Many years ago, my grandma and grandpa scheduled an annual vacation to Sanibel Island every February. My family would come and join them when we could and I remember the excitement I felt every time we arrived at the condo and I inhaled the salty smell of the ocean.
After my grandpa passed away, my grandma got sick and wasn’t sure if she could come back to Sanibel. She skipped one year and greatly missed the fun times she had with friends who always came to the island during the same week. My grandma has been coming to Sanibel for more then 25 years and I’m so glad we have the chance to continue such a fun tradition.
This year, a few of the men in our family couldn’t make it, so it’s officially a girls’ weekend!
How cute is the sign my mom made!?
My sister and I carpooled to Sanibel yesterday and arrived a little after 8 p.m. My mom pulled a homemade lasagna out of the oven five minutes after we walked through the door and our eyes lit up!
(And we all laughed at how horrific it looks in this picture! Yeesh.)
I was very hungry and went back for seconds. My mom doesn’t follow a recipe when she makes her lasagna, but my grandma and I requested that she take notes next time because we’re hoping to recreate it at home on our own. It’s extra cheesy and delicious!
We spent the rest of the evening chatting away at the condo.
I’m not sure what’s on the agenda for today, but we talked about renting bikes, visiting an arts and crafts fair and heading out for seafood for dinner.
If it’s warm enough for bathing suits and beach time, we are definitely prepared!
Right now all I can think about is breakfast.
I hope your weekend is off to a good start!
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I hope you have a wonderful trip with your family. Those getaways are just the best! And fingers crossed for warm beach weather! Being in NY that isn’t even an idea up here yet
ahh! You’re bringing back such good memories!! I use to go every year too, LOVE it. Have a great trip!
have a wonderful girls weekend! I love family girls weekends, they are so fun and the stories told are the best!
Have an awesome girls weekend!! How fun to get to spend time with the women in your family.
That sounds like so much fun! Enjoy it!
Sounds like you’re in for an awesome weekend! Don’t take that time with your grandma for granted….I miss mine so much. <3
What an awesome weekend you’ll have! I went to Sanibel for a couple years in middle school with my friend and her family and I LOVED it, I still miss all these years later!
I absolutely love Sanibel! My grandfather has a condo, too, so we try to visit at least once a year. Please go to The Lazy Flamingo and have some peel ‘n’ eat shrimp for me–those are my favorite. 😉
that’s the restaurant i’m pulling for tonight! i LOOOOVE their shellfish!
I LOVE Sanibel Island! We took many summer vacations there during my childhood. My husband and I even took a mini-moon there after our wedding (our honeymoon was actually a few weeks after our wedding because we planned it around a marathon :)) I hope the weather warms up for you ladies! Check out The Laughing Cow restaurant, it’s pretty yummy!
we went to the laughing cow last year! such a fun place.
Have a great time!
That sounds like such a blast! I hope you continue this for years to come. 🙂 Have fun!
Oh my gosh I love Sanibel. Our family has been twice and my husband and I went for our 1 year anniversary, it’s a special place to us. Enjoy your girls weekend!!
That lasagna looks delicious!
I’m definitely jealous that the weather is nice enough to need sunscreen. We’re supposed to get snow here today.
Sounds like fun… enjoy!
That sounds heavenly and that lasagna looks AWESOME! Go Mom!!
How much fun! Go relax and enjoy yourself. I wish my family did stuff like this.
HAVE FUN!! I love girls weekends, and your moms lasagna looks amazing!!
My mom lives in Fort Myers and we visit Sanibel Island often. It is beautiful there! Have a great weekend!!!
Girls’ weekend? Looks like so much fun! Have a great time 🙂
what a fun tradition. and that lasagna still looks yummy to anyone who knows what good lasagna tastes like. mmm. sounds like a great day ahead. a little jealous of the “beach weather” as we are in minnesota and i still have a hard time even running outside.
Mmm I love homemade lasagna. Now I’m all about Veggie lasagna! Have the best time with your family!
You can’t beat a nice girls’ weekend! Enjoy! 😉
Fun fun fun! I love girls trips! A few years ago, my sister, mom and I went to London together, and boy, was that an adventure! 3 girls alone across the world? We had quite the experiences!
We also had lasagna last night… I’m accepting the fact that lasagna pictures are just not that pretty haha! Have a great weekend!
I went to college in Fort Myers and always visited sanibel island with friends. Growing up in Orlando, my mom would take my sister and I there for weekend trips, just us girls!!! All you can eat seafood and shell collecting were priority 🙂 such fond memories! Have fun!
Your mom’s lasagna actually does look really good. I love girls weekends! You’re going to have such a wonderful time. I could totally go for a weekend away with my mom right about now.
Have an awesome girl’s weekend. My mom and I, even though we aren’t from Florida (Chicago, baby!) did a girl’s weekend in Sanibel a few years back and it’s one of my favorite memories. Get some key lime pie for me!!
Sanibel Island looks awesome, have a great weekend! I, too, will be riding bikes today 🙂
Love Sanibel & Captiva. They have the prettiest shells?
Looks like you’re going to have an amazing weekend!
Girls’ weekends are always SO nice & relaxing 🙂 have a great time!
hahaha oh goodness…that lasagna pic does look pretty sad. Sometimes the best tasting food is the hardest to get a good picture of! Have fun in the SUN ahhhhhhhhh I envy you 🙂 soak it up!
Yum homemade lasagna! I’m always thinking about breakfast AT DINNER the night before lol
That would be such a fun girl’s weekend! I am dying to get to Florida to visit family… the cold weather in Ohio is getting to me!
What a fun tradition!
In my experience, some of the yummiest meals appear gruesome in photos. I’m now craving lasagna like crazy!! Have a great weekend 🙂
If you can, totally hit up the farmer’s market on the island. I can’t remember what day it is but we went this Christmas and it was awesome.
we went yesterday and it was wonderful! thank you for the recommendation!
Yay! I’m so glad you liked it.
Lasagna is definitely comfort food at its finest!! That is looking mighty tasty :).
Have a fabulous girls weekend!!
Have fun!! I’m now making lasagna for dinner !!!
Looks like a great start to the weekend. Have so Nuh fun!
Ha much fun!
Bathing suit weather sounds amazing right about now – I’m typing this as I watch the snow come down here in NC
Your blendtec giveaway post will not load for me to post my comments! I’m not sure if anyone else is having trouble but I cannot seem to get it to work and I would really like to enter!
oh no! i’m hoping to solve the issue today!
I am also having trouble opening the Blendtec giveaway post! 🙁 I would love some ideas of what I might be doing wrong…
trying to figure it out right now!
Oh, have a great time this weekend! It sounds like so much fun 😀 I’ve heard really nice things about Sanibel and I relish girl weekends with my mom and aunts!
Hi Julie,
Sorry to be a pain but I can’t open the Blendtec giveaway post :/ I’ve tried opening various links to no avail…
Have a wonderful time in Sanibel!
trying to figure out what’s up right now! working w/ my web guy!
Love, love, love Sanibel! Miss spending spring break with my girlies there…enjoy your fun in the sun 🙂
Looks like you brought cold weather with you
Have SO much fun!!! I always wanted to go to Sanibel Island!
Have a fantastic girls weekend! Sounds super fun!
Have a great weekend- who needs boys anyways 😉 Your mum rocks- dinner 5 mins after arriving, perfect 🙂
I love Sanibel! It’s so pretty there. Hope you girls have fun.