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Monica had made it ultra easy on me since she had already checked us in and had our keys , but I managed to befuddle both front desk clerks when they couldn’t find Monica’s name on the shuttle pick up list. After a quick phone call to Monica, she let me know that they had not booked the parking/shuttle option since they had a rental car and would be returning it in the morning. Essentially, all I needed to do was pay the add-on and select a shuttle pick up time. Thank goodness for that because it took both of the front desk clerks to figure out if and how they could run my credit card - - and they had to argue about it the entire time. Oh joy!
Just before I was about to whip out cash, they managed to figure it out and we were own our way upstairs. We knocked on the Mitchell’s door and were soon swapping hugs with Monica and Charlie. I couldn’t believe that it had been two years since we had seen them, but we picked up right where we had left off.
Monica and Charlie had already made the all important stop at the liquor store, so we all kicked back with a glass of wine or beer. The conversation flowed until Macy and her friend, Gem, appeared in the living area fresh from showers and the hugging started all over again.
Over the past two years, Macy had made the transformation from pre-teen to young womanhood. She is so beautiful, but she is just as sweet as always. My girls were in awe of these teenage girls that they were going to get to spend some time with.
Once everyone was ready, we drug our suitcases over to our room and freshened up a bit before we all left for dinner. Monica had found a perfect spot for dinner, Fish Lips, which was right on the water and minutes away from our hotel.
Once there, we went upstairs and Monica scoured out a perfect table on the screened in porch for us. A large party was still mingling around and nicely gave up one of their tables for us. We started out with drinks (mango margaritas for Monica and me ) and a selection of appetizers. For my entrée, I had crab cakes, but Charlie won the “entrée of the evening” award with the Sweet Potato crusted tilapia.
Not only did we have great food, but we were also supplied with a good dose of entertainment in the form of a band and some questionable dancing. A thunderstorm rolled in during our meal, so we were also treated to a show of the outdoor variety. It was such a fun evening and a perfect kickoff to our trip. Charlie even treated the girls to Fish Lips t-shirts on the way out.
The rain ended by the time we left, so we were able to get back to the hotel without a problem. We said goodnight at the door and then my little family was quickly to sleep. We had had quite the day and we had the “main event” of our trip to look forward to tomorrow.
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, but I managed to befuddle both front desk clerks when they couldn’t find Monica’s name on the shuttle pick up list. After a quick phone call to Monica, she let me know that they had not booked the parking/shuttle option since they had a rental car and would be returning it in the morning. Essentially, all I needed to do was pay the add-on and select a shuttle pick up time. Thank goodness for that because it took both of the front desk clerks to figure out if and how they could run my credit card - - and they had to argue about it the entire time. Oh joy! 
I couldn’t believe that it had been two years since we had seen them, but we picked up right where we had left off. 
The conversation flowed until Macy and her friend, Gem, appeared in the living area fresh from showers and the hugging started all over again. 
We started out with drinks (mango margaritas for Monica and me 
A thunderstorm rolled in during our meal, so we were also treated to a show of the outdoor variety. It was such a fun evening and a perfect kickoff to our trip. Charlie even treated the girls to Fish Lips t-shirts on the way out. 
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