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Monday September 15 (Sorry this one’s photo-less unless I can find my pictures! )
Both Bill and Jan had to work today. So it was up to Dan and me to find something to do. We woke up real early and drove to the Destin Bridge. We found a spot to park nearby, then we walked up to the highest point of the bridge and watched the sun rise over Destin’s skyline. We had hoped to see it rise over the water, not the buildings, but it wasn’t the right place to watch it at that time of year.
However, it was very pretty coming up behind the water tower. And I took pictures. Which I can’t find on my computer now. So you’ll just have to take my word for it.
We stopped at McDonalds for breakfast on the way home and I guess we hung out with Adam (Abby’s Dad) and Abby for a little bit. We decided to go shopping so we headed to Destin Commons where we found some amazing bargains! I’m still stupefied that I got a pair of Liz Claiborne shorts for $12. Dan got a pair of twill cargo shorts for less than $6. And I believe they are Dockers. Anyway, we made out like bandits and saved about $100 by spending $33.
We got hungry and headed to Johnny Rockets for lunch. Which we enjoyed. We don’t have any place like that in Winnipeg. Not even the local Salisbury House chain is as cool as Johnny Rockets! (Uh oh, I just got me a mob of angry born-and-raised Winnipeggers wielding Cheese Nips chasing me for that one! Ok. Sal's is cool. Just not as cool as Johnny Rocket. ) Anywhoozles…
It started to look like a storm was brewing so we decided to head back to the house. The further we got from Destin, the more it cleared up. By the time we got home, it was nice and clear, so we played with Abby chasing lizards in the back yard. While Adam and I were doing that, she was busy chattering away. And suddenly…. we both heard it! Abby cussed! We looked at each other and said “did she say what I think she said?” and we both answered “yep!” There was some tongue-biting going on as we both tried to not crack up and therefore encourage her to use the word again. We did have to give her bonus points for using it in the right context too. So. Something else to mark down in her baby book.
Jan had put a roast beef in the slow cooker, so that’s what we ate for dinner. After we ate, we just all hung out drinking beer again. I helped Ashley study a bit. If you ever want to hear something funny, it’s me trying to pronounce Biology words (I didn’t even take Biology in school) after a couple of beers!
The weather today was… 85 with the threat of thunderstorms The best thing today was… finding all those bargains! The worst thing today was… I started to get a sore throat The funniest thing today was… Abby swearing! Today we tried… watching the sun rise from the Destin Bridge And the result was… too many buildings but it was pretty on the water when it got high enough
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Fish butt pictures. That is funny! That sounds like a perfect size aquarium. I love any dolphin/sea lion shows! I'm not a seafood eater either - you are a braver woman than me to actually try the stuff that comes out of the water!!!
Ahhh, a child's first naughty word. Those are always classic!! Cool that you could be there for that moment!! I hope you find the sunrise pictures - I'm a sucker for sunrise and sunsets! Another nice, relaxing day. Just the way vacations should be!
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Gorgeous! That one with the tall cloud is amazing, with that little bit of sun shining through the backside... so pretty! Thanks for posting them!
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Beautiful sunrise pictures. Glad that you found them! How cool that you're are heading back to Florida so soon.
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Today was the day I went for a ride-along with Bill while he worked. His shift starts at 6:00 but he leaves earlier than that because he has a shift meeting prior. So he took the paperwork to make sure they knew how to identify my body if the worst should happen with him to the meeting, then came back to the house to pick me up.
We started out by just driving around. As we rode around he showed me places where Gustav had made a mess – they’d had to close one highway because the water came over it. It wasn’t a very exciting morning, which actually is a good thing, right? There was a fender bender, we had to deliver some papers to a witness, and other small assorted things along that line. We stopped for coffee at a drive-thru and continued on patrol.
More small calls – suspicious man in a neighbourhood, a landlord wanting to evict a tenant and a snake trying to get across a busy road. We went to McDonalds again for lunch this time. Bill had some paperwork to do (um, if he does paperwork on his computer, is it still called paperwork? ) so he found a nice shady spot to park and he did that while I just, well, basically bothered him by talking to him while he worked. We also had to find gas – since Hurricane Ike, prices had spiked, so while we were doing all the driving around we were also taking note of where the cheap gas stations were.
Then our quiet patrol day got busy. We ended up heading to a call, lights going, following another cop heading to the same call who had his lights and siren going. 85 mph around a curve (which I don't recommend anyone else try that!) Bill parked the car behind a palm tree with me as far away as possible from where he was heading and I stayed put. He and a couple other officers had their guns out and checked things out. Turned out it was a false alarm. Whew. We also had a follow-up for a 911 call. Somebody was having phone troubles and their phone dialled 911. There was no answer when the 911 operator answered, so Bill had to go check it out.
Eventually the shift ended and it was time for us to head back to the house. We had dinner over at the neighbours’ house – chicken done on Jason's grill, baked potatoes, salad. And their daughter Megan did my hair up real fancy for me…
Meg called this my “Bear Ears” Hairdo You have to be a brave woman to let a 6 year old do your hair -- especially when somebody is around with a camera....
Everybody was hungry! Dinner was soooo good! Left to right is Ashley, and the neighbours -- Jason and Kristina
The weather today was… 86º and beautiful! The best thing today was… the ride-along with Bill The most magical moment today was… While I was riding with Bill, Dan went to the water and watched the dolphins and sting rays jumping out of the water
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Dan got a pair of twill cargo shorts for less than $6. And I believe they are Dockers. Anyway, we made out like bandits and saved about $100 by spending $33.
(Uh oh, I just got me a mob of angry born-and-raised Winnipeggers wielding Cheese Nips chasing me for that one! 
Ok. Sal's is cool. Just not as cool as Johnny Rocket. 
) Anywhoozles…
There was some tongue-biting going on as we both tried to not crack up and therefore encourage her to use the word again. We did have to give her bonus points for using it in the right context too. 
So. Something else to mark down in her baby book. 
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I found my photos! So... here they are:
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) so he found a nice shady spot to park and he did that while I just, well, basically bothered him by talking to him while he worked. 
Left to right is Ashley, and the neighbours -- Jason and Kristina
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