We wanted to go somewhere warm with a beach. That's about all we knew in deciding where to go. My cousin Jennifer and her husband Neal went to a place in Florida called Siesta Key for their honeymoon and a few other times too and I always thought it sounded so beautiful and fun. And since it met our criteria for warm and beachy, we decided we would go there. Not to mention we had so many good suggestions on where to go and what to see, and more importantly, what to EAT!
I will have to say that we had the BEST FOOD EVER while in Siesta Key. Breakfast was our favorite meal of the day and we bounced back and forth between 2 places that we wish we could've taken home with us. Seriously, we didn't have a bad meal while we were there. And looking at all these photos makes me want to burst into tears and catch the first plane back. Wearing a bib, of course.
It was still dark when we arrived at the airport that morning to leave, so when we saw these, we had to take a pic out of the airplane window!
Welcome to Siesta Key, Florida!
Here is a pic of the first breakfast we had at the Broken Egg Restaurant. They had the most unbelievable breakfast hashbrown casserole EVER!!!!! And Wes insisted we try the world's largest blueberry pancake. Which I happily obliged, even though it was full o' gluten :)
That first day was the sunniest day of our trip (we had a lot of rain and clouds) and we stopped to take some pics of the beautiful water.
We went to dinner at a place called "The Old Salty Dog" that was highly recommended to us AND also featured on Man Vs. Food. I wanted the seafood and Wes, on the other hand, got the SALTY DOG. But not only did he just order the Salty Dog, but he ordered the works. Now before I explain what that means, be prepared to have a heart attack just reading what is on it: 8 slices of cheese, sauerkraut, mushrooms, and bacon all on a beer battered fried hot dog. With fries in case that other stuff didn't clog up your arteries enough. We also tried mussels for the first time which I didn't care for and Wes licked the bowl :)
For breakfast the next day, we decided to try Jenny and Neal's favorite spot called the Sungarden Cafe. We loved this place too! I had a breakfast casserole that was AMAZING and Wes got a ham croissant that was as big as my son's head. Seriously. And we also tried a waffle with bacon and pecans baked in because, hey, we were on vacation!
This day was pretty gloomy off and on, but we wanted to at least visit the beach. We walked around a nearly empty beach and came across this awesome sand sculpture.
Our last day in Siesta Key we spent at a beach right by our resort called Turtle Beach. It was not as crowded but the waves were so much fun!!
I wish we had taken more pictures, but we were so busy most of the time we just flat out forgot to bring the camera along. I hope you enjoyed a glimpse into our trip. I am actually kind of depressed realizing that most of our pictures were of food :) Oh, well. Contrary to what you might think, we actually did not come back with an extra 5 pounds. Thank goodness we walked almost everywhere! :)
