The hub was flying into Pensacola, so the kid and I decided to spend the day in that direction. Here's the kid at our favorite beach in Perdido Key talking to the cuz on the phone. We are anxiously awaiting her arrival at the end of June! Yay Jacq! Look at that gorgeous water!
We began with lunch at LuLu's, Lucy Buffet's crazy tourist trapy place in Gulf Shores. We went at an odd time because the food is fairly good and it's a fun atmosphere. Would I wait to get in? Not on your life! Seems the crazy sista (of Jimmy Buffet) has branched out even bigger. (Great website, btw.)
Lord have mercy. Daig sista, spread the love to your Fish River neighbors!
I do adore her LA caviar, but we skipped it this time.
I ordered the "everything but the kitchen sink" salad. Good stuff.
A snap by the kid. Mom would kill me if she saw me flipping my hair at the table. I be sorry.
But, the pièce de résistance was the dessert I had to have. Not the kid, mind you, ME! ! Now you know bread pudding is the big thing round these parts. But guess what Lucy's is made from? Krispy Kreme doughnuts, I kid you not. Who could say NO? Not me! We both had a couple of bites and then I had to say "Walk away from the bread pudding Rosemary, just walk away." This, btw, is my new favorite term. We were really good and truthfully only had two bites each. Well, maybe it was three. LHM. Smack me down and call me crazy.
After we finished at LuLu's, it was definitely time for a nap. But, since we were on a mission, there was not time. We headed down to the Gulf coast and followed it East towards Pensacola. The Gulf was breathtaking.
We stopped off at Joe Patti's at the suggestion of dear Dar, another fish market.
Some fresh local delicacies. (The mullet are the ones that love to jump here in the river during the spring. It's too much fun to watch!)
Some of the local fishing boats in from a long day including Capt. Joe himself.
We then headed up to our favorite little point, Santa Rosa Sound, to sit and kill time until the hub's flight arrived. The Blue Angels flew by in what looked like a missing man formation, or the practice thereof.
Then the fishermen began to arrive and set up their poles. Here, the gent caught a catfish which he threw back in.
The sunset was awe-inspiring. The guys said, "You don't really think we come out here to fish, do you? We come out here to watch the sun set." I'm with 'em on that.
It was then time to pick up the hub and head to dinner. The kid and I had decided on McGuire's Pub for a special treat. We'd never been here before and it was another suggestion from Dar.
Good one at that. (Another fun website.)
The walls, ceilings and any space is full of dollar bills. It is too much fun!
Loved this saying. Gonna have to remember that.
We ordered the boxty's, a fried mashed potato type deal. I thought they were pancakes but they were more croquet style. Good just the same, of course.
The the hub and I shared the Senate bean soup. Very good. Just like my Uncle Ralph used to make.
The hub ordered prime rib that was actually grilled. I'm not a big fan of prime rib, but the grilling made it very tasty indeed.
I ordered the steak and mushroom pie, your normal pub fare. Mmmmmm.
I loved the four leaf clover cut out on the pastry.
The kid ordered his favorite, fish and chips.
Dessert? Oh yes. White and dark chocolate cream pie.
Famous folks have all been here. I even noticed Jimmy PAGE's signed photo on the way out. Yowza.
When we left, I noted this little number. This is about my speed. Could you see me driving this baby with the kid in the sidecare? tehe. We had a Goliath about this color sitting in the back yard for years growing up. It brought back memories!! I would love to have that car now!!
I was horrible at blogging while the cuz was here, so I'll try and catch up. I think this will do it. It was a very quick visit, only nine days compared with her month's stay last summer. We could barely get enough in! This was the sunset in Pensacola on Wednesday night, our last night down south.
Riverside's front door bell. Love it!
Me eating red beans and rice at Oysterella's. Photo by the kid.
The day we got the kayaks, we had a little cloud burst. The kid asked for my assistance in getting the kayak out of the water and as I raced down the porch stairs, I slid on the wet wood and fell! Lord have mercy. I banged up my arms pretty bad and my butt, of course. I look like I was beat up by the look of my arms. The cuz took these pics Wednesday night, the day after. The bruises don't look as bad as they do now. Today, they look like ripe bananas! Loverly. My butt bone is still pretty sore. Owzy.
The cuz is growing up. A teenager in the making. I was surprised to see her show up with makeup on! This young lady has the most gorgeous green eyes and had covered them with black eyeliner! Tisk. I asked her if she wanted to do a little makeup shopping while she was visiting. What teenage girl would say no to that? So we went to M*A*C and had a little re-do. She was so cute sitting in that chair. The kid and I had to walk around because we just giggled the entire time which made her giggle. No giggling allowed when makeup is being applied!
Look at how pretty she looks. She doesn't need makeup, but if she's going to wear it, it should let her look like the beautiful all-American girl next door that she is. Love her and her freckles.
Afterwards, we went out to the local "amusement" arcade and did a little game playing--and go-cart driving! I didn't, mind you. My butt was way too sore to get into one of these things! Not to mention too big! hehe But the kids had a fun time. They never could catch up with one another. The cuz was a speed demon!
Fun times.
Choosing cheap trinkets from their winnings.
Then we went for dinner at The Fish House. The kids wanted to sit outside on the docks. Big mistake. It was so freakin' hot, no one could enjoy their meals or the pretty views. Oh well. Live and learn.
I had to have the Grits A Ya Ya. Oh they were delish.
The kids both had fried shrimp.
We couldn't eat fast enough to get back to the car and have air condition. I tell you, the older I get, the more I rely on the stuff. I just cannot stand the heat and humidity! It's actually the humidity that really gets me. Ooooof. We went to our favorite little spot in Pensacola and watched the sun set.
Then we were off to chase ghost crabs at Orange Beach. We had a beautiful full moon to light the way. With the help of a flash light, we spied this nasty jelly fish. The ones that kept us away from the beach during the day. Nasty little things.
The kids finally spotted a little crab.
I don't know what all the lights were here. Kinda crazy.
We ended the night at Shake's with sweets all around.
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