Dining al Fresco in Florida.

For some reason, I didn't accurately capture the gorgeous weather last weekend in Florida. It was beautiful. Vishal and I made a diet coke run on Saturday morning at 8 am and it was 62 degrees with a very sunny sky! The high each day was in the upper 70s. We ate dinner outside and enjoyed being so near the water. And it was so much nicer than last year when it was only in the upper 50s the whole weekend. The Floridans were freezing!



Vishal tried to suggest we eat at the hotel and play Uno, but then I reminded him my very favorite thing to do is try the local food. And he knows this because he's a loyal blog reader. He did some awesome research, rented a car and off we went to the Rumba's Island Bar and Grill in Clearwater. It was delicious. Caribbean jerk wings, fried green tomatoes and okra and a perfectly grilled grouper sandwich. Best grouper ever.

And of course, Pinkberry for dessert.


It was a good weekend with friends and my favorite national senior honor society, but it's taken me a while to get back in the swing of things this week. After a good night's sleep last night, I'm starting to feel more like myself. And I'm staying put in Kansas until March when I head to DC - YEAH!