Sorry it has taken me so long to write this. Today is the first day since we have been back that I have had time to sit down and actually wtite this thing. We left on Saturday June 28th and came home on Saturday July 5th. My parents and Grandparents went with us. The best way to describe how much fun we had is to simply go through each day.
Friday June 28th
We all got up and went to breakfast at Huddle house in Millbrook around 8:30am. We sat and talked and ate trying to waste time since we were so excited but we could not check in to the beach house until 3pm. And for those of you who don't know, we have a 9lbs Peekapoo named Trixie who we bring along, so getting to Gulf Shores early and doing something until 3pm was not an option. So after we got through eating we all came back to our apartment and stayed there for about an hour and a half. Our cars were already loaded down so all we had to do was pack Trixie's stuff of course. And if you know her you know how excited she gets when you take her cage out of the house without her. It is crazy. So finally around 11am we left and were on our way. Daniel and I led the way since we knew how to get there. (Daniels grandparents lived there for many years and Daniel spent many summers with them. He was also excited to show us all the places he used to go). Of course it wasn't very long before our cell phone was ringing saying someone needed to stop and use the restroom. (My parents and grandparents rode together). So after about 3 stops and 4 hours because of traffic on Hwy. 59 we made it to Meyer Realty which is who we rented the Beach House through. Everyone went in to get keys and stuff while Daniel and I sat in the car with Trixie who was by that time barking at everything that moved. So now we were off to our beach house which was about two miles west of 59. Of course all the way from Meyer to our house I was blasting the beach boys. Go ahead call me a dork, you know you like them too! :) Anyway we got to the house, got unpacked, and looked aroung a bit. It was lovely. downstairs was one bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and den. Upstairs was the master with a bathroom, and living room, and another bedroom with a bathroom. It was decided that Daniel and I should get the master since we had Trixie and it was the biggest room and my grandparents got the room downstairs because she is always in the kitchen at the crack of dawn.lol Everything about it was wonderful except for the fact that we waited to late to book so we had to settle for a house across the street from the beach which ended up not being that bad. So soon after settling in it was time to leave and go eat dinner. (we were starving. We had skipped lunch since breakfast was so late) We ended up eating at a sports bar and grill which was pretty good and then were off to Target for some last minute stuff. We went home walked on the beach some and then we were in for the night.
Sunday June 29th
So we got up, got dressed for church, ate breakfast, and left a bit early to try to locate a few things. Turns out we should have located the Church Building first. lol.....we ended up being about 10 min late instead of 10 min early as planned. We attended Gulf Shores Church of Christ. The people were nice and the lesson was good it was just sooooooo crowded. It was insane. Any ways so we left church and went and ate at Lamberts: home of the Throwed rolls. Awesome as always by the way even though you have to wait a gazzillion years. We went home, walked on the beach, rested, and then went to Desoto's for dinner. Great food. The place is a little run down so you wouldn't think it is good but it is a local place which was really good. We left Desoto's and went to Scoops Olde Fashion Ice cream shop and everyone got a banana split except my dad got butter pecan and Daniel and I were too full for anything. We went home, changed and went walking on the beach. Then Daniel and my granddad went fishing off the pier that was on the lagoon less than block from out house.
Monday June 30th
We got up and went to the Tanger Outlet in Foley to shop. We shopped for a few hours and found a few great deals and then it was time for lunch. We decided to go to Godfather's pizza because we used to love the one that was in Montgomery many years ago so we thought we would give it a try. Don't ! It was not at all like the one we had been to before. Not nasty but not good. So we left and went and got Dippin Dots. Which if you know me, you know this could be the sole reason for me coming to the beach...lol. Anyway it was awesome as always. We decided to go back to the house and chill out for a while. In the meantime my mom made reservations at a restaurant called The Voyager. It was inside of Perdido beach resort. We should have known how fancy it was when they said there was a dress code. So we made reservations for 7. When we got there we had Valet parking. We went inside to the restaurant and were seated. OUr chairs were pulled out for us and napkins placed in our laps. As soon as we opened the menu Daniel and I looked at each other. The cheapest thing was $24 Dollars and that was for an appetizer. Now if it had been a special occasion it would have been fine but we were on vacation and were already spending a ton of money already. Well thankfully my grandfather then said "Everyone get whatever they want we are paying". Thank Goodness! Anyway at the end of the meal...for six people...including a $50 tip, the meal ended up being $250. Insane I know but the experience was worth it. So we left there went home and changed and went to Cold Stone Creamery. It was awesome of course. Then we went home.
