Spring Break.

Once upon a time there was a wise, wise person who decided to reward students by giving them a week off from school to play with their friends. They could go anywhere they wanted to go, and do most anything they wanted to do. The only rules of the week were to relax and have fun. And all the students lived happily ever after.

...Until they had to return to school...

But seriously what is up with the Monday after spring break? I think I heard Mother Nature chuckling this morning as she told the rain to start falling as soon as my alarm went off at 7:15. It's a cruel, cruel world we live in... 

This spring break was my first break spent with my college friends. For various reasons I have been unable to attend in years past so I was extra excited to see what I was getting into. 

After a LOT of back and forth planning we settled on venturing to Perdido Keys, Fla. (commonly referred to as Flora-Bama because of its strategic placement on the Alabama/Florida border...which, I am embarrassed to admit, I didn't know existed until this trip...)

 If you're looking for a destination of sightseeing, fine dining and activities galore...go elsewhere. There's not a whole lot to do but with a group of roughly 22 people you don't need a whole lot. We are a group that very much brings our own entertainment and were more than content with the company of one another (and our alcoholic beverages). 

We all stayed in the same building, boys on the 11th floor and girls on the 6th, in what was referred to as a "penthouse" which I laughed at until we walked in. It honestly was too nice for us. We're talking wrap-around balcony, 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms complete with steam showers, jacuzzi bathtub, private elevator access, granite and stainless steel kitchen, separate bar area, original paintings on the wall... it was amazing. 

Not to mention the fact that our place had a heated pool with beach access, was a whopping 352 feet from the (only) bar: The Flora-Bama (which is a whole other post in itself) and directly across the street from a Waffle House and liquor store. So there's that. 

I can't believe that the week has already come and gone. I always viewed it as a marker of "you're almost done with college" and I am just really not ready for that. But it's here. It's happening and there is nothing I can do about it. So thank God I'm enjoying it with the best of them (said in Kristin Wiig accent from Bridesmaids plane scene). 

Xx, 

Lo.