Wednesday, April 25, 2012

General information so far about the trip.  I'm aiming for Dec 22nd thru Dec 29th which of course covers Christmas. We don't have a lot of flexibility here because most beach house rentals are done on a weekly basis and run Sat to Sat.  You may find a few exceptions but most will charge more if we ask to arrive mid week, stay for less than 7 nights and the same would be true for if we try to rent the place for more than 7 nights. Their objective is to not have any fragmented weeks.

We can ask about these options but know that there may be an increase in price per family.

My head count so far is 16.

Vic Jr.  4
Dave  4?
Anthony (unknown)
Marisol  3
Me  3
Mom & Dad

We also need to figure out how we'll handle the money.  I see two options right now.

Option #1--Each of you can write a check for your share and send it to the property owner yourselves

or

Option #2--You send your checks made payable to the property owner to me and I can send them in one envelope

There's a chance there's an option for each of us to pay our share online but I don't know that for certain.
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  1. DavidApril 29, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    Hey Geoff,

    So I found a couple of places. See links below. We should definitely find a place soon because there weren't many that would accommodate that many of us comfortably considering we'll be there for an entire week. I figured we needed 4 queen Beds and 8 twin beds. What budget did you get an okay from everyone?

    4 Queen Beds: (Mom & Dad; David & Maria; Geoff & Robyn; Vic & MT;)

    8 Twin Beds: (Marisol, Matthew, Micheal, Gabby, Tim, Katie, Nic, Nathan)

    http://www.vrbo.com/56899
    http://www.vrbo.com/228137
    http://www.vrbo.com/258952
    http://www.vrbo.com/347630
    http://www.vrbo.com/406985

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    1. GeoffApril 29, 2012 at 6:26 PM

      Robyn and I like this one.

      http://www.vrbo.com/258952

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    2. GeoffApril 29, 2012 at 7:31 PM

      This one is newly renovate and has a pool, game room and 4th story sundeck. It is right on the beach. It would be $1158/family.
      http://www.vrbo.com/258952

      This one has an elevator for Marisol to get from top to bottom but one or two of the kids may need to sleep on a sleeper sofa. It also has a pool. It doesn't seem to be right on the beach like the other one, but the elevator might make it the winner. It would be $980/family.
      http://www.vrbo.com/228137

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  2. DavidApril 29, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    Payment-wise we'll see what the owner or Property Manager prefer. I think either suggestion you made sounds fine. We should definitely plan a menu of our meals ahead of time and take turns on who will be cooking and who will be cleaning. Not sure what we all had in mind for Christmas but we usually order the turkey and fixings from a nearby restaurant and pick it up already made. All we end up doing is heating it up and serving. I'll see what nearby restaurants can cater and can accommodate for dinner on some of our nights.

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  3. DavidApril 29, 2012 at 6:11 PM

    I found a couple of places to dine on Trip Advisor. I'll give them a ring tomorrow to see if they can accommodate 16.

    The Lighthouse Restaurant
    878 Highway 98E Destin, Florida
    850-654-2828
    www.destinlighthouserestaurant.com

    Pompano Joe's
    2237 Scenic Gulf Hwy, Destin, FL 32550
    (850) 837-2224
    http://www.pompano-joes.com/

    Sarah K's Gourmet
    34940 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin, FL 32541
    850-269-0044
    http://www.sarahks.com/

    McGuire's Irish Pub
    33 Hwy 98, Destin, FL 32541
    850 650 0000
    http://www.mcguiresirishpub.com/

    Cuvee Bistro
    36120 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin, FL 32541
    850-650-8900
    www.cuveebistrodestin.com/

    Fat Clemenza's
    12273 Us 98, Destin, FL 32550
    (850) 650-5980
    http://www.fatclemenzas.com/

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    1. GeoffApril 29, 2012 at 6:25 PM

      Cool. Is this for Mom's & Dad's 50th celebration? or Dinner each night?

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    2. DavidApril 30, 2012 at 8:11 AM

      What day is their actual Anniversary? Is that the day we're targeting for the celebration? How many days will we be dining out? If we're going to be there for 7 nights maybe we can go out to eat at least 3 of those 7 nights and cook the other 4? Or were you planning on dining out every night? I'm good either way.

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  4. DavidApril 29, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    Maybe we can do this one day??? It's a 3 hour cruise that can accommodate large groups for special events. I'll look into and let you know what I find.

    https://www.sunquestcruises.com/ourcruisesgroupevents.asp

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  5. DavidApril 30, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    Hey Geoff,

    Can you invite Vic, MT, and Marisol to this blog. If I knew how to do that I would. Are we all okay with the dates? Dec 22 - Dec 29th? I was not sure if everyone could take off all those days or if anyone would prefer less days. As far as we're concerned, we're fine with those dates.

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    1. GeoffApril 30, 2012 at 8:05 AM

      I did invite them but they haven't plugged in. I'll invite them again.

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  6. DavidApril 30, 2012 at 8:16 AM

    I didnt count sleeping arrangements for Ant & Connie. Did you mention that they may be staying over a couple of nights?

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  7. AnonymousMay 29, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    Geoff and Dave,

    Myself and Con would love to come ,busiest time for us at the store
    We could make arrangments to come for an overnight stay..
    What days are the celebrations are going on?

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