Wedding planning

Having a destination wedding is not easy. In fact, it's pretty hard. However, the upside to having a wedding in New Orleans was that I "had" to go to the Big Easy for my planning. Oh, how horrible. Here are some pictures of me hard at work...

Hard at work indeed. I got that drink in my hand from a place where I completely missed a very pertinent sign:

So when we ordered our drinks, you can imagine my confusion when, after ordering daquiris, the bartender asked us what kind of shots we want. Riiiiggggghhhht... Alas, here was our bartender with goods to "fuel" our vigorous wedding planning:

Chris also joined in the hard work. We had to go to Biloxi, MS so that we could hear our wedding band play (it's just a 2 hour drive from Pensacola). Before we headed home we did some decompressing...hearing bands play is very stressful.

Finally, back in New Orleans yet again working up an appetite:

July ride

Doing some catching up, but these pictures are worth going back in time. Chris and I took a motorcycle ride along the very narrow strip of Santa Rosa Island along the Florida Gulf Shores and it was one of the most beautiful rides I've ever taken. The road that follows along on the Island was washed out in parts from Tropical Storm Ida in November 2009, but fortunately it has been restored.

View to the right (note the gorgeous water in the background):

Straight ahead: And to the left:

You can't really see it but there is water right over on the other side that little sandy dune. I caught a picture of myself (:

An unobstructed view of the Gulf of Mexico:

We stopped at a place in Navarre Beach to refuel our bellies:

What I wouldn't do to be back there... This picture is taken from the back deck facing the Santa Rosa Sound:

We got back on the road, and I caught a couple of sunset shots:

I think this should clear up any questions about why I say I loved Pensacola and miss it dearly... Is it almost time to retire?