Return from Vacation

I'm back from vacation! My time spent in St. Augustine Florida was glorious and wonderful- a perfect balance of relaxation, great food, and time spent with family- everything a worthy vacation should be in my opinion! The weather was perfect - sunny and in the mid to high 70s for almost the entire time. The first day we were there, the weather was a bit too breezy to fully enjoy the beach but we bundled up a bit and went for it anyways. 

Every morning I went for a run on the beach while my mom walked. The sand on the beaches there is packed down pretty hard (you can even drive on the beaches there) which made for some pretty awesome beach running conditions. However, after my third day of beach running - my calves HURT. Major stretching/ massage/ yoga-ing needed over here. 

My aunt and mom enjoying coffee + breakfast on the beach

I enjoyed fresh fish and/or seafood at almost every meal. My fav meal was definitely the fish tacos I had for lunch on Friday at Flager Fish Co. The taco was a perfect sized lunch portion filled with fresh red snapper, crispy cabbage, tomatoes, fresh lime juice, and avacado with a spicy creamy chipolte sauce and accompanied by fresh delish seaweed salad (I love love love seaweed salad). 

My yummy fish taco!

Another delicious meal- crab cakes w/ hush puppies. Totes worth the extra calories!

We did our fair amount of shopping too during the week. We hit the outlet mall - scored some awesome workout/running gear at Under Armor and Nike- as well as some other local area hot spots. I originally was on a mission to find a white bridal shower dress. Unfortunately, I didn't find a white frock but I did find a minty green one (you know that perfect totes so hot right now sea-foam green shade?) that I'm going to be sporting at either my ten year high school reunion or my birthday in June. 

Beyond beautiful orchids at the farmer's market 

Nothing beats fresh citrus 

So, all in all, a successful vacation! For now, back to work! xoxo