Labor Day Weekend

I had a four day weekend and loved it. The weather turned out great as we didn’t have to hear anything else about Isaac. Friends were coming into town and every place was back open. It started off on Friday as we stayed around the house getting some things done. I was actually able to give Badass a wash. It has been a while. Friday evening we had a Parrothead phlocking at KC’s Sandbar in Ft. Walton. A lot of folks showed up. It is always fun at KC’s.

KC's Sandbar

We left and headed to the harbor. The Turtle was open again so we had to make an appearance. While there Julie stopped in. She had friends in town. Tim and Nancy from Tennessee were with her as was old friend Dean. Dean is from Louisiana. He was without power for a couple of days but once he got it back on he hit the road to Destin. There was another couple from Louisiana that was supposed to be coming too. Herrie (I hope I spelled that right) and Sophia were also without power. As messages went back and forth they got their power back on too and decided to hit the road early in the morning. We all hung around the Turtle for several hours. Matt and Mindy were playing and it was the usual fun time. We turned in kind of early as we had a big day planned for Saturday.

Nancy, Dean, Julie and Tim in front

Julie was having a pool party. She was expecting about 50 people. She had Jeff Brewer coming over from Panama City to play music. Herrie and Sophia got there and Herrie went right to work making Jambalaya. It smelled so good too! The party ended up with over 50 people. There were tons of food. The water felt great as it was a hot day. It was a great party with Sunshine Cindy and Dean the last two out of the pool at about 10:30. A fun day…thanks Julie!

Sunday was another day where we went with the flow as we had no plans. I headed to the harbor in the afternoon. Sunshine Cindy was not ready to head out yet so I headed down. I stopped at the Red Door Saloon. I had a beer and enjoyed the good breeze. I left there and walked down to the Turtle. Jan was sitting at the bar. He was in Destin and decided to hang out there. Loujean was on her way but Jan got a call and had to go to work. So they swapped spots on the barstool. There was a couple that came and sat down. They were from Tennessee and had been to a football game in Montgomery on Saturday. They decided to make the couple hour trip to Destin instead of going home. The guy’s sister had been to the Turtle in the summer and was worried the storm might have damaged it. He got her on the phone and since Matt was busy I talked to her like I owned the place. It was funny and the couple had a good laugh.

Fun at Julie's pool party

Sunshine Cindy called and I went and got her. As we got back to the Turtle Lonnie was sitting at the bar. We had talked to him a month or so ago and he remembered us. Then a couple of ladies sat down and were admiring our beer Koozies. They wanted one and so did Lonnie so we sold a few Koozies. A few minutes later Jack came in and sat next to us. His wife Lynn is a faithful reader of this blog. Thank you Lynn!!! We were hungry so we went to the Boathouse where Wayne and Julie and the gang was at. We ate and listened to Rusty play some music. It was fun other than the service was not up to par. Oh well, the food  and music was good.

The Destin Air Force

We all went back down to the Turtle where we had a few more beers after the fireworks had been shot off on the harbor. Julie’s out of town guest were leaving in the morning so this was going to be our “goodbye’s” till the next time. It was great getting to meet them. Once again the Parrothead family (and Julie) has introduced us to more good people.

Monday and we are winding down. We don’t have any plans yet. It might be a day to just go hang out at our pool and enjoy the day off. I hope everyone had a fantastic Labor Day holiday. See ya Thursday…