Spring Break Prep Begins

  Hey everyone! Hope y'all survived Mardi Gras okay, unfortunately I didn't get to go to many parades because I took a trip to a little place called Disney World which was pretty awesome if I do say so myself. Now that I'm finally back though, I can't wait for all the Spring Breakers to come to town. Yes, it's a little early for that....I know. But my brother, who's going to college in Tallahassee, is getting his Spring Break in March. So I decided it's about time to start telling all y'all who are coming down here about the more "summery" attractions. We all know that you're planning to spend some time on the beach, but forget your bathing suit? Not a problem, there are so many stores around here that sell everything you could possibly need. My personal favorite, Surf Style. I love it because there's so many around, you don't have to go very far. The best and biggest one is right across from the Hangout (which is a really cool restraunt, the food is not bad either). Anyways I gotta go, but I'll be letting you know about more cool places soon enough, see ya later!

Middle of the Week Activity

I don't know about you but sometimes I get restless during the week and get tired of waiting for the weekend. So one of the places I like to go that calms my mid-week blues is the Coffee Merchant. Every Thursday they have an open mic night, and sometimes in between those, they'll hire some live entertainment (who of which are always locals).. They're located right off of East 20th Avenue, right by Smoothie King. Its that road that you turn onto to get to 59. But if it's not a Thursday and you still wanna get out, I always like to go try my hand at tennis at one of the Phoenixes, don't have any rackets? No problem, head down to the front desk and ask for some! Even if its a rainy day, they have a raquetball court inside, but make sure you sign up ahead of time! See ya around! 

Mardi Gras Begins!!

And its finally here!!! Our famous Mardi Gras parades have started. In case you didn't know what Mardi Gras is, its a series of awesome parades that start happening around this time in Febuary. It originally started in the 1700s and has been around ever since. I know at one point in your life you've heard of Mardi Gras, and I don't blame you if you instantly think of New Orleans, but just to set the record straight, Mardi Gras originated in a little town called Mobile and I guess New Orleans loved our idea so much they just had to steal it. If anyone tries to tell you different, you can set them straight. Now when Mardi Gras comes around, there's this awesome thing that always comes with it...King Cake. Its the best thing you'll ever taste, the catch is though, if you eat it at any other time of the year besides Mardi Gras, you'll have bad luck for the whole year. And in every King Cake, theres a little plastic baby, whoever gets it has to buy the next cake. So while your down, go to WalMart in Gulf Shores and stock up on things that are purple, gold, and green and head to Mobile. If you don't wanna drive that far everytime you wanna see a parade, we just so happen to have some in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, I'll give ya'll a link to both the Mobile parade site, and our local parades, because it's definitely something that everyone needs to participate in! 

 

Mobile Parades 

 

Gulf Shores and Orange Beach

Busy Weekend

  Hey whats up everyone! Jeez this weekend sure has been a busy one for me. It was really cold Friday, and since I love warm weather, after school let out I went over to Phoenix West, worked out in their gym, and swam in the heated pool (it feels awesome after coming out of weather that's in the thirties..) Afterwards I met up with a couple of friends and headed down to Indigo Joe's in Foley, its right by the Target down there and they know exactly what someone who loves sports would want. Waking up Saturday morning, I decided it wasn't too bad outside, so I headed over to The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, if it sounds familar to you then it probably is, not a lot of people realize that Gulf Shores is the home of animal planet's show The Little Zoo That Could. I think its pretty cool that we're able to go there and see the animals in real life. Afterwards I walked down the road and ate at a place called Crico's, it might be small but the food is amazing, and theres always a friendly face. But if you wanna know the most perfect way of finishing off your weekend, take a nice long walk (or run) down our sandy white beaches, the weather is absolutely awesome, and even though its not quite bathing suit season yet, it's definitely getting there!