What a full day! Yesterday was jam-packed with family fun from the moment we arrived in St. Pete.
With my aunt and uncle visiting from Washington, we made sure to make the most of their time with us and spent the afternoon on the boat!
My dad and his sister! Can you see the resemblance?
We laughed because while my aunt and uncle thought the weather was quite warm, my family and I were all outfitted in sweatshirts or layers of some sort once the boat got going.
Even Sadie wore her pumpkin shirt! Can you tell she thinks she’s captain of the boat?
She’s such a little ham.
Dinner
After fun on the boat, we came inside to quickly change and head to downtown St. Pete for dinner outside at Cassis.
When we sat down, everyone had a hard time deciding what to order because there were so many delicious options.
At my dad’s urging, I decided on the mussels, but started the meal by sharing butternut squash soup with Ryan.
Both were absolutely excellent. I used several pieces of white crusty bread to soak up all the broth leftover from the mussels. Mmm!
Ryan and I also split a side of the lobster macaroni and cheese.
I wished there were bigger pieces of lobster, but the cheese on top made up for it.
We are a treat.
Doesn’t Ryan look kind of like a serial killer in the above picture? Face brought to you by alcohol. 
And speaking of alcohol, drinks basically consumed the rest of our night!
Pumpkin beer for all!
We spent time at Tryst and the Vinoy hotel bar downtown before heading home for Kahlua and s’mores around the campfire.
Such a fun night!
P.S. The Fashion page was updated this morning.
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I can’t get over Sadie. She’s too adorable! Does she like wearing the shirt? My dog gets pissed off whenevre we try to dress him up haha. Sounds like a great night!
Love the outfit! 🙂 And that is too funny how you Florida dwellers were cold while your aunt and uncle thought it was burning up!
I love lobster mac + cheese!!!! Yum! Sadie’s pumpkin outfit is too cute. My girlfriend has a teacup yorkie and dresses her up every Halloween she is such a little peanut.
That sounds fun, especially the s’mores!
Love your hair in all the pics- very cute
It looks like such a beautiful day! Your family looks so happy! We have a pumpkin costume for Zeke this Halloween. Sadie is so cute!
That does sound like a fun night! Alcohol consumed our lives last night as well – we went to a wedding, and boy oh boy was it fun!
Kahlua and s’mores?
Can your family adopt me?
: )
Aw, that sounds like such an awesome time! I love spending time with family! You and your sister are absolutely gorgeous :). I went to a movie by myself for the first time last night (all of my friends were either gone or doing something else…I do have friends haha) and since Hugh Jackman is incredibly sexy it was totally worth any embarrassment I felt at being alone!
That lobster mac ‘n cheese looks SO good! I don’t know if I’ve ever had anything like that before. Looks like you all had a great evening! Your outfit is too cute!
Aww it’s making me homesick! Looks like a great night with family! Haha and Sadie looks like she is LOVING the boat!
Looks like you had an amazing day. Does Sadie swim? We are taking out dogs to the beach for the first time and I wonder if they will be afraid of the water.
And the food, the soup especially, looked amazing!
The Kidless Kronicles
Roasting marshmallows is the best!
I like how the out-of-towners thought it was so warm and you guys were all bundled up…reminds me of how everyone would freak out when a “cold” front hit Miami, when I was living there!
You have such a gorgeous family! I’ve been wanting to try Cassis and have walked by it about 20 times after I’ve already eaten, so now with that review I’m going to make it happen.
Haha I love Sadie’s face in the first picture…she looks like she is barking orders at all the other boaters! 🙂
Hahah Sadie is just to cute! Great pics 🙂
Haha, I love the pictures of Sadie! She is such a ham 🙂
You look so pretty. I love your outfit! Sounds like a fun day!
Yay the necklace makes another appearance! Looks like a really fun day, Julie! I love those boots…I can’t wait to get a pair this year! I’m going to check out Victoria’s Secret to see what they’ve got.
