We woke up this morning and headed straight out to the beach, of course! Mom was too burnt from yesterday (bless her heart---she's a redhead), and dad was also pretty red. So, it was just Charlie and I, and we had a blast! We laid out for a bit, got in the water, and started volleying back and forth when a couple guys asked us if we wanted to start a game. We then accumulated some more people during our mile walk to the beach net, and ended up playing for an hour straight. It was so fun and definitely a work out! We had a blast, yet again.
Later this afternoon we went in, showered up, and went store hopping with mom and dad. They have some crazy souvenirs out there for sure. haha. We finally went to eat at "The Lucky Snapper" and were completely disappointed. I don't know if we were expecting something totally different or what. Although the food was terrible, the view was great! We were seated by an open window that overlooked the dock and boardwalk here in Destin. It was really neat.
After supper we went exploring on the boardwalk and listened to the live 80s-rocker-wanna-be band (they were really good, however) in order to waste time for our 8:00 boat ride!
Dad made reservations last night for a 100 passenger boat that was going out into the ocean to have "front row seats" to the Destin fireworks show. We thought it was a neat idea, and we were warned that we needed to be ready to line up an hour before we loaded. That lady sure knew what she was talking about! They weren't loading our trip until 8:10, but we walked by after supper and there were people standing in line at 6:45! After walking around, we made it in line at a great spot and got on and in seats just fine. What an AMAZING time we had! We didn't realize that "front row seats" literally meant "a couple hundred yards from the dune where they set them off and the first boat in line to see them." It was so neat. We could turn around and see the city of Destin and the bridge full of people coming to watch. We also saw every other firework lit up along the beach! After the show was over, the captain took us on a 40 minute boat rode out in the middle of no where. It was a cool, breezy, and dark night, and we had a great one. :)
The view from the restaurant!
Charlie&Mom at supper
Dad and I
Charlie and I at the boardwalk!
Family photo :)
The henna tattoos that us girls got today!
(Mine is the foot)
On the boat!
Our fourth of July this year has set the bar high for the rest of them. There's just something about being at the beach that I have fallen in love with.
Aside from the fun boat rides, food, and shopping, I just praise our great Lord that we live in the country we do. Although people talk so bad about how our country is headed for the dumps, it could be so much worse. We have more freedoms than anyone has these days, and I couldn't be more thankful. I hope you stop and take a second to step back and realize how blessed we truly are. God bless America.
Happy fourth of July, everyone. Thank you, Lord, for allowing me to be an American.
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