Spring Break in Destin

Ready or not, Spring Break in Destin is kicking off next week. This year is an expanded break that will run for seven weeks. Crowds will ebb and flow based on who is off school what week. It looks like the last couple of weeks of March will be some of the busiest. Of course Easter week is always a busy time too. Let the games begin!

Crab Island time is right around the corner

Several more new establishments are opening during Spring Break. One place is called Wendy’s Kitchen of Destin. I received a nice note from Wendy’s husband Joshua detailing their venture. They will be offering meals to-go that will feed up to 12 people. They are located in the Emerald Coast Center shopping center. They are between Beall’s and Radio Shack. To help get the project off the ground they have started a Kickstarter project. You can go to http://kck.st/1he7cAL for the Kickstarter page or check out their web site at www.wendyskitchentogo.wordpress.com. It sounds like an interesting new place.

AJ's from the water

A few weeks ago I mentioned a new place was going to open in the old El Paso Mexican restaurant location next to Malibu Jack’s. I heard it was going to be a wings and burger kind of place. Opening in a few weeks will be Mama Sherry's Pizza, Wings and Things. The “things” include  charbroiled burgers, sub sandwiches, homemade spaghetti and lasagna and popcorn shrimp. This is a nice building with a patio that faces the harbor.

The building next door was a Head Shop last year but it was also vacant now. Moving into that spot is Nosh Eatery & Café. They will be doing baked goods, breakfast and lunch. With Hogs Breath and Malibu Jack’s next door and Harbor Docks and Gilligan’s across the street, there are a lot of options in this area now.

Malibu Jack's

Main Street in Destin continues to spruce up and add new retail outlets. The latest is called Kaleidoscopes. This is an art boutique that will feature mostly works from local artisans.

Sunshine Cindy and I have not been out yet this week. We have had too much going on with the wedding and Crab Island Mambo. I updated the Happenings in around the Destin area. You can read it all here: http://www.crabislandmambo.com/Happenings.html

The last bit of news from Destin this week was another chapter in the on-going battle between the city and a proposed strip club that is wanting to open in the city. Residents in the proposed area are up in arms and demanding the city stop it. They say it will bring in drugs and unsavory characters. I guess this will be different unsavory characters and drug addicts than the ones that already live in our city. Personally I have never been in a strip club so I don’t know what kind of people frequent that kind of place. But I also think most of the residents up in arms about it have also never stepped foot in one too. I don’t care one way or the other about this place but when I read a quote from someone fighting it saying he does not care how much it costs the city in legal fees as it has to be fought then I get mad. The city of Destin has a small budget. Lawyers are expensive. This is money out of my pocket to fight this. If it eventually opens, I can predict how it will fail….if no one goes there they will pack up and go back to Atlanta! That’s pretty simple.

This is a big weekend in Destin as we work towards Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras festivities are everywhere. Down on the harbor they will have a big parade Saturday afternoon. Our friend Jan Patton will be playing Trop Rock music at Crab Island Cantina from 2-5 pm on Saturday then he moves to the Boathouse to perform in the evening over there. Panama City beach has two full days of festivities culminating in a parade at Pier Park on Saturday night. Get out and enjoy. We hope to see you this weekend!

A full wrap up on all the fun will be out on Monday. See ya then!!

Chili Cook-Off in Destin

It has been an adventurous weekend in Destin. It started on Friday morning with the mother of all thunderstorms. Thunder, lightning and monsoon rains hit in the early morning hours. The lightning was intense. But by the time I got to work, it was down to a drizzle. By lunch we had strong winds but the sun was out. At quitting time I drove home with the top down on Badass. If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change.

Ruth's booth at the Chili Cook-Off

Sunshine Cindy and I went to Landshark Pizza Friday night. Our northern friends Alan and Jackie were heading back to Illinois on Saturday. We wanted to have a chance to see them before they left and they wanted one last Landshark Pizza before they left. These two have become great friends. They are wonderful people who love to have a good time. We will miss them but they will be back in June and hopefully for the wedding in May.

Landshark was busy. Jason and Paige were working. Ken came and we chatted with him for a while. He invited us to a NASCAR party at his house on Sunday. Ken manages liquor stores and always has some good stuff! Steve also came in for a while. A typical fun time at Landshark.

Larry hard at work!

