Key West, FL

Steve & I just got back from a week in Key West! His parents own a timeshare there, so we fortunately get to enjoy it with them! We always go the first week in August because it is the opening week of lobster season in Key West. Steve and his dad always spend a day or two diving for & catching lobsters! There is quite an art to it as lobsters are very skiddish creatures. This year, Steve caught about 10, but was only able to bring back 3 due to the others being pregnant or too small. His dad was able to bring back 4 & we had a big lobster dinner one night (I ate chicken). :) They had a blast lobster diving! On the other hand, scuba diving didn't work out so well for me this year. Steve & I went on a pretty dive but I ended up getting very sea sick (even with dramamine!). They say once you get down under water you feel much better, but that wasn't the case for me. I spent most of the 1/2 day dive trip hanging over the side of the boat, if you know what I mean. It was terrible & pretty embarrassing. Luckily, I wasn't the only one sick so that made it a tad bit better. A few of the other highlights were: sunny days by the pool/beach, pool bingo(steve's mom won the jackpot!), sunset dinners on the beach, getting to be in a commericial shoot, touring Hemmingway's home, shopping, Mallory Square and much more! We absolutely loved our trip to Key West--thanks Marlene & Sheldon!

Headed to dinner with the family

Sunset dinner on the beach

Showing off their catches just before the cleaning!

We took a tour of Ernest Hemmingway's home that was very interesting. Here are a couple of pictures from that:


We went to dinner our last night with another family that we have gotten to know over the years at Key West. To our surprise, the restaurant was shooting a new commercial & just as we all sat down, they came over and offered our whole table free drinks if we would let them take pictures & film us throughout dinner! Then, he wanted Kate, Sarah & I to go and pose with our drinks in the sun for some more pictures. It was random & crazy, but fun! Too bad its just a local commerical! ;)