KEYS 4 ART DAY 4: GIRLS GONE WILD IN KEY WEST!

After two very intense days with Lynne Perrella, we were all ready for a little "down" time. We had never gone to Key West during Keys 4 Art because there was always so much to do that this year I really wanted there to be a field trip. So it was off to Key West on Thursday morning.

Everyone went except for Kathy and Lil, Linda and Jacquie . Kathy stayed behind to wait for the chipboard which had not arrived yet for her class the following day. Lil took the day off I think to just get away from everyone!! She lives - almost literally - in the North Pole and is not used to having so many people/noise all the time! Linda lives here in the Keys and was totally exhausted so stayed home to rest. My BFF Jacquie went to spend the day with her little boy Luca, who was on Spring Break and missing his mom. The remaining 13 of us piled into 3 cars and headed for Key West.

There is a little beach on the way to Key West called Anne's Beach. I love it there and wanted the girls to enjoy it so that was our first stop. Also a pitt stop for those of us who drink too much coffee!!!

Anne's Beach is a quiet getaway for the locals mostly.

Sue Young, Teri Flemal, Gina Goodling and Jennifer Rogers-Daniels

Jennifer Rogers-Daniels, Gina and Teri Flemal

Teri Flemal

The Gang!

We arrived at Key West at around 1:00 pm and everyone was starving!!! We went to Margaritaville on Duval Street and had their Cheeseburger in Paradise which is always delicious! Their Margaritas are pretty damned amazing too!

Gina found the LOST SHAKER OF SALT!!

Once our bellies were full and the Margarita's had relaxed us all, we took the trolley to see the sights of Key West.

These are some random pictures taken on our day in Key West.

There are so many great pictures of Key West that I really need to share a few more!

On the way home to Key Largo we stopped at a great restaurant in Islamorada called Lazy Days for their wonderful lobster sandwiches!! They only serve the lobster sandwich for lunch but the chef was nice enough to make us all one for dinner and everyone loved it!

If I had an award for best picture of the year, THIS one would be it!!! As we were leaving the restaurant Eileen was making fun of someone that was leaving - can't remember who or why - and I got her right in the midst of it!!! I have looked at his picture 20 times and still laugh out loud every time I see it!!! Eileen, you should really make this your blog picture!!! It is so YOU!!!! LOL!!!

FRIDAY!! The final day of Keys 4 Art 2012. A phenomenal day with my pal KATHY ORTA (FILES) from Paper Phenomenon. Kathy created a project for Keys4Art which would be the centerpiece of our Letter Love project!!! More on that tomorrow!