Saturday was the big Parrot Head Chili Cook-Off at Harborwalk Village. This has become a huge fundraiser for the club as all proceeds are donated to Relay for Life. The weather was perfect. Bright blue skies and temps around 70 degrees with a slight breeze. They had about 28 restaurants entered and several individuals as well. Music was scheduled for the entire day. Our friend Jan Patton was playing at Crab Island Cantina. Hundreds of people walked along Harborwalk tasting the various chili’s.

Sunshine Cindy and Mandy

Sunshine Cindy and I volunteered and we were put in the Margaritaville tent to help serve. It was actually just a server from Margaritaville, Mandy who is also a Parrot Head and us doing all the serving. They made 10 gallons of chili and we served it all 3 ounces at a time!!! We had fun being honorary members of the work team but we didn’t get a chance to sample any of the chili as we were in the booth the entire time. I also was not able to participate in the tamale/tequila contest. I was ready to win that thing! At least we got paid well….no, wait we had to buy our margarita’s on national margarita day too. Hopefully the management of Margaritaville appreciated our efforts.

Jan Patton at Crab Island Cantina

After the chili was all served we went to Crab Island Cantina to listen to Jan play. A bunch of friends were there. A big crowd of folks were eating and enjoying the sunshine. Jan with some help from Kenny did a great job. The Cantina will be bringing them back. When they finished we all headed to The Boathouse. That became a big party. Jenny was behind the bar. Bree was working and Gigi was there too. Rusty was finishing up inside and a couple of guys were setting up outside to play. Their names escape me but they did a good job. It turned out to be fun night. We “Embraced the Chaos!”

Loujean having fun at The Boathouse

Sunday morning we had another batch of storms blow through. It rained on and off most of the day. Sunshine Cindy and I took Tiffany’s car to have brakes put on it. Other than that, we didn’t do much else. We decided not to go to Ken’s for the party due to the rain and the fact the race was also in a rain delay. I was able to get a lot of Crab Island Mambo work done. The upcoming events page was updated. You can read it all here: http://www.crabislandmambo.com/Happenings.html 

Have a great week. We are going to get cooler here mid week. We shall survive! See ya Thursday!

Margaritaville opens in Destin

Monday morning was the official grand opening of the new Destin Margaritaville. No, Jimmy didn’t show up. His usual M.O. is to pop in unannounced after the café has been open for a month or two. If you are lucky to be there you will get a chance to meet the man.

A big crowd waiting to get into Margaritgaville

Sunshine Cindy, Tiffany and I got there about 9:30 am. We had a big group of Parrot Heads come out for the party. They let everyone into the harbor level part of the café where they had speeches and a ribbon cutting. I am pretty sure I bought the first official margarita. That can’t be verified but I am going with it! LOL  We had a fun time with our friends. Pictures were taken and some of our friends ended up on the evening news.

The crowd inside the harbor level

There was a long wait for a table so we went to Harry T’s for lunch. Joni took care of us. She was a lot of fun. We have seen her before as she has been at Harry T’s for about 5 years now. The lunch was excellent. Tiffany is trying to get on at Harry T’s and Joni said she would put in a good word for her. It must have worked as Tiffany got the job.

Tonya and a friend

Wayne came up and joined us as we walked down to Crab Island Cantina. Some of the ladies from Harborwalk Village were there having lunch. They had taken our picture at Margaritaville and recognized us. It turns out we all kind of knew each other. They are making sure all the plans for the Chili Cook-Off on Saturday are completed. Mike was working the bar. Judy was there. They had a decent lunch crowd as it was a wonderful day. We made a trip back to Margaritaville and the second story Chill Bar. Alan and Jackie joined us too. Drinks are expensive but you are paying for the view. We had a good time people watching.

The Chill Bar

Wayne headed home but the rest of us went to Landshark Pizza for a while. Brian was working. Jason was coming on for the evening. We had some dinner and chatted with some of the others that were there. It was a fun day and I was glad I had the day off for the holiday.

The rest of the week was spent working on the wedding invites. They are done! The next project we have to do is our Crab Island Mambo “MAMBO MEMBER” cards we are designing. These will be free and will entitle the holder to get 15% off their bill at Crab Island Cantina during our “Embrace the Chaos! Trop Rock Music Series at The Cantina” that will be held the third Friday of each month starting in March. The Trop Rock Junkies will be the musical act that night. Put March 21, 2014 on your calendar and join us on at The Cantina.

