head to St. George Island to spend the day on the beach. Going anywhere with the three of us is a trip within itself. We started the morning off right with some breakfast at Panera. You know the day is going to be good when you start by people watching. We watched one poor soul stumble out in his hungover glory. We hope his night was worth it.

Then hit the road. In Mer's Jeep with the top back, we rocked out. Along the way we decided to make pit stops in search of some beach toys. Specifically, we were looking for the game we played when we were little. The one where you have two velcro paddles and catch the little velcro balls. Well, after about three stops, we realized we were out of luck. We only found them once and a pirate themed beach shop, but they looked like they had been there since we were little. Also, they were broken. Sad. So we settled for some sand castle molds.

Of course the day was not complete without some classic randomness: Regina's bedazzled butt that she tried to hide, Regina creating an "ass hole" (a hole in the sand for her behind to sit comfortably), Regina loosing her sunglasses in the ocean, a cute guy who was clueless and clearly not as into the girl he was with, sandcastles, and an attempt to build a 4 foot pyramid that ended at 2 feet.

As we left, we grabbed lunch at the Blue Parrot. We had a pretty bad waiter who we found out moved here a few months ago to buy a boat but stayed because he was offered a job as a teacher. Yea, we didn't get it either. Food was delicious, though, and then we headed home. Meredith and I got some sun, to say the least, and Regina had a "hair explosion," but it was lots of fun.

It can be great to get out of town, even just for a day. We can so easily get caught up that we let ourselves not truly enjoy the time off that we have. Luckily, I have some pretty awesome friends around here to help get me up and out, even though I was the one who had to make the actual decision last night...ha. Can't wait to go back next weekend! -_^

Me and Mer

Reg and Me

Reg's sandcastle

My sandcastle

Sidenote: I'm off to play Guitar Hero Metallica!!