Another memorable evening

After my day in the sun, I went shopping for something a little dressier than athletic bra and sweat pants to wear to dinner later that evening. I don't have a GPS (and don't want one...unless someone insists on giving one to me as a gift) - but I'm pretty good with the low-tech version of a GPS. A map - what a concept!

I found a shopping area with my favorite stand-by Marshall's, and dove in to dig around for something suitable to wear to dinner. I had absolutely NO LUCK on my side and ended up with a tie-dyed shirt (that could pass for a bathing suit cover up AND a casual top for dinner) and a khaki skirt 2 sizes too big for me, but I simply refused to spend a ton of cash on a summer outfit to wear one night in December - when I have plenty of dressy stuff at home, and especially given my fixed income.

Here's one more shot from the balcony, this time at sunset. Beautiful.



One of Nancy's friends picked me up around 6:00 at the condo and we drove to Ft. Lauderdale, about 10-15 minute drive, to meet Nancy at a great restaurant on Los Olas called Big City Tavern. Feeling a little self-conscious in this very posh part of town, I didn't take any pictures of the food or the interior of the restaurant - but suffice to say it was all very well done and my dinner of Rigatoni Bolognese was superior to any I've had before.

After dinner, the conversation soured somewhat as we discussed such things as politics, religion and abortion (just kidding) so we walked around a few cute shops to take our minds off the heavy conversation. These are Nancy's old stomping grounds from when she grew up, and she knew loads of interesting detials about the places we were walking. The whole area was pretty fabulous - in sort of a San Francisco meets Charleston kind of way. While I'm not a fan of say, South Beach, this area, Ft. Lauderdale, is a different kind of place with a more mature sensibility to it. I could just kick myself for not having taken a single picture that night!