Corrections for the previous blog, and my first experience with a Florida beach (unless you count when I was 4)

So, after reading my previous blog, Brent informed me that I had made some serious mistakes.  Awful, horrible, need-to-be-corrected-immediately mistakes.
First, on our stop in Virginia, we took a 3 hour nap and Brent woke up and started driving at 3:30, not 6:30.  I must still be tired to think that a 3 hour nap at from 12:30 would mean us waking up at 6:30 - unless Virginia has some sort of screwed up Bermuda triangle-like time zone...(to think of it, we were near Roanoke).
Also, apparently I took over driving at 9 am after Brent's Rock Star drink wore off.  I don't remember this, but I'm going to trust him.  Anywho, somehow we did make it (in one whole piece) to Florida.
Another thing I forgot to mention: Five Guys.
Five Guys, Five Guys, Five Guys.
I love Five Guys burgers and fries.  It is the east coast equivalent to In-'n-Out burger, and I will never be satisfied with any other burger (except the Mews in RI).  I don't really know what else to say about it other than that.  It was simply amazing. (Brent said that was probably the only amazing thing on our drive...I'm inclined to disagree, because I'm pretty sure my company was daaaaang amazing).
So today we got up and decided to go for a nice light walk around the neighborhood - and by neighborhood I mean the golf course that is his sister's backyard.  It was around 9:15 before we got out there, and I don't know if you know this, but at 9:15 in Florida in August IT'S HOT.  So hot.  And the humidity...don't get me started on the humidity. (I'm going to talk about it anyways, that was just a figure of speech).  We walked around part of the course, saw a bunch of awesome birds that I tried to name (but was most likely incredibly wrong).  After about 20 minutes I was pretty sure I was going to have a stroke or heart attack brought on by the heat.  Brent then informed me that in order to return to the house, we would have to retrace our steps.  I had been walking under the false assumption that we would be returning to the house in a circle, and quickly.  Those of you who have played golf are most likely laughing at me at this moment, and I can't say I blame you.  We turned around and dragged our butts back to the house.  Somehow we escaped the numerous man-eating birds, bugs and alligators.  There were two deer (a male and female) that tried to run us over, but we evaded them masterfully.
Upon returning to the house, we were just a bit overheated.  We pounded some Gatorade (I can't tell you how delicious that was, it tasted better than the water I drank after my first road race) and decided to take a dip in the pool.  Absolutely delightful.  The pool was a bit warm, but still very refreshing!  Did I mention there's a pool? Well there is.  It's glorious.  There's also a jacuzzi.  I'm thinking of just staying here forever, honestly.  Meg, you wouldn't miss me, would you?

After the pool, we made some tasty food stuffs, and decided to go to the beach.  We took a trip over to the Siesta Key to Siesta Beach.  I have never seen a beach like that before.  The sand was the consistency of flour, and not too too hot (like Rhode Island's gets sometimes.  The beach was incredibly long and wide, and didn't feel nearly as crowded as Narragansett's gets.  Everyone had space.  It was so incredibly bright with the white sand.  I couldn't stand not having my sunglasses on (which is probably a good thing for my eyes anyways).  I saw quite a few birds, one I think was a kiwi, but again I'm probably just pulling that out of my butt.  We ventured into the water within minutes because it was getting a bit too toasty for our comfort on the sand.  We took a few steps - warm water.  Well of course it would cool down if we went in further!  A few more feet, water up to our knees...still warm.  Perhaps if we got out just a TINY bit more...up to our chins - still warm.  It was like entering a hot tub.  The water had to have been just as warm as the air.  While normally I enjoy a good dip in a hot tub, this time I wanted nothing more than to escape the heat!  The water felt incredible, but I couldn't appreciate it fully.  It was beautiful though, nice and clear (even though it was a bit green - it's much more clear than the water at Narragansett).
We called it quits after about an hour and drove around some of the other keys.  Very scenic area, and I've decided that Florida drivers can keep their licenses (even though most of them are old and drive extremely large vehicles).  We headed back home and have been hanging out since.  It's extremely relaxing, and honestly I'm just happy to be inside with the AC.
Have fun 'til later!
(PS - we just found out we'll be able to go to Disney for TWO days!!!!!!! I totally squee'd when I found out)