43 is the new 29

Hi All -

Sorry its been a while since my last post. This past Tuesday was, as you all know, my birthday (Wooooo!). Glenn took me out to a nice dinner and presented me with a necklace he bought me in Marco Island. So pretty!

Not sure why that pic is sideways, but you get the idea.

Anyhow, we had more general festivities over this weekend. On Saturday, Glenn and I went to Historic Pass-A-Grille Beach. Not sure what makes it so historic, other than the fact it is old.

We went to dinner at a place called Sea Critters and sat out on the dock.

There were, in fact, a number of sea critters there, including a school of catfish.

Here's another sea critter, wearing a starfish necklace.

After dinner, we went to the rooftop deck of a very old restaurant called the Hurricane to watch the sunset. Lisha and Chad had actually taken us to this spot ten years ago.

It was a nice breezy spot to watch the sun sink into the ocean.

All in all a fun evening.

On Sunday, we headed to Davis Island to take a class in Stand Up Paddleboarding. We will probably get some more pics in the days to come from the place's Facebook page, but here is one - Glenn and I are in the foreground, receiving a long list of instructions.

I had long thought that paddleboarding looked peaceful and relaxing, just gliding over the water, and was very excited to try it.

Instead it was an exhausting workout. Every muscle in my body was shaking after about ten minutes, and when I got off the thing, I started seeing spots and seriously thought I might faint into the sand. It is harder than it looks and it was hot as hell.

You have to concentrate the whole time to keep your balance, and you can't stop paddling because the momentum is what helps you balance (like riding a bike - when you stop, you fall over.) So NOT relaxing.

When we were done, I said to Glenn, "Hey, let's never do that again."

I'm probably the first person ever to hate Stand Up Paddleboarding, but I am willing to live with that distinction. Glenn did well and neither of us fell off, but that's definitely the first and last time I do that.

Maybe we'll stick to birdwatching.

 That's it for now, peeps!