Tuesday July 1st
We spent the morning out on the beach. We got down there around 9:30. We layed out a little and then played in the ocean a little. I know. Can you believe that I got in the ocean? Granted I was on a float the whole time but still. Floating out past all the swimmers soaking up the sun was awesome and relaxing. We went inside around 12 and decided to go to Sea n Suds. The atmosphere was ok and so was the food. It probably would have been alot better had we not been to that really fancy restaurant the night before. We left there and of course went and got Dippin Dots for me but we went to an Olde Tyme Soda Fountain. This was a real one in that it was actually in a pharmacy like it was in the old days. I had a root beer float and it was true old tyme rootbeer with the syrup and stuff. very Good. We then went back to the house to rest and then we went to the Wharf that night. Pretty good shopping there. We went to eat that night at Live Bait at the wharf and sat out on the water and listened to a live band. The food was awesome there too!
Wednesday July 2nd.
We were suppose to go to the water park on this day but I was the only one who wanted to go so I got out voted. We ended up eating lunch at Calypso Joes which was amazing and then we went to the marina to schedule out Deep sea fishing excursion for Thursday. We came back to the house and me and my dad went to the pool, which we had completely to ourselves, while Daniel and my Grandfather went fishing on the pier again. I of course had my float and was soaking up all the sun I could get. That evening we went over to my Grandmother's Cousins house. They live there and are millionaires. No joke. They have a cabin in Gatlinburg, 2 in gulf shores, and 200 acre hunting lodge somewhere in AL that I can't rememember the name of. Their house was amazing. 5000 square feet. Just amazing!! We grilled out by the enclosed pool and then when we left there Us and my Parents went and played putt putt.
Thursday July 3rd
My grandfather took us deep sea fishing. He once again paid for us at $145 a person. We had been before in Panama City and had a boat to ourselves (and paid more) but we booked too late so we had to do a boat with about 9 other people. It wasnt that bad though.
We left the house around 5:30 that morning because we had to be there at 6:15. We left the dock at 7. I should mention that it started raining before we left. Well we had not gotten far out when the captain came over the intercom and said we were about to go through a squal line. Great! So we all had to go inside the cabin. Which was really hard because the wind was blowing so hard you almost couldnt walk. Well for about an hour we were going way up in the air and back down and sideways. Felt like an hour long roller coaster drop. My stomach dropped each time the boat dropped. Well Daniel was the first to get sick. He was outside throwing up over the side and some of the men were saying he would be the first but not the last. When we got to our spot he was still sick but determined to fish. I too by this time was feeling extremely sick. I never vomited but felt really bad. I still fished for the most part though. My dad never got sick but my poor granddad was so sick that he couldnt even come out of the cabin. He was throwing up and so pale and I felt just aweful for him. I should mention that this was a six hour long trip. He never picked up a pole once. So he payed 145 dollars and then 20 to the first mate to be sick. It was awful. 4 other people were sick besides us. In the end my dad caught 2 red snapper and 2 king mackeral and I caught 2 red snapper, 1 king mackeral, and a shark sucker. Daniel caught 2 red snapper and 1 king mackeral. Needless to say we got back and all went home and crashed in the bed, which still felt like it was moving, for a few hours. We didnt go out for lunch that day but by dinner everyone was feeling better so we went to Wolf Bay lodge. By far the best meal of the week. That was the second time I had been there. Daniel had been there several. It is a little out of the way but well worth it!!!
Friday July 4th
We spent the morning out on the beach again and then went back to the wharf to eat at an Italian Rest. It was good. We came home and Me, Daniel, and my Dad all went to the pool for a few hours. Daniel and my dad got burnt but I didn't. We got ready and went to LuLu's that night. It was ok but after all the hype I expected it to be better. That night we came home and went out on the beach and watched to fire works. Not that great in comparison to the awesome show that millbrook puts on at the Pines every year (which is coming up on Friday the 25th). So that night we packed everything up.
Saturday we got up and headed home. Sad to go but ready to get back. We had a blast that week and as you can see we had ALOT food!
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