Leigh Leigh Land: You don't even know...

So...Friday's plans were to pick Tedder up at 10am and hit the road. Other arrangements needed to be made as well...canceling my trip to Dallas, apology calls to my sister-in-law, canceling assorted appointments, oh...and calling my boss for the day off...guess that's important too. After we got Tedder we hit to road (note - Wheelers and Levys are still somewhat suspect about whether or not we REALLY are coming). Along the way pictures were sent to them to document our actual travels toward the coast. I think they believed us once we passed through Corpus...Padre Leigh, Padre Ashley, and Padre Ted were coming!!!

Made it to Padre about 5pm on Friday...just in time for dinner a Louie's and sunset drinks at Wahoo! Other evening adventures include Lizzy's line dancing at Louie's and a serious dance party at the Quarterdeck Bar at the Radisson. I mean...you don't even know...

Saturday "morning" was spent cruising the island trying to find the perfect place for lunch...how did we end up at Whataburger (2nd day in a row for the crashers). Whataburger proved to be a bone of contention with our crew. I guess "no shirt, no shoes, no service" does not apply to Padre. Argh!

On to the beach...but wait...who knew Tedder had such an affinity for cheesy souvenir shops??? Must make one more pit stop prior to hitting the sand for these must have items we picked up... 1) Padre Island T-shirts
2) Shovel
3) Pirate hook, eye patch, and revolver
4) Dolphin knee board
5) and Puka beads

Now that we had that covered...off to the beach.

Saturday evening we had dinner at Blackbeard's....which was full of both cheers and jeers. I have such childhood memories of Blackbeard's how could I not enjoy it! And...best of all we were treated to a special viewing of one of the world's largest flounder! (note this flounder aka "the decoy" mysteriously made it into Lizzy's bolsa and made an encore appearance later in the night). Saturday night was also filled with a visit to Tequila Sunset, Wahoo and then played host to Teddy's first bungee jump (click here to watch cinematography at its best).

Of course...we finished up our weekend in Padre Saturday night back at the Radisson dancing to the sounds of Atomika...one of my new fav cover bands. Some of us even got a picture with part of the band...including the Meatloaf drummer look-a-like.

Sunday was the long road home, but the fun we had made it worth every hour. Thanks Levys/Wheelers for accommodating us crashers and putting up with our shenanigans and tomfoolery.

Other great moments, quotes, thoughts, things I glad about, notes, disclaimers, etc...
I'm so glad to know exactly where to get a good buttery nipple for a mere $3.50.
Manscapeing is far more commonplace than I ever expected it to be.
The front desk of Sunchase hates Ashley.
Don't mess with Tedder's customized burgers.
Lemon juice gives you a new hue.
The chuckie photo!
Back spins.
The dolphin and its ever present presence in our lives.
Dora and her ever present presence in our lives.
The iPod and its ever present presence in our lives.
Ford is a Padre snob.
Watery ranch.
Did Ford put lemon juice in his eyebrows?
Lupe the bartender.
Are you going to brush that?

Cheerleaders bug.
I might need to invest in a nice double headed beer bong.
Some people really know their capital cities.
Meatloaf the drummer.
Sleeping on a curved couch does in fact give you curvature of the spin.
The decoy is in my bolsa.
La Jaiba.
Palazzo pants may actually be making a comeback.
Padre Ford remains a myth.

And finally a nod to the quote of the weekend
"You don’t even know...
I almost nun chucked your ass!”