Last Day in Sunny Destin!

Saturday it was time to go home ... but we were in no hurry as the forecast was for 83 degrees and set to be the warmest day of our whole trip! Who wants to drive on a beautiful day when you can be at the pool instead? Let's drive when it's dark and enjoy the heck out of our last day!


We packed up and got out of the condo right at 10 when we were due out, which is also when the pool opens. Spent a couple hours soaking up the beautiful day and letting the kids have one last swim before the long ride home. We pretty much had the pool all to ourselves for about 90 minutes ... most families in the complex were either hitting the road for home or had just arrived the night before and not up and moving around yet.

After a long game of "Monkey in the Middle" with a tennis ball, Drew got Abby working on her cannon ball technique. It was a riot, and I love this pic. Check out the pony tail action and the tightness of the leg tuck. I give it a 7.5 and know that she'll be scoring solid 9's and 10's by the next pool visit!


We used the clubhouse to change into some dry clothes and get ready for lunch. Then it was off to have a 2nd round of pizza at Mellow Mushroom for lunch. We hit a couple more souvenier stores and Drew finally got the little painted turtles he has wanted to buy forever. TJ has one in a tank in his room that we found at the river, and the kids have always loved the ones for sale in Destin. Drew snagged 2 so they would not be lonely. HA Their shells are maybe about the size of a silver dollar. I'm sure they will grow fast like our river one has!

So it was lunch in Destin, FL ... then we stopped for dinner in Nashville, TN. Breakfast here in Tremont, IL after arriving overnight ... and the unpacking has begun! Back to work and school tomorrow, and we're still enjoying the fun week we had and a little bronze glow from the sun! Drew is basking in the avalanche of letters from Carthage College confirming his scholarship monies ... as wonderful as it was to hear the words on the phone, it's nice to get that letter confirming the 20k a year! I'll take him back to Kenosha two weeks from today to register for his freshman fall semester classes on Apr 14!