As much as I loovvveee visiting with my rents in Miami, I hate the drive back to Tallahassee. Seven hours in a car is about six hours too long for this ADHD gal. Luckily I have some discount Valentine’s Day candy to help me out:
half off candy is the way to my heart
Normally we take the Turnpike, to i75, to i10 to get back to Tallahassee but on Monday we made a stop in Tampa to check out wedding venues! Some brides are concerned about lighting and dance floors, I am concerned about what I can climb on.
Imagine this but in a wedding dress…
The first place was gorgeous and wonderful but would be over our budget. The second place looked like a place that senior citizens play bridge on Wednesday mornings. So obvi we are still on the hunt for the perfect venue. Any suggestions for Tampa/St. Pete or Miami venues?? We are open to either.
We also did not realize just how quickly venues book up. The first option was already booked completely for February-March 2014 and had limited April dates. EEKK! Florida is a hurrican hot box from June through November so we are limited to a few months if I don’t want to be forced to evacuate the reception via Coast Guard boat. Wedding planning officially hit turbo drive.
While we were in Tampa we stopped at Bahamas Breeze for lunch. I thought that the real ‘no fried food for Lent’ test would be the Coconut Grove Art Festival but that was easy compared to the Bahamas Breeze menu. Since I couldn’t go with my go-to coconut fried shrimp, we ordered the crab-avocado tower instead:
I could have eaten 12 of these
Good decision and Lent friendly (we didn’t eat the chips)
For my main dish I got the ahi tuna salad and Matt got the grilled fish tacos. Mine was good but I had classic orderer’s remorse and drooled over Matt’s the whole time.
edamame=my new obsession
After stuffing our faces and getting in some good sun on the patio time, we hit the road. The next 4 hours were spent searching for the perfect Pandora station, chatting about how stupid wedding venue hunting is, and discussing dinner options. By the time we got to Tallahassee neither of us were in the mood to cook/grocery shop so we headed to Pho 7 for our first time. I am fairly new to Vietnamese food but this was great.
griled pork, fried egg, rice, veggies
FYI fried eggs don’t count towards fried food. The logic that I used to come to that conclusion is that I like fried eggs too much to ever give them up for 40 days.
Finally I made it home, showered, did not unpack, and fell asleep watching Family Guy. Welcome back to Tallahassee.
Roadtrips: love em or hate em?
I like them if we have a long time. Weekend roadtrips are too short to be enjoyable.
Seriously, any venue ideas?!?!
We do not want a banquet hall and a place that we could bring in our own food/booze would be ideal. It also needs to hold 150 people because we both have gigungous families.
How do you like your eggs?
Fried or poached.
Laura
/ February 20, 2013I wouldn’t mind a Florida road trip right about now. I’m so over winter in Boston! I’m sure you’ll find the perfect wedding venue – it’ll just take a little time!
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 20, 2013ah I’m cold just thinking about you up there!
allisonhayes91
/ February 20, 2013Weekend trips are definitely too short to be enjoyable. All that time in the car doesn’t feel worth it! Glad you got a chance to check out some places…you will find the perfect venue soon
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 20, 2013I agree. I think we spent more time in the car than in Miami!
pickyrunner
/ February 20, 2013I want to get married on a beach someday. That’s pretty much my only requirement. Anywhere warm would be nice though! I would pick a place that has meaning to you. Otherwise the day won’t be as special. That’s the way I look at it, at least.
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 20, 2013Yea I didn’t realize that I would be so picky but apparently I am lol
Alex @ therunwithin
/ February 20, 2013that tuna on your salad looks amazing. i know the planning is probably the toughest, hang in there
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 20, 2013If there is tuna on the menu I will usually order it
Running In Heels
/ February 20, 2013All of those meals look incredible! I would be all over that avocado tower!!
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 20, 2013It was sooooo good!
Laura @ RunningJunkie
/ February 20, 2013Fried eggs! Yummy! They totally don’t count as fried. When I make them I just crack them into a nonstick pan. No oil or butter.
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 20, 2013I’m the same way, just the egg and the pan!
Rachel @ Undercover Diva: A Sitcom
/ February 20, 2013I LOVE road trips! In fact, I just took a mini road trip to Sarasota this past weekend ! i don’t like eggs at all… i’m weird! The texture is too much for me!!!
Rachel @ Undercover Diva: A Sitcom
/ February 20, 2013Would it be too much to hold your wedding at an aquarium? I really wanna get married on the beach, but that would be my next choice!
Runner Girl Eats
/ February 20, 2013I looked at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa and it isn’t too bad if our guest list was closer to 100 but at 150 its not an option :/ The weddings pics there were incredible though!
kelseyruns
/ February 20, 2013I always have order remorse when I’m eating with someone else!! I only eat eggs scrambled and scrambled very well! Other wise I think they taste alive…I’m weird, I know.