Is Summer Here Yet?

It’s time to start thinking about summer camp because in a few more months school will be out. Kids will have to start complaining that they're bored, so now is the time to register them for summer camp before they become to full. I have found a great new website that shows all the camps here in Florida. Some camps are doing things the old school style in wilderness and some are undertaking new adventures in some of the most unlikely places.... theme parks! A lot of these camps are counting down the days to when they can throw open there doors and start as many adventures for the kids as humanly possible. A few I thought were interesting are... snorkel camping, Tampa's Aquaruim camp, travel camp, Disney/MGM Studios film making camp, and so many more. I wish they had stuff like this when I was a kid. So, check out these featured camps and let me know what you think?

I'll Have Some Water Please...

Aquatica is a water park that Sea World built. The park features over 36 water slides, 6 rivers/lagoons, and a huge beach area to relax. I watched this video and that was it for me, I was sold and booked my family's summer vacation. This seems like so much fun. Have any of you been here or maybe heard about Aquatica?

Pour Some Sugar On Me...

Def Leppard with REO Speedwagon and Styx Concert at Germain Arena this Sunday.

The standard list for preparing for an 80’s concert…

First, one must have the hair, the BIG hair with lots or Rave hairspray. The Big hair must include one of these characteristics… feathered, stick-up bangs, mullet, multicolored, crimped, side ponytails, ultra-teased, platinum blonde, or just a ton of glitter in it.

Second, one must have a fully painted face, as if you were a person that juggles balls and goes to kids parties for a living. Oh and please don’t forget the fake mole.

Third, depending on the occasion please don’t forget the variety of tops such as…neon color shirts, leather jackets with chains, sleeveless shirts, crop tops, Ocean Pacific tops, and the off the shoulder look.

Fourth, the legs need a more subtle look like, spandex with leg warmers or any exercise gear, tight leather pants, parachute pants, colored hose with rips, super tight minis, and stonewashed jeans.

Fifth, accessorizing this look requires great detail here is the list…
~Clock Necklaces ~Friendship Stuff ~Many Swatches ~Swatch Protectors
~Plastic Charms ~Hoop Earrings ~Slouch Sock ~High Tops ~Puff Paint

~Safety Pins ~Beads ~Slap Bracelets ~Rubber Bracelets ~Jellies

~Big Hair Bows ~Neon color braces ~Neon rubber bands

~Croc Dundee Hats ~Rhinestone Glove ~Brimmed Hats

~Neon Book Covers ~High-tops

If you achieve any of these minor or shall I say fun/crazy looks you'll fit right in.

Dancing In The Street

Groove Street is a great little club in Ft. Myers that plays the 70’s up until to today’s music. Well, the other night I thought it would be fun for a few of us couples to get together and go dancing there. When we got there, we went straight to the bar for some lemon drops. After feeling a little warm from the lemon drops, we ran out to the dance floor.

While dancing, we noticed a costume birthday party and one girl was dressed as Sandra Dee from Grease. So, my friends and I had to request Summer Nights from the sound track Grease, it was only appropriate for the occassion. When the DJ decided to play Summer Nights our whole group happened to be on the dance floor and us girls split from the boys as we started to sing the lyrics to the boys. Well then, the cutest thing happened, the boys began to sing the lyrics to us girls and all the people on the dance floor created a huge circle around us. As we got toward the end of the song we went back over to our husbands and sung the ending into their eyes. Awe…

It was great because after it was all over with we received a round of applause for our improvish moment. I’ll tell you I felt like I was in the movie. This is a memory I’ll never forget and the best part is that everyone around us had a blast as well.

Live Blogging Brew Babies Style

8:14pm I walked into Brew Babies and noticed that because it rained the place wasn't completely full as usual. So, we actually got to pick where we wanted to sit. I felt a little uncomfortable pulling out my lab top, so I asked the server if it would be rude to get on my lab top and she said no, not at all.

8:18 I'm checking out the people, and across from us is a table of four. I'm trying to ease drop on their conversation and I hear some type of English accent, so I think they are from Europe?

There is also a cute old couple right next to us, who isn't saying anything to each other. They seem very interesting, the older lady is short and plump with huge black round prescription glasses. While the man is super skinny and tall with his pants all the way up to his chest area.

8:24 Their menu changes every week, so it's always a surprise to see what they will have...hum mm, very nice menu. I am going to have the almond crusted cranberry haddock and my husband is having the slow roasted prime rib, mm mm....

8:25 I just can't get over how the rain has dampened the amount of people who came this evening. Well I suppose that about 50% of the seating is underneath the stars. I asked the server after we ordered our meals what happened tonight as far as where all the people were? And she explained, that a lot of the reservations were for outside seating. The owners had to cancel the band because the rain. This means they called back all the people who made reservations and most of the people canceled at that point. I thought it was interesting that by calling all those people the owners sacrificed money for their reputation. To me this is what I call good business and that is why this place is usually packed.

8:27 A server brought the little old couple two salads. The old lady told the server they didn't order the salads. Then the server told them they can have them and there will be no charge. It was so cute because the little old lady gobbled down the salad while the old man seemed puzzled. The server asked if everything was okay, and the old man said very loudly, "no I didn't order the salad and I don't want it." His wife yelled at him, "Charlie."
I think she was embarrassed. The server took the salad from him and apologized for giving him the salad.

