Florida - Day 1

Today this Mama is headed out of town for a much needed & much deserved girls weekend at the beach! I am flying out this morning & will meet my sister, her girlfriend Erica & my bestie Jilly in Fort Lauderdale.

Once we all meet up from our flights, Jilly's car service from work will drive us to Jilly's home & I can hardly wait to get there!

First things first - a little Starbucks treat while I wait to board my flight:

We all got in to Ft. Lauderdale around 1pm & were at Jilly's by 3pm. Her condo is located in a gated community that is absolutely gorgeous & less than 1 mile from the beach! This is what I saw when I looked up from her patio:

 

 Jilly's condo

 

Round-about & fountain in front of her condo

There were palm trees everywhere & everything was SO lush & green! I definitely wasn't in Kansas anymore!!

We got settled into Jilly's place, changed clothes, opened a bottle of wine & chilled on her patio in the sun & warm weather. It was heavenly!

Later in the evening we met Jilly's parents at the restaurant The Dive Bar & had dinner on the water along with some fresh, delicious seafood & sushi.

It was a bit chilly sitting outside but the view & the food made up for the chills.

Before we left,  Jilly & I posed with her Dad for a quick pic! Her parents are very special to me & consider me another daughter in the family! It was so awesome getting to see them & catch up with them. 



After dinner the girls decided we weren't quite ready to head home so we went to a local bar & grill called the Double Roads Tavern to listen to some live music & have a few cocktails.

Oh how I miss this girl!

 

This local bar was a fun place & was packed with people young & old - definitely good people watching! All the light fixtures hanging from the ceiling were actual drums which I thought was kind of neat since my hubby is a drummer. Had to snap a pic & send it to him :)

My poor sister & her friend Erica had been up since 3am so they were exhausted & I was pretty worn out myself so we didn't stay too long. Just long enough to get a couple of pics taken:

Me & my sister

 

And so we called it a night by 11pm & headed back to Jilly's for a good nights sleep! So glad my sister convinced me to take this little getaway with her! We all needed the break!

Tomorrow these girls are headed to the beach :)