First (what we hope to be annual) Port A Dance Party Weekend

So this weekend some of my girlfriends and I decided to have a little get away. We decided to go to Port Aransas because well where else could you be practically unclothed in 98 degree weather (hush, you know if you could you would be naked all the time too in this heat) We had a fantastic time and have decided we will attempt to make this an annual trip!

So here we go....

Things I LOVE about Port A

• getting to wear my fab VS black bandeau swimsuit paired with a fantastically cheap black sun hat from Wal Mart
• drinking margs on the beach with random strangers we met from Austin, who happened to help us get unstuck in the sand
• the fabulous gift shops!
• a cutie cute boutique called Ragdolls boutique....it's a little pricey but nonetheless one of the most adorable little shops I have been to....so worth taking a look
• the word "grody".....Stacey used this word sixteen thousand times in a matter of two days using it describe everything she thought was disgusting...this included everything from our hotel, to some of the food we ate, to us after laying out all day and being sandy
• UV...ok so I was introduced to a new cocktail this weekend, and it was decided that this would be our signature Port A cocktail.....mix Pink Lemonade UV, a touch of Sprite and add a cherry and you have a delicious refreshing drink for an afternoon at the beach
• Fin's Burgers & Seafood-Being a vegetarian it can be sometimes difficult to go out to eat with other people and so I usually settle for a garden salad or something to that effect....not here! Fin's Burger and Seafood had the most AMAZING black bean burger! I paired mine with some sweet potato fries and I was in heaven! Big kudos to Fin's for keeping us veggie heads in mind! Ps the other girls loved their meals as well, absolutely a two thumbs up for anyone traveling to Port A in the near future
• Being referred to as SATC girls! We had a fantastic set up at the beach a great table, great chairs, music, a full buffet of veggies, fruit and hummus! It was so fantastic!
• Pink flip top sunglasses-my friend Jessica brought these with her this weekend and they were oh so adorable...very throwback to Dwayne Wayne from A Different World....LOVED them!

Things I didn't so much love about Port A

• Our awful hotel....note to everyone when planning a trip on a whim, your odds are better to sleep in your car than to settle for a sketch hotel.....strange people, strange smells, and funky sheets....seriously just sleep in your car or don't try to plan a trip four days before you go
• The sand....the sand sucks....first off apparently it's very difficult to drive in, we most certainly got stuck driving on the sand...secondly it gets everywhere... the car is gross, my bags are gross, sand finds its way into anything....third i am pretty sure even though I have taken two showers since getting back, there is still sand on me, I don't know where exactly, but I still feel very "grody" as Stacey so nicely puts it
• The ferry....the ferry is stupid and long and inconvenient....and weird looking people work there for instance in the same trip I saw a man with a jerry curled ponytail and a woman with one tooth...literally it was ONE tooth
• San Juan Mexican Restaurant-So I was not going to list the names of the bad places we ate but I feel the need to warn everyone about this place.....A sad attempt on their part to make me a vegetarian dish turned into food poisoning for me....Jess and Stacey were both sick too after eating and the food overall was ick....so this place=no bueno in my books
• Sun burn...although you could say this one is really not Port A's fault and mostly ours for not applying enough sunscreen...but still...I am very RED today and my hair may or may not be crispy from being baked in the sun for six hours....
• The fact that everywhere has OUTSIDE bathrooms, and they are not just outside, they are Port-O-Potties....gggrrrooossss....I understand that everyone there hates the sand too, but really? Put a rug out instead making this sassy girl wait until I find an indoor bathroom (which by the way doesn't happen until your like an hour away)

Now for picture time!

Me doing my very best pouty lips model impression to show off the cutie cute VS swimsuit

 

    
Jess's fantastic pink flip up sunglasses!

 

Stacey probably referring to something as "grody"

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Jess and I in the beginning phases of Day 2 (also known as who can get more sunburned, you or me day)

 

Stacey and I enjoying our cocktails (you can't see this, but next to us is a tent of all men awkwardly staring at us....very exciting)

Our fantastically delicious cocktails....yes we loved them so much we insisted on taking a really cool picture of them

Umm....so I wasn't kidding about the deliciousness of the black bean burger at Fin's....it was so good....good enough that someone felt the need to take a picture of me eating it....thanks Jess...none the less can you even tell that is a vegetarian dish in front of me...yum yum yummy.....

side note* if look closely you can see my fantastic tan lines left from my cute banana republic pendant....yay for tan lines