BILOXI the mini Vegas

I made it to Biloxi!  I started off my trip with a pho noodle bowl, I'm addicted thanks to ALLIE!

We gambled and had a fabulous dinner.  I have NEVER had such fresh scallops in my life, they were sweet and tender, I could eat them everyday until I went home if I could!  Tonight's the captains party,  a craw fish boil with cocktails. (Every tournament has a captains party, it's when the boys enter the Calcutta and the tournament begins)

Tomorrow morning the boys and the boat leave to go 200 miles off shore.  Allie flys in tomorrow evening and I'm so happy to have someone here to enjoy BILOXI with me!  I know we will have a great time and I can't wait for her to get here!  Last year Brandi and I had a GREAT time. 

Hope everyone is enjoying their week!  I'll report back on how the Captain party goes. :)

A GOOD FISHING YEAR TO COME!

Fishing season is around the corner! It’s my favorite part of the summer. Last year was exciting, we caught tons of fish and I went on my first all GIRL tournament and we won First place Wahoo. The boy tournaments didn’t go over so well, but this year I have a feeling their due for a big one! Here are some pictures of last years fishing season, oh the good times. I’m hoping to post a picture with my 1000 pound Marlin this year! Please stick this on all of your vision boards for me; I will BUY you a drink!

(Picture above is me catching my first Cobia, picture below is of my first Cobia...don't worry we ate him for dinner..and yes he was very GOOD)

Wahoo 1st place @ Orange Beach Ladies Tourn.

The crew for the LADIES TOURN.


My first STRIPE MARLIN in CABO

Amber Jack, Jim, and ME

(I won't hold AMBER JACK'S because they have worms)

Jaclyn, Jason, Me, and Jim last October for a fun trip

Mako SHARK last year on Stephen's boat, did you know MAKO taste like swordfish, it was good. (This Mako was mean, he was circling our boat for hours eating all our grouper and snapper we were catching...Stephen and the boys caught him without a fishing reel!

Jim catching bait for us

A good day

Bill cleaning the fish

Jim and his Black Grouper

The boy's with a variety of bottom fish

A Spoonful of Drama

It was a nice weekend with a spoonful of Drama.  You know Brandi and I had a great time, but our other friends are going through something I hope to never go through.  I feel for everyone, especially the children.  I hate how each one has told me bits and pieces, there is 3 involved.  A wife, husband, and his best friend.  I would have rather not known, but this is life and I know not everything is peach and king.  I hate that this has happened, I hope everything turns out alright in the end.

On a lighter note, Brandi and I enjoyed the beautiful beaches and wonderful seafood while we were there.  We always have so much fun, I love that girl :).  We ate so much seafood I dreamed of Mahi Mahi and dancing shrimp last night.  

I will post more pictures tomorrow, I need to rest up and give my fur terds some attention.

The Emerald Coast

Tomorrow we leave for Destin.  Jim has entered the Emerald Coast Classic Bill Fish Tournament...I told him I should go since I know how to win but he didn't fall for it.  Brandi and I found a condo on the beach and I'm sure most of our days will be laying out on the sand.  I will take pictures, Destin has beautiful beaches. 

We also have found a water park we might go to, I love lazy rivers and slides.  It's called Big Kahuna's.  The only thing I have a problem with is I'm sure there are millions of rug rats running around since school is out.  You know they pee every chance they can get in all the pools. 

My favorite thing to do when I'm out of town is eat out.  I plan my whole day around lunch and dinner.  I will be eating all the fresh seafood I can eat.  There is this great restaurant in Destin that serves fresh shrimp, fish, and sushi rolls.  They even have a Cowboy Roll which is a steak sushi..sounds nasty but it's quite tasty.  I will eat a shrimp for all of you :)  The restaurant is located out on a fishing dock.  So you know the fish is fresh.  You can see the boats coming in an unloading there catch for the day.  I can't wait! :)

 Tonight I will cook on my EGG one last time before he gets a break.  I will make balsamic vinegar glazed steaks with garlic mashed potatoes.  Baby Bear I'm sure will watch since he knows the suitcase is out.  It will be a short trip this time.  I am excited about the Beach.  Destin by far is the best tournament spot.  Cant WAIT!

The Weekend and the BOAT

I promised to post pictures of my weekend so here they are.  I will show you where I stayed and what it looked like being out there so far away .  :)

(Picture taken Saturday evening right before our dinner)

(Billy helping me rig my bait)

(It took us 5 hours to get to the oil rigs, this was about 2:30 in the morning, I caught my first tuna about 15 minutes later...The oil rigs look small in these pictures but there huge, they even had helicopter pads on top)

(This was inside of the boat, its very DIRTY)

(This is where you drive the boat, there are 2 levels to the tower, I love sitting up there while trolling)

(Here we are before we weighed our fish in, we didn't know it was the winning fish yet)

We leave again this weekend.  Jim is on the tournament this time and I will be on the beach with Brandi.  Brandi and I have so much fun, we cant wait!  We will be in beautiful Destin.  The beaches are white with aqua blue water.  Look forward to it!

Headed to the Beach this Weekend

I will be going up to Orange Beach, AL this weekend for the first Marlin Tournament. I cant believe it's already Memorials Day! Time flys by so quickly. After this tournament I should be home for a couple of weeks. I need it. I hate that I will be gone this weekend since I have been away for the Vegas Money Show and Jaclyn's wedding, but its the first holiday weekend tournament and I would hate to miss it.