Beach Trip -- Biloxi, MS

Warning: This post contains a lot of photos!

Last week, my Dad had a conference to attend in Biloxi, MS. Mom and I decided to go along so we could enjoy some pool time. 

Then, on the last day, we took a boat ride to an island 11 miles off the coast. We got to spend the whole afternoon there. It was wonderful!

Enjoy the pictures! 

:-) 

We got to stay at the Beau Rivage. 

One night, I enjoyed some puzzles and the Olympics!

These are pictures of the Gulf as seen from the pool. 

Never-ending hallway?

This place was SO good! So delicious, that we went back the next night!
The first night we went I ordered Seafood Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with a Ceaser Salad and Garlic and Parmesan Roasted New Potatoes.

Spend a little time at the Arcade! 

A dessert one night: Mississippi Mud Pie

Pool attire for one of the days!

This is the next night at the Half Shell Oyster House. 

I ordered the Big Easy Surf 'n Turf: Steak on top of a Crab Cake with Lump Crab Meat on top, with a Ceaser salad and Cheese Grits. 

And each night that we went, we ordered appetizers of Oysters. 

I'm telling you, SO good!

Beach Boulevard 

Leaving for Ship Island from Gulfport, MS.

The boat we rode.

The only things on the island were a snack bar, showers, two pavilions,

and

Fort Massachusetts. 

Stingrays would swim around you in the water!
Along with schools of fish and hermit crabs.

Hermit Crab that I found in the water.

We got to go into Fort Massachusetts for a few minutes before our boat came back.

There was a lighthouse on the island, but in the 70s (?) some campers accidentally set it on fire and it burned down. 

Leaving the island. 

:-)

My Last Few Weeks in Alabama (Instagram-ed Style)

(This post is the definition of bittersweet.) 

I visited family in Memphis for a going away party and good-byes. 

I had my last few, fun weeks at work. 

I explored Tuscaloosa and went to a few new places one last time.

I said good-bye to sweet and amazing friends. 

I packed up my apartment and left my home of 5 wonderful years. 

And now, pretty much all my belongings are in storage, waiting until I use them again. 

Two suitcases and a backpack are what I have for the next 4 months on my new journey.