A much needed vacation

I mentioned in a post yesterday that we'll be going on vacation at the end of April. It's official now - both of our companys approved our time off. Some family friends own a condo in Orange Beach, AL (between Gulf Shores, AL and Pensacola, FL) and they are letting us stay for free! We're going in between 2 booked weekends, which is why they aren't charging us. The condo is on the 10th floor, in a building that is on the beach. This is what the views look like from the balcony:



We'll be leaving on a Sunday and driving straight there (12 hours) and staying until Thursday morning. Then we're planning on driving to New Orleans (3 hours) and spending the night there. The same family friend who owns the condo also has an apartment there that he lives in during the week, that we get to stay at for free. He said that there is a shuttle every 15 minutes that will take us from his place on St. Charles Ave to the French Quarter (about 2 miles away.) Then we'll leave Friday sometime and drive straight back (another 12 hours.)

It's a lot of driving, but I think will be so worth it. We'll get to spend 3 full days at the pool and beach, and spend another day/evening trying out things like oysters, poorboy sandwiches, and muffeletta sandwiches.

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!