I have never had muscles but they look AMAZING! 🙂
*mussels…wow.
The best part about eating mussels is eating the sauce with good bread!
I saw that pumpkin shirt at Target yesterday! I wanted to buy it so bad, but they didn’t have the right size. Sadie looks fab as a pumpkin! 🙂
What a great way to spend a Saturday! Any day that ends in smores is a success in my book!
Is Ryan wearing sunglasses at a campfire?? Crackin’ me up! What a fun day, makes me long for Thanksgiving when all my family will be together in one state 🙂 Also…a Kahlua drink for you: 1/2 mug of hot chocolate with shot of kahlua and shot of whipped cream vodka.
someone was a little wasted… 🙂
I have yet to try pumpkin beer, but I’ve been hearing about it all over the blogosphere. I think I need to get my hands on some sooner rather than later.
Kahlua + smores? Can I come be in your family! lol. Sounds like such a fun weekend! 🙂
I love Sadie’s pumpkin shirt! Kahlua + smores sounds like the best night ever 🙂
Eating s’mores around a campfire sounds so good right now. Glad you’re enjoying the weekend! 🙂
lobster mac & cheese- er wow! I love Leslie’s top 🙂
what a fun day! did you notice there’s a heart in your soup? kinda, sorta? 😉
Sounds like a great day!
All of that food looks so delicious! I haven’t been on a boat in years, but I suppose there aren’t a ton of places to go boating in CO 🙂
Looks like you had a nice time! Haha, Sadie is soo cute!! 🙂 And I love your outfit!!
My dog has the pumpkin shirt too! Gotta love target. My friend bought her dog the “I love my mummy” one
Yum, love smores around the campfire! St. Pete looks gorgeous btw.. I’ve only been to Orlando and the panhandle in FL since being an adult. I think I need to make another visit and explore though!
Great outfit! I love the boots and skirt!
And I’ve recently tasted pumkin souop, it’s so delicious!
Sadie warms my heart and makes me smile so much. Three weeks ago we put my 14 year-old dog to sleep and just logging on and seeing her happy face helps a little every day. Thanks so much, Julie. <3
Ok, is that Ryan wearing sunglasses by the fire? hahaha that’s awesome 🙂 Looks like such a wonderful day with the family. I love days like that – family’s the best!
ha! love that you noticed that… and yes. one word: drunk.
Sounds like such a fun time with family! Your family looks so happy and healthy. Any chance your sister can get in on yesterday’s fashion post? I want know where that shirt is from!
i’ll ask her! i should really just include her in all my fashion posts whenever we’re together. 🙂
What a fun day! So glad you got to spend time with your family! As I get older I realize how precious and rare those moments are!
Looks like such a fun day! I’m jealous that you can still eat outdoors; it’s chilly in PA!
Lobster Mac & Cheese sounds delicious. That would definitely be something great to recreate at home so you could include nice big chunks of lobster!!
Sadie is AMAZING in her pumpkin glory. You and Ryan should be proud.
You look so much like your parents!!
What a fun way to spend the day. Family time is the best. That mac and cheese looks fantastic and so do the mussels. And finished up with s’mores? Awesome!
Kahlua and s’mores??? I’m officially ready to join your family! lol
I have not had any pumpkin beer this year yet…definitely need to change that!!
oh woww lobster mac ‘n cheese sounds crazy!! And you guys sure know how to have fun together~that’s so nice to see 🙂
butternut squash soup….YUMMMM!!! And I love Sadie’s shirt. It reminded me that I have to dig out my dogs’ costumes that I got on clearance last year!
Pancake just recently became friends with a “Sadie,” and I must say IT MUST BE IN THE NAME. Because this dog’s personality is so human-like IT IS INSANE. She is a border-collie mix, but holy heavens I thought I was looking at your Sadie in terms of human-like quality 😉
butternut squash soup is the bombdotcom!! Good choice 🙂
kahlua’s and s’mores is my kinda end to the night 🙂