What an absolutely lovely day...

J had the brilliant idea to go down to the ocean today. We originally went down to Mashes Sands. Saw horseshoe crabs mating, how cool! However, the water was pretty full of stuff and once I got down there I kinda wanted to actually get in... so we drove down and said "what the hey" and ended up on St. George Island. Absolutely perfect weather, gorgeous water, J saw the largest stingray ever... other than the new bathroom buildings, which SUCK, it was wonderful. We came out of the water hungry enough to eat entire horses, and drove over to Apalachicola... asked a local for a good seafood restaurant that wouldn't break the bank nor quibble over our appearance (rather sandy & bedraggled by that point) and he sent us to Papa Joe's.

I ate the BEST OYSTERS EVER tonight. EVER. I can't wait to go back. The cheese grits were to die for. The hushpuppies, wow! The shrimp & grouper were great too. So heads-up to any of you in the area - check them out. Decent prices and seafood fresh enough it practically slaps you.

On the drive home, the kids fell asleep in the backseat, J & I got to flip around the dial listening to music, and the full moon rose reddish orange, then yellow, then white, shining its path on the water as we drove by. All in all, a beautiful, very restful day. I didn't stress out about anything, it was great. Maybe we'll do this more often! :)