Our baby Owl swooped in for a visit

So B' called us earlier in the week and asked us if she could come for a 'visit'. Well of course my little owl...this mama bird misses her way too much to say no...and I'm sure her dad will want to see her too! ha

Since she had to work today and it's about a two hour drive, she didn't get here until a little later in the day but still got here in enough time to chill at the beach...there's always time for that!

After the beach, we collaborated and gave in to a cheap hotel and a hot shower at the Motel 6. And that's pretty much exactly what we got. No frills, no thrills and no bed bugs are just fine with me! haha We were also very ready to wake up in the morning and get going, since J' actually ended up sleeping in Joon Van instead of the (almost twin size) bed!

[caption id="attachment_1980" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Uh-oh...a bed 'Bug[/caption]

And where do you think we were ready to get to?.... Siesta Beach baby! We figured it was the best Beach to show off to B' since she's only seen beaches like Daytona & New Smyrna. We found a fab spot...Actually we totally creeped in on these guys that were pretty much having a beach party! haha They had it all, they had a tent set-up with two huge coolers that you could put a sailfish in, a keg on ice, and music pumping. Even though we didn't 'join' the party, we got some second hand party "smoke"! Along with the party we succeeded in sun tan's, lots of laughter & whimsical pictures. I have to say we had quite the amazing day together.

[caption id="attachment_1981" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Mama Bird with her baby Owl[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1982" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Since everyone always does cute tootsie pics, we decided to get a little fugly[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1983" align="aligncenter" width="224"] Our lil Owlet with Papa Owl[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1984" align="aligncenter" width="300"] We got each other's backs[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1985" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Joon Van Shenanigans[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1987" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Buckets up...Cheers![/caption]

 After a long, strenuous day of holding down our sheet on the sand & keeping our suits in the right spots for maximum sun exposure we once again settled into a hotel. A different one tonight though, the Motel 6 was just too much of not enough for us. (These were also the only two nights of the entire trip we got a room). Tonight we rented out a room at the Days Inn. It wasn't that bad actually. It was cleaner and the room was much much bigger and J' even spent the night with me!

[caption id="attachment_1988" align="aligncenter" width="300"] My pooped lil babies[/caption]

 We only have B' for one more day so hopefully tomorrow will bring just as much amusement as today.

PEACE

60- Hiiiiii by Ayevangabond

Ketch-up: Sarasota

Hmmmm....okay let's see, over the past couple of days we have been to about 3-4 Wal-marts, 2 Targets, 1 or 2 Best Buys, & a Radio Shack. J' wants to get a TV so we don't have to keep going places & spending money (out of our budget) to watch the games, so we have been everywhere that would sell the exact TV he wants. Found that no one carries it & we'll probably order online. We have also gone sticker shopping -I got a bad-ass ring too (we started collecting stickers from all the places we've been or just liked to put on one of our main 'bed' boards in the van). We spent a couple of days in Siesta Key on the beach, really only an hour or so because we get bored or I get hungry, then once we pick up to go and check on Savannah we always end up moving on...haha.

[caption id="attachment_2013" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Siesta Beach parking.Better get here early, they fill up fast![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2015" align="aligncenter" width="300"] I guess everyone is on the beach! Siesta Beach picnic area[/caption]

Then, today we finally got our TV. We ended up ordering it online and had it shipped to us down here, to a private postal service. Even though it cost $5, instead of the $3 they told us over the phone, I don't think it was that bad of a deal. I mean, we got a package on the road...how cool is that!? So yay, we got a TV!! Now we can watch the games and even have a little something to do at night when we both don't want to read or do computer stuff. I think it will be a nice break and a nice treat since we haven't had TV in almost two years!

[caption id="attachment_2016" align="aligncenter" width="300"] TV Time![/caption]

Since we had left the beach to go pick-up our new purchase, we decided to find a new place to hunker down for the day. We drove over to the place where they had the Farmer's Market that one day, Phillippi Estate. They have a huge park there and docking stations for kayak's to get into the river so we figured it would be a nice quiet place to spend the rest of the day (no overnight parking there).
So glad we did too. J' was able to work at a picnic table under a gorgeous tree, Savannah was able to do her thing, sneakily though since they don't allow animals in the park...tee hee and I walked around & took pictures. It was gorgeous there, glad we stopped for a few hours.

[caption id="attachment_2017" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Antique Rose Garden[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2018" align="aligncenter" width="300"] I thought all roses smelled the same. NOPE!! These roses smelled like mango & cherry candy… so yummy![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2019" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Such a neat little place this is[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2021" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Another beautiful rose, that smelled so sweet it almost smelled edible.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2022" align="aligncenter" width="300"] J’ working away in Sarasotaville[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2023" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Phillippi Estate[/caption]

PEACE

51- January day at Siesta Key by Ayevangabond