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Sunshine Cindy and I got out and about a little this weekend. It started on Thursday night. We went to Sago Sports bar. Tiffany joined us. We had some dinner and watched some football. Tommy and his crew were all there working. There was a decent crowd having fun. Sago is in the Palms condo complex. We enjoy going there.

Malibu Jack's

Friday we decided to stay close to home and be low key. We went to Hogs Breath for a while. The outside bar was full but we found a couple of stools to sit at. There are always some interesting folks at Hogs and this visit was no different. We talked to some of the other locals there while a table of folks were downing shots and beer like it was going out of style. They were having a good time for sure.

We left Hogs and walked over to Malibu Jacks. We wanted to see if anything was going on there. There was a lady and a guy at the bar. James the owner was there too. It looked like he was training a new girl. Erica waited on us. She recently moved to Destin from Michigan. James was trying out some new finger foods he might want to put on the menu. James also showed me all the work they have done in the back. They have a tiki bar and can actually have a stage. It might have potential for a Crab Island Mambo party. With beers only $2, you can’t beat the price.

Stephanie is a little camera shy...lol

From there Sunshine Cindy and I made one more stop at Friday’s. This Friday’s used to always have the same people working. Now they have all new people. That is neither good or bad but you do lose that feel of familiarity you get with a regular staff.

Saturday was spent working on the Crab Island Mambo Mullet Wrapper. This was my special Key West edition. I had almost three times the number of pictures as I usually do so it took a lot of time to put together. You can read it here: http://www.crabislandmambo.com/Mullet-Wrapper-November-2013.html

Key West Mallory Square

I was tired from being in front of the computer all day so in the evening we made a stop at Landshark Pizza. Walking in we felt like walking into Cheers. The place was crowded and I think we knew 75% of the folks. It takes 5 minutes just saying hello to everyone. We ended up getting caught up in the Auburn/Georgia football game. It had one of the most exciting finishes I had seen in a long time. Auburn won but it took a lot of luck.

Stephanie was working and told us about a new type of cupcake she has. Stephanie has a side business making and selling cupcakes. She has a new creation where she has a cookie in the middle of the cupcake. She calls it a “Cu-pookie.” LOL Sunshine Cindy wanted to try it so she ordered a dozen that we would pick up on Sunday.

Watching the Browns with Tom

Sunday morning we got a few things done around the house. We decided to go to Kenny D’s to see the Browns game. Tom and Sandy are always there and this was no exception. Tom’s parents joined them again. We walked in and the first quarter of the game was ending and the Browns were winning 13-0. I thought great, it might be a good day. Nope, within a couple of minutes they were losing. They had TWO punts blocked. A fumble returned for a TD. Before I could even finish a beer it as 31-13 and they were looking like a high school team. Oh well, it was fun catching up with Tom and Sandy.

While at Kenny D’s I had a lady tap me on the shoulder and ask if I was Destin Steve. It was Evelyn from Macon, Ga. She said she reads each blog. She saw Badass in the parking lot and just knew it us there. That was really cool. Thanks for reading!

The top down on Badass in the middle of November

The weather was nice and warm for the middle of November. We put the top down on Badass and headed to Landshark to pick up our Cu-pookie’s. We got a table. Julie, Alan and Jackie all stopped in and joined us. Stephanie had several orders to deliver. The Cu-pookie’s were better than advertised. They were fantastic. We ended up staying for a few hours watching some of the different games. It was a fun afternoon there after the pain of the Browns game.

Have a great week. See ya Thursday!