Landshark Bar on the third floor was closed but Sunshine Cindy took a look

Some new restaurants are going to be opening soon. In Mary Ester, a Hot Head Burritos will be opening. They call this a Fast Serve Mexican restaurant. In Fort Walton a Panda Express is opening. This is a Chinese fast food chain. The new Mexican restaurant on Hwy. 98 across from Olive Garden is now open. And last but not least a new Donut Hole is opening near Rosemary Beach at the east end of Hwy. 30A at the intersection of Hwy. 98.

This Saturday is the Emerald Coast Parrot Head club’s 9th Annual Memorial Chili Cook-Off. It is being held in Harborwalk Village. It looks like about 25 total restaurants and individuals will be entered. They will also have live music and Crab Island Cantina will have their Tamale/Tequila contest. The fun starts at noon. Wrist bands to take part in the tasting will be $15 the day of the event. All proceeds go to Relay for Life.

Chili Cook-Off Saturday on the harbor

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A full report on the Chili Cook-Off on Monday. See ya then!

Destin Holiday Weekend

We just had another weekend of good times in Destin. It started off on Thursday night. I took Sunshine Cindy to The Crust Pizzeria for a Valentine’s Day dinner. While there we got to talk a long time with Charley the owner. He is a real nice guy. He is continuing to advertise on the Crab Island Mambo web site so we are happy about that. Sunshine Cindy had spaghetti and shrimp while I had a pizza. The beer was cold and the food was good!

Crust Pizzeria

While there we talked to several tables of tourist. Some were snowbirds while others were in town for a few days. They were all from the north and talking about the miserable winter they have had. We were getting ready to leave when one of Destin’s homeless drunks walked in. It was Red Dog. He is one of the more “outgoing” of the residentially challenged drunks we have. He talked about how he just got out of prison after 7 months. Yep, something I would brag about. Anyway, he’s back. lol

Sunshine Cindy and I stopped in at the Rotten Apple on the way home. This place is always busy now with locals. We didn’t know anyone there but hung out for a while. On the way home we saw Red Dog sitting on one of the benches on Mountain Drive. He has been gone a while because the cops will run him off from there now.

Where the Tipsy Turtle and Aloha Watersports used to be

Friday was a day to work on the Mullet Wrapper newsletter. It was published on Saturday morning. You can read it here: http://www.crabislandmambo.com/Mullet-Wrapper-February-2014-edition.html  Sunshine Cindy was on the go all day and decided to stay in Friday night while I went to the Parrothead meeting. My first stop was on the harbor at Crab Island Cantina to talk to Carlos about when Southern Drawl Band was going to play. It looks like Sunday March 30th will be their next show in Destin. I made it to Harry T’s for the PH meeting. It was kind of laid back. After the meeting I stopped in at The American Legion. Some friends went there for Karaoke. Then I called it a night as Saturday was going to be busy.

At the new Destin Margaritaville

Sunshine Cindy and I had a free practice dinner at Margaritaville on Saturday afternoon. We got to the harbor and parked by The Boathouse. We grabbed a beer from there and started walking towards the new M’ville. Tim from Blue Heron Watersports was at his booth. Tim just had a long new dock installed. He showed us the dock and we talked about the new O’Quigley’s that is going in where Aloha was located. The house is gone and all the trees have been cut down. This place really looks different now.

View of the harbor from M'ville

As we continued our walk, we ran into Ken who used to work with me. He is retired now. We finally got to M’ville. We had Wayne and Julie join us. They have done a great job with the building. It is wide open with windows everywhere. They have several bars with even a walk up margarita station. The food was good and the service was great. It’s pricy but they will do a good business for sure. The harbor level has a stage and great views of the harbor. It will be fun.

Stage at M'ville

After a quick stop at The Cantina we walked down to The Boathouse. Our friends Jan and Kenny were playing there for the first time that night. It was exciting as we had helped get Jan started. The place was packed when we got there. Rusty was still playing and he packs them in. Plus there was a diaper shower for Paige too. As Jan and Kenny were setting up a table opened up right in front of the stage. We had our home base. A big group of about 20 friends showed up. We had a blast and the guys did a fantastic job. Looks like they are going to be regulars at The Boathouse from now on.

Kenny and Jan rocked The Boathouse

Sunday was a "complete our wedding invitation day." We started with an early lunch at Kenny D’s. It was nice and relaxing there. The weather was perfect and it got our motors running. Back home we spent the rest of the day completing the invitation. That is finally behind us. It was a nice end to the weekend.

Fun times at The Boathouse

Today is Presidents day. I am off so that is why the blog is out early. Soon we will be off to M’ville for their grand opening. That is at 10 am and the place officially opens at 11. It should be fun. I will have a full report on Thursday. See ya then!

