FLORIDA!

Once again...more pix of our vacation...these of our time spent in Florida. 

This is the First time we've spent more than 3 or 4 nights in a hotel. 

(I went to Houston to attend & teach at International Quilt Festival ((for a week each time - respectively)) but that doesn't count since I was "working").

We usually stay with our dear friends in Florida...a couple nights here...a couple nights there with a hotel thrown in between.

But we found the most wonderful, affordable place on St Pete Beach last year (Bay Palms Resort on Gulf Blvd) and ended up spending 9 glorious nights and 10 wonderful days there last month. 

Our living room windows from the deck out back.

It's actually across the street from the beach...on Boca Ciega Bay but has a property on the beach which was available for our use as well. (Another pool, internet cafe, beach chairs, etc). 

This is the view from where I sat on the sofa and made tags for Christmas gifts...

It's a one bedroom deluxe suite with large kitchen/dining area, big living room and a separate bedroom and bath.

Sorry about the fuzzy pictures. These were taken before I realized my camera wasn't focusing.

Here are pix of some of the tags I made for gifts. I used whatever trash came into my hand...or flyers, receipts, etc. (The only thing I bought new was a glue stick).

I did plan on 3 weekends of hitting up the yard sales since they don't do that here in Colombia.

So some of the stuff on the tags came from odd boxes of 'stuff' I bought.

I had three glorious (unplanned) days  to myself...

 To walk the beach...

Enjoy the room...

RIGHT outside my window.

And make stuff...

I was a happy camper! (Didn't even wash my hair this day).

While my hubby and his buddies pigged out on Hot Rods at the biggest car show in the USA...in Daytona Beach...at the Turkey Rod Run...

Woo Hoo!

I'm ready to go again. It's calling me.