Final days of Destin

Tuesday afternoon we were starving after Lydia's nap, so we drove to a public beach nearby and found a lovely beachside restaurant. We had a snack of oysters (I sure do miss those raw oysters...sniff sniff) and then drove west on Hwy 98 and discovered some restaurants we wanted to try later. We also found a park where Lydia enjoyed the entire playground to herself. During the drive, it rained for the first and only time on our trip, and I got a small stomachach, so we picked up some Italian food to go and headed back to the condo. I had missed Dancing with the Stars the night before, so heck was I going to miss it that night. Too bad, Wayne, but you knew it was your time. Loved the ponytail though!

Wednesday started off very slow, but relaxing. We ate breakfast and leftover Italian food for lunch and finally left the condo for the beach down the street, where only a couple people were sunbathing. Trung took a short jog to warm up for the cold ocean water while Lydia and I sat on a towel watching the seagulls. When Trung returned, he took Lydia into the water; she loved the water coming at her feet, but was shocked when the higher waves hit her face. The saltiness of the water may have stung her eyes as well. Then while Trung swam for a little bit, Lydia gathered enough courage to finally walk on the sand by herself. We walked on the tide-washed flat sand earlier, which I think helped her brave the fluffy sand. We headed to the Crab Trap for dinner, which was very good. Joe's Crab House was nothing compared to this place; the price showed it too.

Thursday we went to Waffle House for breakfast and headed back to the condo for Lydia's nap. Then off to the outlet for some more store browsing since there's really no point for me to buy clothes and Trung never needs anything, so he says. We had a delightful lunch of wraps and sandwiches at Camille's and then bought a pair of StrideRite shoes for Lydia. We browsed a few more stores, let Lydia play in the playground, and then headed back. We chilled in the condo the rest of the afternoon and had leftover Crab Trap food for dinner; I couldn't miss Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy, after all. :P

Today has been a slow morning again; we're savoring every minute of our last full day of vacation. We're at Destin Commons again so that Trung can do something quick for work and so that I can, of course, blog. We had planned to hit the beach again, but it seems quite cooler today, so we may just take a stroll. Sushi/hibachi is the plan for dinner; I hope they have some nice fully cooked rolls though I sure do miss sushi too.

Lydia has been waking up early again lately since she has gone back to taking two naps, but she's been sleeping in the peapod with great ease since she's always worn out. It has been a challenge keeping a constant eye on her with the stairs since she could easily fall down the set going down to the front door or fall trying to climb up to the second floor. Lydia just loves to climb stairs, so we let her climb often; gotta get it out of her system before we head home. Trung has enjoyed playing his PSP game during our down time and I've discovered cool shows like Top Chef, Project Runway, Jon & Kate + 8; I love the TLC, Bravo, Discovery, and Food Network channels and will truly miss them. It's been loads of fun with plenty of relaxation and great food...I'm definitely getting my pouch now!