Destin Day’s…

It has been an exciting week so far for Sunshine Cindy and me. We met with Carlos, the GM of Crab Island Cantina to see if the Cantina and Crab Island Mambo might be able to work together bringing in even more Trop Rock musical acts to Destin. Last year we had several acts play at the Cantina highlighted by the Southern Drawl Band who played four times. This year we will still have Southern Drawl at the Cantina but we now have a dedicated monthly slot for Trop Rock music at the Cantina.

Starting March 21st, each third Friday through October will be, “Embrace the Chaos! Trop Rock Music Series at The Cantina!” I will be bringing in some of the best Trop Rock talent to perform on the Cantina stage. Show times will be 5-9 pm. We will be developing a special “Mambo Member” card that we will distribute for free. The card will entitle you to receive 15% off all food and drinks during the show. It’s a great deal and we will work to get other local businesses to accept it for discounts too. The card will be available in a few weeks.

We also booked the act for the March 21st show. Coming up from the Tampa area will be the “Trop Rock Junkies.” This six member band is in high demand around the country. They play a great mix of original, tropical, island and even some Jimmy Buffett music. I guarantee you will be up and dancing to their music. Put March 21st on your calendar.

 Trop Rock Junkies on stage in Tampa

Sunshine Cindy and I are really excited to be able to help promote Trop Rock Music and we thank Carlos and Crab Island Cantina for working with us. The Cantina has great food, strong drinks and the best sunset on the harbor. You can usually find Sunshine Cindy and yours truly there a couple of times a week. It is affordable and always a lot of fun. Stop in the next time you are on the harbor.

The rest of the week was spent on two main projects. Sunshine Cindy is trying to finalize the wedding invitation and I was working on the Crab Island Mambo Mullet Wrapper. We hope to get the invitations out this weekend and I will be publishing the Mullet Wrapper this Saturday. It will be another fine edition if I do say so myself! LOL

Margaritaville

Around town the snowbirds are out in full force. It looks like we have quite a few more in town this year judging by the increase in traffic. Of course it might only seem like it because they drive so slow!

Have a great weekend. It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow. Saturday Jan and Kenny are playing at The Boathouse starting at 7 pm. Monday is Margaritaville’s grand opening at 10 am. I hope to see you around town. Monday I will have a full update on all the activities. See ya then!

Here comes Spring to Destin

It looks like Spring is back in Destin. This weekend the sun was shining, the birds were singing, pollen was blowing in the air, the top was down on Badass and all was right with the world!

It was another fun weekend on the Emerald Coast. Friday night I attended the All Sports Banquet at the Convention Center on the Island. This is a yearly fundraiser and a lot of fun. Before the doors opened, I stopped in at Fud’s on the Island. I met Alan and Jackie there. Pedro took good care of us. Mark and Steve were going to the banquet too and they also joined us there. We had a few beers before making the short drive to the banquet. The banquet ended about 10 and I headed home.

Landshark steak!

Saturday morning Sunshine Cindy loaded up the girls and they went off dress shopping again. They went to Crestview and then over to Pensacola. It was a lot of driving but they did get dresses for all the girls.

The jelly being added to the PB&J wings

I headed to the harbor to meet up with Paul. He won our Crab Island Mambo football pool and I gave him his winnings. It was lunch time and the harbor was pretty dead. I walked over to Margaritaville. It is getting close. They had TV’s on and the downstairs bar along the walkway looks like it could open now. Only a few more days till grand opening. I then drove over to Landshark Pizza to have a few beers and some lunch. Brian was cooking up a rib eye steak. He had bought some and a regular wanted to try one. It looked and smelled great. The guy loved it.

Paul with his winnings

Kelly came in and sat next to me. She works at Harry T’s but had a day off. Glen also came in. He looked rough. Turns out he drank an entire jumbo margarita at Crab Island Cantina the night before. He didn’t realize it was 64 oz of alcohol. He was feeling it. It was a fun time there with all us and Brian and Sue solving the world’s problems. I had the peanut butter and jelly wings. They really were good. A nice relaxing time at a local joint.

