Vacation all I ever wanted...........

15 days until our trip to the beautiful Gulf Coast!!! We are going to the lovely Destin, FL, rumored to be one of the prettiest beaches on the gulf coast. I CAN'T WAIT :D Sure, we've gone on lots of trips since we've moved to Alabama, but we haven't been to the beach since our honeymoon almost 2 years ago. And it's a sin that we've lived in Alabama almost 2 years and haven't been to the gulf coast yet!! Everything seemed to fall into place with the beach, the hotel, and the entertainment the weekend we are going. We're going for 3 nights and 4 days.

Mostly, we are going to be relaxing on the beach all day :) But there's going to be an arts festival about 1 mile from our hotel that weekend. That should be pretty cool to check out. Our hotel seems pretty nice too. It's across the street from the beach, has a made-to-order free breakfast every morning, and has a free happy hour every evening! Also, quite a few restaurants have been recommended by friends who frequent Destin. Oh, and our hotel is like 1.5 miles from an outlet shopping center (Yipppee!). Also, I can't wait to check out Bad Ass Coffee Co. Yummm.

Here's a pic of the beach from the hotel website. I can't believe I've been THIS CLOSE (~4 hours) to turquoise water for 2 years and haven't been there yet! One of my friends who moved here from California about 10 years ago says the Gulf Coast beats the Cali beaches hands down. I can't imagine how it's going to compare against the Jersey shore!!!!!