Marvelous May

Wastin away again in margaritaville....

May got off to an amazing start as Kevin and I headed down to Key West with Tim and Rach for my birthday present. I had been counting down the days for this trip since January!
It was a team effort to care for the boys while we were gone for 4 days. Alek started out at Jakey's so he could go to school Wednesday and Thursday. He was so excited to stay with Jake and hang out at LaLa and Jim's. He kept asking me when we were leaving! Maks headed down to Granmom and Poppy's. Then Thursday they came up and picked Alek up at school and spent the night back down there. They had a nice time visiting MeMe and going to the hair salon with her. She was able to show off her boys in person, she was so happy. Later that day, Noni picked them up and headed back to our house, so her and Pop could take over the reigns from there.

They spent the weekend, they headed to Joe's communion party saturday and had brunch with Nana on Sunday. Alek and Maks had a blast while we were gone. Which is wonderful, it is so easy to relax on vacation when you know your kids are having a great time and are in great hands. So thanks for everyone for making our getaway so easy!

So, Key West was a blast!!

We flew into Ft. Lauderdale, picked up our rented convertible and cruised on down through the Keys.

It was a gorgeous sunny day, felt so good to be in pure sun, no rain clouds, no crazy weather, just clear skies and sun.

We stopped for lunch at Hog Heaven in Islamorada. It was right on the water and the food was awesome, the Landshark Lager was really good too!
We continued on and made a stop at our favorite place in Marathon-The Island Fish Company. Margarita tasted really good!
Several hours later we rolled into Key West and into The Parrot Key Resort.


We checked into our townhome, went and stocked up on some staples at Walgreens, took a quick break and headed onto down to Duval Street.


The Flyers were playing so we were in search of a great bar to watch the game. Thankfully local guy Pat Croce owns the perfect combination Key West/Philly Bar, The Rum Barrel.

This bar was awesome, Philly food, island food, all philly sports on. We had a great time watching the game, eating and drinking, despite the loss. This bar ended up being our go to place each night, watching the Flyers sadly lose and the Phillies win. We brought home shirts and gifts designating us as the Southermost Phillies Fans!

Days were spent lounging by the pool and soaking up the sun. Our resort had four pools to choose from which was perfect, because there were some rather loud and obnoxious people there. I will never understand how people yell to each other across an entire pool and hold a whole conversation this way. This family drove us nuts, but thankfully we could easily escape them!

I read 3 books in four days on my Kindle. It was awesome, just pure relaxtion.

The guys went tarpon fishing on Friday, but had no luck. They had a good time though, I imagine it was just gorgeous out there on the flats!

We took in Mallor Square and the gorgeous sunset, walked around Duval street, hit some of our favorites bars like Captain Tony's, Turtle Kraals, and Irish Kevin's. The people watching on Duval street is spectacular!

We were there for Cinco de Mayo and enjoyed some Coronas and margaritas. We ate well and enjoyed dinners at Conch republic Seafood company, Half Shell Raw Bar and The Commodore. The Commodore was amazing. We sat upstairs at open air windows and looked out over the marina. The food was absolutely amazing. I highly recommend it if you are looking for an really nice dinner.

It seemed to be the week of sports when we were there, between the Flyers and Phillies and then saturday was the Derby. We watched the race at the Half Shell which was fun. Their beer steamed shrimp is amazing!
We always seemed to wind up back at the Rum Barrel though. They have a roof top deck, eating area and bar with flat screen TVs. They have live music up there as well. We had a blast hanging out watching the game, trying new drinks served up by very fun bartender from delaware County.

A TV show that Kevin and I enjoy on HDTV, called Drinking Made Easy, was filming in Key West and it seemed like everywhere we went we just missed Zane and Steve. So one morning we ate breakfast at Schooner Wharf and there was Steve and his crazy beard, filming a couple parting shots. We got to meet him, great guy, best job in the world!

It was a great four days, so relaxing and just alot of fun. Of course it flew by, but we were anxious to get home and see our little men.

We pulled in our driveway the same time they did. They were so good at brunch, Noni took them to Target and spoiled them!

It was awesome to give them great big hugs, we missed them so much!

They had such a great time though while we were gone, I am sure they barely noticed we were away!

We arrived home on Mother's day, so I was given some very nice cards from my boys and beautiful flowers for my pots on the patio.

I especially loved my handmade cards from school!

Alek had to write a paragraph about me and reading it brought me to laughter and tears. This is what it said: "My mom's name is Kris. She is helpful and nice. My mom likes to play with me. My mom helps me clean my room and she plays baseball with me. My mom loves to eat pasta. My mom looks beautiful when she is in the sun. My mom is the best at making cake (ok, stop laughing, since everyone knows I dont bake!).

If I could give my mom anything in the whole world, I would give her a new car because she needs one. I love you mom."

Seriously, that was the best Mother's day card ever!

May has gotten off to a fabulous start. Baseball continues to keep us busy and it is going well. It is fun seeing how they improve each week!

School has been busy with field trips, book fair, water ice social and we got to see TT off to her prom. She looked stunning. Cannot believe in a few short weeks she will be graduating!

Please time, slow down......

There has been alot of rain unfortunately so a bunch of rain outs for our baseball games. The grass is green but soggy and we really would love some more sun so we can stay outside playing!!
We are looking forward to Memorial Day weekend, a quick trip to the beach and then back for JoJo's memorial day party and the parade! So happy summer is almost here!