I headed back down to the harbor afterwards where I met up with Wayne at Crab Island Cantina. Alan and Jackie also joined us. I talked to Carlos and heard some exciting news about Southern Drawl Band. It is not finalized yet so I can’t say anything but if it happens, it will be big. I will let you know! We hung around there then went to the upstairs of Harry T’s. There was a beautiful sunset. Sunshine Cindy called and we all met up at Fisherman’s Wharf for dinner. I was surprised at how busy the place was. They actually had a waiting list for tables. We saw Missy and Chris there getting ready to get a table. I guess with the nice weather all the locals were out in full force.

Sunset in Destin

After dinner, Alan and Jackie headed home but Wayne, Sunshine Cindy, Tiff and myself walked over to AJ’s. We went to the downstairs bar to hang out for a while. The harbor was dead but there were a few folks downstairs. I am sure the upstairs bar was full like usual though. We finally called it a night and headed home.

Sunday was going to be kind of a laid back day. I spent all morning working on the Crab Island Mambo Mullet Wrapper for February. It will be published this weekend. I got a call from Dennis. He was in town for the weekend and he was at The Pointe. We have not seen Dennis in a few weeks so Sunshine Cindy and I grabbed a few cold ones and headed to the beach. Russ was there with Ginger. It was a typical Pointe day. Dennis wasn’t catching any fish but he was doing real good at drinking beer! A guy on a paddleboard came up to the beach. Turns out he was from Brazil but had lived in Destin for a few years. He was an interesting fellow. Some snowbirds wanted their picture taken. Just another day on the beach!

The Mayor at The Pointe

Sunshine Cindy and I then headed to Crab Island Cantina for some lunch. They were really busy because of the warm weather. Monica, Mike, Greg and Judy all came by to say hello. We ordered some food and it came out almost instantly. Our server Sam said they were told it was “for us” and to get it out first. Wow, I guess we are stars at The Cantina. LOL As we finished our food, Alan and Jackie walked up and joined us. Then Renee and her new man walked by. They had ate and were on their way out. A few minutes later Buzz and Brenda walked in with Steve, Dottie, Larry and Brodie all right behind. They joined us to and we now had a big party!

Party at The Cantina

Carlos came out to talk to us. He told us about the remodeling of the outside bar they are doing. It should be nice when they are done. We all talked about the upcoming Parrothead Chili Cook-Off. Looks like they have about 18 local restaurants entered plus about 8 individuals. This should be a great time as we raise money for Relay for Life. It will be at Harborwalk Village on Saturday February 22nd. $15 gets you a wrist band and you can taste all the chili you want then vote for your favorite.

Rusty at the Boathouse

Time to head home? Not quite yet. We went to The Boathouse to listen to Rusty who just got back into town. As we walked in we saw Brian and Kerby. Inside was Missy and Chris. Like Missy said, we all know the good places to hang out at. Bree took care of us. Gigi gave us a big hug. It’s like home at The Boathouse. Later Glen and Bruce also showed up. Locals night at The Boathouse. Rusty was usual fun self. He puts on a crazy risqué show. We love him. Finally it was time to head home. So much for a laid back day!

Okay, have a great week. See ya on Thursday!

Destin Margaritaville about to open

We have had a slow week in Destin. Sunshine Cindy and I have been working on wedding plans so we have not been out since the Super Bowl on Sunday. Besides the weather continues to be strange. We have had thick fog for the first few days of the week with some rain showers blowing through. Then it turned cold again last night. It got back down into the 30’s. It will warm up quickly but I am totally over cold weather. I am ready for 90 degree days!!!

Destin Margaritaville

The continuing saga of Margaritaville finally opening their doors is getting closer to coming to a conclusion. Starting next Wednesday they will be holding practice sessions for their staff using invited guest to come in and order food and drinks. The sessions will go on for four days. I was lucky enough to get an invitation for us. We will be there the following Saturday to help them get up to speed. I am not sure how I got invited but I must be on some list. Or maybe they have been reading this blog and thought they had to have us there! LOL

Destin Margaritaville

We are getting closer to spring break starting. It usually gets going around the first week of March. Help wanted signs are popping up. Places that were closed for the winter season are starting to open back up. The charter boat captains are getting their boats ready for the upcoming season. The new restaurant in Harborwalk Village, Jackacudas is almost ready to open. Before long we will have big crowds back in town. Most of the real rowdy crowd is in Panama City Beach but the last few years we have had big crowds of kids in the Miramar Beach area. It will be interesting to see if they are back this year.

 Sunset over the Destin bridge

We have heard that one of our favorite bartenders has moved to a new location. Dominic is now at Cuvee Beach. We will need to get over there to see him. Cuvee Beach is on Hwy. 98 just east of the Commons. If you get over that way, stop in and say hi to Dom!

