Well we just returned from a long weekend in Tampa, FL at Gasparilla. Now for those of you that don't know, Gasparilla is sort of like Mardi Gras...with pirates. A long time ago the Mayor of Tampa was trying to stir up publicity and tourism for the town, and created Gasparilla. On the day of Gasparilla a bunch of ships come to shore loaded with pirates (and they dress up very well - think Pirates of the Caribbean) and these pirates take over the city for the day. They have a huge parade and everyone throws beads into the crowd. Anyway, it is SO much fun, and something me and D have started going to as a tradition every year. My boss sends me for work (since our Broker lives in Tampa), but it is way more fun than work.
Thursday was a nightmare. We missed our morning direct flight to Tampa, FL and ended up having to take a later flight through Ohio and then onto Tampa. It was my first time in Ohio (Hi Steph). We did not get to Tampa until 10:30pm. So we went directly to the hotel and went to bed.
The next morning I had meetings all day. Then that night we have cocktails and hor'deurves at the Yacht Club. The Yacht Club is actually where Jeff Garcia (Tampa Bay Buccaneer's Quarterback) lives, so that was a lot of fun. I met tons of people from Credit Suisse, AIG, Prudential, etc. Very beneficial for my career. After that we just headed home, because we knew the next day would be very long.
Saturday morning came and a limo picked us up and took us to my Broker's aunt's house right by the bay. There we had some breakfast and mimosas before walking over to the tent's directly on the bay and parade route. We stayed at the tents for about 5 hours and after catching tons of beads, mingling and eating a lot of cuban food we called it a day and headed back to the hotel to get ready for the night. We got ready and then some guys from our Broker's office and Credit Suisse took us to dinner at Flemings and then out for a night of dancing at this club called The Blue Martini. We had so much fun. We got back to our rooms around 4am and got some much needed sleep.
Sunday came and me and D finally rolled out of bed. We had a VERY long 5 hour flight back home to SLC and the snow. That was probably the hardest part for me, leaving 70 degree weather to come back to a terrible snow storm. Anyway, we had the time of our lives and can't wait for next year :)
1 comment:
yay! you took pictures! But not enough of the new chest. Let see what your hard earned money did ;)
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