My sister & I arrived around the same time in Panama City, FL where we rented a car & made the 45 minute drive over to Destin. We got all checked in to the Hilton Sandestin Resort & the first thing we did while waiting for our parents to arrive was bought a beverage, ordered some chips/salsa & sat outside by the pool soaking in the sun. It was wonderful!
This was the view from our hotel patio:
Saturday was a perfect day. We enjoyed breakfast with our family, then my sister & I packed a bag & made our way down to the beach for some fun in the sun. Later that afternoon was my cousin's wedding. We enjoyed people watching, listening to the waves & the seagulls flying up above, reading our books & enjoying some lunch on the beach - it was heavenly.
By mid-afternoon we headed back inside to get ready for the wedding. After I had showered, I noticed that I looked really red & was annoyed because I had put on SPF 15 sunscreen. My sister & I are the same skin-tone & she didn't look burnt at all (other than her knees & the tops of her feet where she forgot to put sunscreen :) so I didn't know why I looked so red?!
As the evening went on I kept getting more red but it didn't really hurt like a sunburn would. My dad is a pharmacist & had asked me if I was on any photo-sensitive medication & I didn't have a clue so I had told him everything I am on. Come to find out, he told me the NSAID's, the BCP & the Dexamethason (steriod) that I am on are all "photo-sensitive" meds & the reason my skin was so red was due to the reaction from the sun exposure. It never occurred to me that I might have to be careful in the sun while taking all these meds!?
Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, by the next morning the edema had settled in my lower legs & it felt like hot needles were stabbing me in my shins when I got up to walk. The pain eventually faded away after about 5 minutes of getting up but it was rough going until then. I spent what down-time I could elevating my legs & applying cold compresses, rubbing cold aloe gel on any chance I could & eating Tylenol like it was candy. Flying on Monday didn't help the situation any. As I got off the plane I looked down & noticed I had cankles :(
Compared to the foot pic above you can definitely tell they are swollen! At least my toes are pretty :)So let this be a lesson learned ladies - please make sure & find out if the meds you are on are sun-sensitive or not. You can thank me later :)
Here are a few more pics from my wonderful weekend....
Me, my parents & my sister at the wedding:
The beach house in the middle is where my cousins' family stayed. The wedding was located right in front. You can see some of the adirandock chairs set up for the guests: 
My cousin Drew (the groom) seating his mom (my aunt): 
Here comes the bride with her dad & mom:
Exchanging the rings:
Introducing the new Mr. & Mrs: 
The reception was held aboard The Solaris for a sunset dinner cruise around the harbor:
Mmmmm - wedding cake:
Sunday we awoke to an extremely foggy & cool day so me & my sister decided to spend such a dreary day shopping at the Silver Sands Factory Outlet mall. Unfortunately, we didn't find too many deals that just had to be purchased so I guess that was a good thing. I even passed on buying a new purse at the Coach Factory store - shocking, I know!
The rest of the afternoon was spent in the hotel lounge with the wedding guests & my sister & I even snuck in a short nap! Then we enjoyed a fabulous seafood dinner at Louie Louie with the newlyweds, my parents, grandparents, aunt & uncle. It was a great ending to a fabulous weekend with my wonderful family.
By 4:30am Monday morning my sister & I were headed to the airport in Panama City to catch an early flight & make our way back home. We were sad to be leaving the beach & heading back to the cold weather (my sis to Wisconsin & me to Kansas) & cold it was! When we left Destin it was 65 degrees & I was rudely greeted by 26 degree temps & snow on the ground in Kansas as I got off the plane!
Hmmmm - I wonder if the hubby would mind if I go back in the very near future???
(oh, & for those of you who are wondering - AF did pack her bags & showed up the day I left for Florida & she hung out the entire time we were there. Thank goodness she behaved herself. There was no painful cramping or heavy flow like I thought there might be so that was a plus!)
4 comments:
sounds like it was a wonderful and WARM trip!! Sorry about the sunburn :/
what a wonderful trip!
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