Blast at the Beach!

Today Rob, Lauren, Cora, Stella & I went to the Lodge & Club so the pups could run on the beach. Cora is a long distance sprinter with the speed of a greyhound & the agility of a deer. As soon as they got off-leash, Cora started running like she was on a oval track. Stella did her best to keep up with her, occasionally cutting across the track.

Both Cora & Stella love being splashed & jump pretty high to catch every drop of water. When Rob & Lauren both splashed, I was able to capture the synchronized jumping.

Cora could be an Olympic gymnast! Everyone on the beach loved watching the show. They were even amused by the high speed chase.

I sure wish I had a "real" camera with me! The timing is a little tough with my iPhone 5!

Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig!

How long do I have to wait?!? Splash me already!

Pictures Everywhere!

John & Sherry took me to the French Pantry for my belated birthday lunch.

We waited in line for an hour & 45 minutes to just to get in the door. I've never waited that long but they were NOT disappointed on their first visit!

 

I had my usual chicken & mozzarella bruschetta. The chocolate cake wasn't very photogenic, so I took a pic of our Crème Brûlée.

 Old decrepit sign in the parking lot behind the French Pantry.

Something rusty ... I'm not sure what it is.

There was an old Plymouth Fury III parked outside Kinkos.

Hose Time

One of the perks of taking a shower is that Stella gets to play with the hose outside first. It doesn't get any better than this!

More PLEASE!

 

I can't get enough!!!

SHAKE!!!

Goldilocks!

All of this fun is exhausting! At least Stella got to relax on her new Kyjen Instinct Air Flow Bed.

Road Trip North

I'm pretty sure my mom bought the new house for her granddog. Stella loved spending the week there & getting spoiled..

She was sad to leave but there aren't many things better than a four & a half hour ride.

On the road again ... Stella couldn't wait to get on the road again ...

JARC Gala

I spent an extra day in South Florida so I could go to the JARC Gala at Boca West.

It was a great night for fundraising.

All of the appetizers were amazing. This is the Peking Duck cocktail.

The filet mignon was fab.

Dessert tasted as good as it looked.

Polaroid FOTOBAR

Since Cadillac is over for me, I'm spending my birthday weekend in Delray Beach at my mom & Hank's new house. They've been having a blast pupsitting for Stella while I was at Doral. After all, I'm pretty sure they bought this house for Stella.

One thing I was looking forward to was to go to the first & so far only, Polaroid FOTOBAR that opened about 2 weeks ago at the Delray Marketplace.

They are hoping to open at least 10 new FOTOBAR shops around the United States over this coming year, with locations ranging from New York & Boston to Las Vegas. This innovative concept is pretty cool so I think they'll do well.

WGC - Cadillac Championship

I wonder what Phil said to Steve Sands? They're both cracking up.

Rory's so great to his fans. He posed with some kids from The First Tee of Miami.

He even came back outside after his presser & signed plenty of autographs.

Tiger & Steve

 More autographs ... Sergio!

 New fountain by the putting green.

Decadent Doral Desserts

They were selling Trump Gold (chocolate) Bars in the resort gift shop.

The rest of these desserts were served at lunch time. Mixed fruit tarts

Chocolate mousse cake

Chocolate chip scones

Strawberry cheesecake

Playing with Food

Korean BBQ

Voss was the bottled water in player registration. I'm not sure why I took this pic except that I grew up on E Voss Avenue.

Korean BBQ with Denise at Soo-Woo Japanese & Korean Steakhouse. YUM!

Stella's New Vacation Home

While I was in the house & Stella was on the screened patio, I overheard somebody say, "& who are you, you little cutie?!?"

When I took Stella out in the backyard ...

... she got to meet a new friend, Mika. They had an impromptu playdate. When Mika's mom found out it was Stella's 3rd birthday, they came back to visit with a special bag of birthday treats.