We're back!!

We made it back to Huntsville yesterday, safe and sound. The drive through rural AL is actually pretty nice. Not too many rest stops, though.

We arrived in Destin on Friday afternoon. The weather was beautiful all week. The only bad thing was the massive amounts of jellyfish in the ocean. So, I didn't get out and snorkel like I wanted to.

Sunday was so much fun! We got up super early and went deep-sea fishing. It was my first time doing that, and couldn't have asked for better weather. Here are a few pictures from that excursion.

Me with a bunch of red snapper after the first "hole"

John, me, his uncle Greg, his mom and dad with our catch.

If you know me, you know I don't touch fish, so this is amazing. I am holding a king mackerel.

So, Sunday was the big day for us. Before that we just hung out at the beach, pool, etc.

Monday we woke up and played tennis. They have these faux clay courts there, so it was different from the tennis we usually play. We didn't take any pictures of that!

Tuesday, wednesday and thursday were all just relaxing beach/pool days. We went out for lunch at the Crab Trap where I finally got snow crab legs... and about 15 huge hush puppies--big mistake!

I also did a little bit of shopping and sea shell hunting. I made these great centerpieces for our future house!! Will post pictures of those in about a month.

Here are just a few more pictures from our time at Destin. It was the perfect vacation, fun and relaxing. So, thanks to John's grandparents for letting us all invade the condo for the week.

The sun rising over Destin from the fishing boat.

John's dad with the bass he caught in the lake outside the condo. the picture looks weird because the lens was "sweating" from being in the AC to going outside. Good catch though, huh?

John and I in the surf. I bet there are about 10 jellyfish behind us. But, we're wearing the same bathing suits as in our last picture, hahaha.

This is me and John's mom, the best seashell hunting partner, being afraid of the jellies.

That's our trip in a nutshell. Some may think it was boring, but it was perfect for us.

Thanks for reading!!!

Carol