Two weekends ago, my husband Steve & I went to Florida with 2 of our friends. The guys ran the Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon, and we got to spend some time with my family. It was great getting out of the cold weather for a few days.
Friday night my sister made dinner for us. We had pasta and salad, and my mom made a cake for dessert. Saturday, we did some sightseeing on a boat ride. We saw multi-million dollar homes and yachts. Quite impressive. Saturday night, I made Sunset Orzo with Spanish Shrimp, one of my favorite meals.
Sunday was the marathon. It started at 6 a.m. (Eastern Time), so we were up very early. After coffee and a 5K walk from the starting line to the finish line, I was feeling fine. The finish line was next to the beach. Following the marathon, we enjoyed a well-deserved nap.
Sunday night was dinner at Bonefish Grill, a favorite restaurant of mine in Coral Springs, where my sister lives. Then we visited with my sister's family (5 of the 7 kids were home). Monday was early to the airport, then a long day of flights and layovers.
Now it's back to the reality of our cold weather and no ocean nearby.
i love when my family and i go down to Florida. we have a condo down there so its just like home.
ReplyDeleteWhat is Sunset Orzo with Spanish Shrimp. It sounds good but also sounds like a city where the shrimp speak a different language.
ReplyDeleteThe recipe for the Sunset Orzo w/ Spanish Shrimp can be found at
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It's a fairly easy, but tasty, meal to make.
You're so lucky you got the opportunity to go to FL I wish I could go! Congrats on the race! :)
ReplyDeleteMy family used to have a beach house on the east coast of FL at Vero Beach but it was destroyed a couple years in a hurricane and we haven't been back since. Jealous!!
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