Friday night is the All Sports Banquet at the Convention Center on the Island. This is a fundraising event for the YMCA, Boys and Girls clubs and the Special Olympics in our area. I am lucky to have my company sponsor a table so I get to go each year. It is a fun time with a lot of sports stars in attendance. This year Kirk Herbstreit is the Keynote speaker. The highlight of the night is the announcement of the winner of the Danny Wuerffel award. This has become a prestigious award that is coveted by college football players. I am looking forward to another great evening.

Ready for the summer!

With this cold weather, don’t forget we have American Made Crab Island Mambo long sleeve shirts available. Get you one or ten to “Embrace the Chaos!” with us!!! http://www.crabislandmambo.com/Crab-Island-Mambo-Merchandise.html

Get out and have a fun weekend. See ya on Monday!

Super Bowl Weekend in Destin

After the crazy weather we had last week, things started to get back to normal in Destin Thursday afternoon. The sun came back out and the temps went up to almost fifty degrees. All the ice melted and all bridges opened back up. Thursday night Sunshine Cindy and I decided to get out for a while. We stopped in at Landshark Pizza to hang out. Paige and Jason were working. B came in and joined us at the bar. B was in rare form. We were all talking about driving on the ice and that lead to stories about growing up and some of the stupid things we did on the roads. Some of B’s stories were hilarious. It was a nice time having some good food, cold drinks and good conversation.

Friday was my off day. I ran some errands in the morning. The sun was out and the temps were getting into the mid 60’s. I even washed Badass. She was caked in sand and mud from the trips over the slushy bridges on Thursday. In the afternoon I went down to the harbor. I walked by the new Margaritaville. Tons of folks were busy everywhere working on the place. Signs are up all over the building now. It still looks like a lot of work needs to be done before they can open but they are getting closer.

Destin Margaritaville

I made a stop at Crab Island Cantina. Mike was working but the place was mostly empty. I left there and walked all the way down the harbor to the Destin Yacht Club. I stumbled upon a place I had heard about but didn’t know where it was. I had heard about someplace that sold sushi and this was it. It appears to be an open air place right next to the Yacht Club building. It was all tented up and closed but the setting was picturesque. Big oaks give it shade and it was right on the harbor. A sign said they have music and sushi. We will check it out when it gets going.

Destin Margaritaville

I walked back up the harbor and made a stop at The Crust Pizzeria.  I had a few beers. Charley was not working so I didn’t get a chance to talk to him. This place is so relaxing. I enjoy going there. I made one more stop before heading home. Malibu Jacks is open again with new people running the place. It is now going to have Puerto Rican food. I am sorry to say the $2 beers are gone. I talked for a good while to Tracy. He was running the place. It looks authentic. Tracy’s wife is Puerto Rican and part of the family that owns it. They have some good ideas. I hope they make it. From there I headed home for a quiet evening at home with Sunshine Cindy.

The "Fin" is about to begin in Destin

On Saturday Sunshine Cindy and the girls went back out wedding dress shopping. This was a successful mission as she ordered a dress. While they were gone, Kelly and I went out for a few beers. We made our first stop at Landshark. Sue and Becca were working. Becca is also going to be working at Margaritaville. She starts her training next week. Brian came in. He talked to Kelly and I while watching the University of Minnesota play basketball. A couple of snowbird ladies came in and sat at the bar. Brian was talking to them but every time something happened at the game, he screamed in these old ladies ears. It was funny. I am sure they thought he was crazy.

They do have a lot of signs!

With no adult supervision for Kelly and I, we then headed to Island Wings. We had the top down on Badass as we were back to normal Destin weather. We hung out there for a while then met the girls back at the house. That evening we had a dinner party at Julies. A ton of food was there as everyone had a fun time.

Sago Sports Bar's Crab Island Mambo Super Bowl party

Sunday was the Super Bowl. We had a Crab Island Mambo (http://www.crabislandmambo.com/) party at Sago Sports Bar to watch the game. We ended up with about 18 people. They had set us up with tables right in front of the 80 inch TV’s to watch the game. The game was a dud but we still had a fun time. Sunshine Cindy was disappointed. Before the season we had a party where people drew teams out of a hat for $10. Whoever drew the Super Bowl winner won the pot. Sunshine Cindy had Denver. Needless to say she was not happy!

Nothing on tap for the next few days. Enjoy your week and I will see ya on Thursday.