Last Thursday was a big day along the Gulf Coast as well as the entire Atlantic ocean and Caribbean sea basin. Hurricane season ended Thursday I am glad to say. I don’t know how hurricane’s know when their season is done but I’m glad not to have to worry about them again for six months. It was a busy hurricane season this year but we survived in Destin with just a couple of glancing blows.
The other big news this week was our home remodel projects are completed. We spent more money than we planned (doesn’t everyone?) and there are still things we would like to do but for now, we are planning to just enjoy what we accomplished. Chad and his team finished up the last couple of items we had for them and the backsplash was completed.
I want to give a shout out to Tile Temptations in Miramar Beach. They went above and beyond to make sure the backsplash job got done this week. Give them a call if you need quality tile work done.
On Saturday after the last of the contractors left, Sunshine Cindy and I went to O’Quigley’s for some food, brews and watch some football. We saw and talked to Charley (the owner). He was telling us how he was just getting over the crud. He had Influenza B. That is one of the nasty ones but he looked like he was on the road to recovery. Sunshine Cindy had their Ruben sandwich. It is huge and good. I had a Cajun sausage and chicken pasta dinner that was great. It was a great way to celebrate the end of the remodel projects.
Sunday saw me head to Landshark to watch the Browns lose…Again! They had an afternoon game. Bobby joined me for a while and John was there to watch the Saints game. The early games were ending with some good finishes. The Jets guy was there going nuts for his J.E.T.S Jets, Jets, Jets! Packer fans were happy as the Pack won in OT. Donny was a happy Raven fan as they easily won too. I was the only disappointed one! LOL
Each year in early December The Donut Hole restaurant in Destin shuts down for a few weeks. They are now closed till just before Christmas. Gilligan’s is also shut down for the season.
This is a slow tourist time in Destin but we are seeing the Snowbirds return. The biggest numbers return right after the holidays but we have seen a lot of cars with Ontario, Michigan and Minnesota tags already. This is the time of the year where people are either driving 45 or 80 on the island. There is no in-between. The snowbirds catch a lot of flak for being cheap (some are but most are really cool) but they are a strong economic engine for our region.
Our old house was in Diamond Lakes sub division. We had a lake behind our house. Last week they found a body in the lake. It was a mentally challenged person who wandered away from a group about a ½ mile away. No one is sure how he ended up in the lake but it a tragic end for him and his family.
This is a busy week in Destin. Friday night the Parrot Heads will be meeting at Landshark Pizza for our monthly meeting. BT will be playing for us. It should be a fun time. Saturday is the Destin Christmas parade. The parade goes right down Hwy. 98 from Main Street to Stalhman Ave. It is a two mile parade that is always a lot of fun to walk in or watch. It kicks off at 10 am. Then on Sunday is the lighted Christmas Boat Parade in the harbor. This is another fun Destin tradition. That starts about 5:30 I think.
Also on Sunday my Browns will be playing the Packers. You know we will be at Landshark hoping to spoil the Packers run to the playoffs. Lookout Brian and Sue…This is the Browns week!
Have a great week. See ya next Monday!
Destin Steve
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