Valentine’s Day in Sarasota…. All alone…

Since Tori got engaged, I knew there would be times when Patti would want to fly to Chicago and help plan the wedding. Little did I know it would be over Valentine’s Day weekend.

I could have pouted and cried and said no way! But I put on my “big boy” pants and went with it. Not that I really had a choice.

With that said, below is a chronicle of places I visited on Valentine’s day, all alone.

Ringling Museum! Yes the Ringling Brothers Circus was based in Sarasota!

This was pretty cool with some of the circus items collected over the years. Next stop….

Who doesn’t want to see Manatees!

Not a huge aquarium but lots of Manatees and other sea life. Next stop….

St. Armands Circle!! Tons of shopping and restaurants… All by myself!!!

Although I was all alone… On Valentine’s day… I wanted to still go to St. Armands Circle. There are a lot of stores and the restaurants are very unique and absolutely amazing! Next stop…..

The only place I felt wanted, by myself on Valentines Day!

Finally a place where I wasn’t judged being alone! The cats were awesome and accepted me as I was…. by myself….

It was worth it…..

Although Patti sacrificed Valentine’s day with me for Tori, it was absolutely worth it! It was a great time for them to be with each other and plan Tori’s special day and find the dress! According to Patti, she has done a tremendous job planning everything and staying within their budget. Even through the excitement of finding the dress, she negotiated a much better price and worked with Chris on the overage (only $200). We are very proud of her!

She got her dress! Katie is Tori’s best friend and Matron of Honor.

As you can see, everyone is very happy and that is all that matters. I can’t wait for the wedding and very excited for both of them!

What is even better, Patti is flying home today! I can’t wait because there is lots of laundry!!! I am out of socks!!!

Next Stop…. Sarasota for another 6 weeks.

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