Jen's Florida Trip - Day #1

     My girl friends, Rachael (and her 2 month old baby boy) and Bridgette, and I set out on a five day adventure to sunny Fort Myers Florida bright and early.  We were on the road by 5am and parked at an airport parking lot in Indianapolis.  I snapped a photo of this laundromat that was across the street.  Look closely and you will be able to see the play place! SERIOUSLY COOL!  

  

   Getting through security was a breeze.  It was super fun traveling with baby Everett because we were able to line jump, plus everyone loved him.  He is really handsome, smiley, and did a wonderful air traveling for the first time.  He is a natural.  :)

 

    The plane ride was rather bumpy.  See the little rainbow in the photo?  Our in-flight snack were these delicious mini Graham crackers.  We arrived in Fort Myers around 10:30am.  We hired a cab to take us to Rachael's family condo.  The condo was in a gated community and the family leaves a van there to use.  It was PERFECT!  I should have taken more photos, but I was too busy living life in 3D.  The condo was complete with 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, a full kitchen, TV, DVD player, washer and dryer - basically anything you could need!  We unloaded and then headed to town to get some lunch.

 

     We chose to eat at a cafe called Crispers.  It was really cute and delish.  I chose the Cuban which is pictured above.  I had been hearing about all the amazing shopping from Rachael and Bridgette for years, so we had to hit the Bealls Outlett and Ross immedaitely for some shopping.  Also because Bridgette needed a swimsuit which is necessary for beach and pool activities.  I went a little bit overboard at these two stores, but we put our items on hold because there was a 15% off sale the next day.  I will have some time to think about what I really want to keep.
      Next on the agenda was grocery shopping.  There was a new Winn Dixie near the condo, so we decided to shop there.  It was difficult to hold back and not buy more food then we would need.   We also sechuled mani/pedis for the next day.
     Back at the condo we prepared chicken and veggies for dinner and watched the movie Crazy Stupid Love (a fun movie).  It was so nice to relax! I am beyond excited for beach time tomorrow!!!  Going to sleep might be hard, but this super comfortable bed feels really great.