****I'm thinking...what the hell was that crabby old man thinking???

8:43 The food is here already??? WOW, mm mm.... I'll be back...

8:59 There is no way to describe what I just ate. I basically scarfed it down. As I was eating I noticed my husband didn't even stop to take a breath as well.

9:05 I can't really hear the Engish folks, but they are making some interesting faces as they are talking.

9:10 The server came over and asked if we wanted desert?...a chocolate Guinness cheesecake, chocolate cake, creme brulee, key lime pie, and carrot cake all made this morning by the way. We chose the chocolate Guinness cheesecake.

9:12 I noticed the little old lady was trying to ease drop on my husband and I, so I smiled at her and she smiled back. She then asked me what I was doing? I just replied, "working on school work." Then the server walked up to give them their bill. The old man Charlie looked over it and started to complain that the bill was to much and the old lady told him to shut the hell up and pay it...

*******She must be mad at him or something or maybe married for too long?

9:15 The server came over and set down our desert. We both took a bit and melted in our seats. We then finished it off.

9:19 I watched the old man grow impatient looking around for the server to pick up the bill, so they could go home. He then jumped up and walked over to her handing her the bill.
I feel so bad for that server. He is just standing there while he is waiting for her to ring it up.

9:22 Our bill comes and my husband hands the server our credit card.

9:23 The old man yells to his wife, "Betty get up and come on, lets go." His tone wasn't nice at all. She yelled at him, "shut the hell up, I'm coming."
The English people began to get quite and stared at her as she got up.
Little miss Betty looked over at them and said, "what." as she raised her hands.
They looked at one another and smiled, then telling her too have a most splendid evening and she said, "not with him." under her breathe.
They all kind of laughed and began back to there conversations.

9:29 The server brings our bill and tells us to have a wonderful evening. Now It's time to pack up, so have a bloody good evening as well!

Mystery Dinner Train Vegas Style

I kind of think of Ft. Myers as a place that has things to do you just got to look for them. So I made it my mission to find a new place to take my husband Stephen for his 30th birthday. When searching I stumbled upon the Dinner Train ride through a friend who was working on the there. My husband had no idea of where I was taking him and he was surprised to find that we were going on the dinner train. He also had no idea at the time I knew one of the characters. The plot was about a wedding in Vegas and the wife cheated on the soon to be husband with another man…well that woman just happened to be me and when I walked up from what my husband thought the bathroom, I claiming my love for Stephen. The face my husband made was priceless, he had no idea of what to do. As the scenes went on my husband was completly shocked, but Stephen continued to play right into the scenes. This ended up being a great success and Stephen never could get over it. He told me that this was the best unexpected birthday gift he had ever received.

Birthdays are a fantastic way to be creative and share memories that last a lifetime. Have any of you ever done something crazy that was memorable for someone’s birthday?

Will The Real Beef Restaurant Please Stand Up?

Bern's Steak House is one of Tampa Bay’s landmarks! This is my personal favorite place to go. This restaurant has been around for over 40 years and continues being owned and run by the founder's son David Laxier. The ambiance is as though you walked into a huge creepy old house. It is amazing the way they do business, the waiters train onsite and in their very own gardens for years before they make it to server status. Each and every visitor gets a tour of the kitchen and wine seller after dinner to see the fine quality in which the food is prepared. The wine collection is really tiny, there is over a million wines and over a billion dollars worth of inventory. Some of it is kept in the restaurant wine seller, and some in a secret wine storage facility nearby. The aged beef has led this restaurant to win many awards and tons of free marketing from its visitors. Get custom cuts ranging from an individual size to enough for an entire group. I happened to go with the sea food and have the tuna. By the way it was the best damn tuna I have ever had.

So… history, culture, incredible food and ambiance, this is definitely not your typical restaurant experience.…Oh and I can’t forget to tell you about the second floor desert room......each booth looks as though you stepped into a large barrel that has dimmed lighting and your own personal radio with various stations for your delight. The deserts are incredible and cigars are available as well. If your ever in the area this is a must, I mean, President Bush stops in now an then, so why not you???

A Breeze of Not So Fresh Air…

The other day I went to the Fort Myers Ale House for lunch. I thought taking my daughter out to lunch during school was a cool motherly type gesture. We end up getting there and were seated near the bar area in a booth. I’ve always been very weary of sitting near the bar with my daughter, but it wasn’t as if we were actually at the bar. So, Haley and I looked over the menu and were ready to order. I started to look around for the server and she was nowhere to be found. I took another look around only to discover a man lifting up his butt cheek and out came the utter sound of gas combustion flowing out of his nasty ass in a nonchalant manner. My daughter and I looked at each other with total disgust and laughed.

I always knew the Ale House wasn't fine dining. The Ale House however, has always had a great menu and is a clean place to eat. BUT... this whole let it out in public type of attitude makes me wonder if it's just a bar thing or the clientele in general? Which ever one it maybe, I know I won’t be sitting anywhere near that bar again because I'm scared for life. I often wonder now and then if it might be a good idea to have signs up similar to this one?