Kissy at work

In case you don’t know, I do really like my little part time gig! Not only it forces me out of the house, I also get some extra love. You know how we always have so-and-so like / love so-and-so in classrooms. I think this is pretty cute. I have heard about other girls in the school told me a boy in our class really like me. Guess what this 4yr-old did to me today? He came over and gave me a big hug and he pecked me on my lips! I didn’t know what to do then but that was very cute.

Did I tell my husband? Guess ;)

Shrimp Fest Recap

The Shrimp Fest was a lot of fun. KC-Star marched in the parade with the Co-op. The parade started in a local park, and then kind of made it's way through downtown Fernandina. It was actually a pretty good walk (per KC-Star - I was sitting on my butt eating candy), but she and the kids made it through. They were very cute, and received a large ovation from the grandstand when they walked by. I was actually surprised by the length of the parade - 100+ entries. The last float was a pirate ship - they fire off the cannon (loud) and many of the pirates were shooting the old-fashioned flintlock pistols (surprising, even louder than the cannon).

The actual Shrimp Fest started a couple of days later. There were a lot more people, and a few of those people may have been drinking adult beverages. They used to have shrimp boat races, but apparently, it was too dangerous. Instead, the emphasis has been placed on art and antiques. The Palace saloon, which is the oldest bar still in operation in Florida, has this drink called Pirate Punch. It goes down REALLY easy, and packs a bit of a whallop. And in the words of the immortal Forrest Gump - that's all I'm gonna say about that.

We are both ready for the summer. We purchased some beach chairs (they fold into a backpack which makes for easy carrying from the car), a large beach umbrella, and a beach umbrella stand. We tried it out last weekend - it worked great!

Shrimp Fest

Shrimp Fest is finally here! I have been kinda looking forward to go to this event. Local (ha! I called them local! I'm just a tourist here.) said this will draw 200,000 visitors to the Island this year. We are getting ready to go check it out. However, we are taking our beach chairs and the beach umbrella with us, in case we get Way too overwhelmed by all the people. You see, we kind of forget how it's like having all the people around us ;)
Wish Us Luck!