Weekend Recap

In my High 5 Friday last week, I shared that the hubs and I were headed to St Pete Beach for my cousins wedding. I promised lots of pictures for those of you that follow me on Instagram or FB and I didn't disappoint!

It was the first time either of us had been to that part of Florida and we instantly fell in love with the area. We flew into Tampa, a quick drive to St Pete Beach, and got settled at the Grand Plaza

I highly recommend this resort if you are ever in the area. Our room faced the Gulf side of the hotel with this amazing view

We grabbed a drink and took a stroll on the beach.

We headed into downtown St Petersburg for dinner at  Z Grille where we ate pork, pork, and more pork! We started off with the Dr Pepper Fried Ribs and Pig Nachos as our apps. Z Grille is know for the ribs and now I know why, they really are "meat candy" as described on the menu. The Pig Nachos were a special that night ... Chicharron (Mexican pork rinds) covered in chunks of pork and bacon then topped with bits of fried pork. I'm not a huge pork lover but these were AMAZING!!!

I had the Korean Pork Tenderloin with sriracha creamed corn. The creamed corn was my favorite part - I need to find a recipe and try to recreate it! Jonathan had the Foie Gras Steak Burger - Z Style. It was a heart attack on a plate but he was in pork heaven! The burger came with their WTF Fries, as if fries needed any help, these were topped with truffle salt and cheese! Sorry the pictures are a little dark. 

After dinner we met up with the wedding party and family/friends at the Post Card Inn Beach Bar for drinks. Saturday morning we headed to Treasure Island to check out the Sanding Ovations competition after breakfast at Rick's Reef

The wedding was on the beach at sunset and was just amazing. Stacey was a beautiful bride, her and Paul are a perfect match. The reception was a blast, just like any party my family attends! 

Sunday morning we relaxed by the pool before heading to airport and the cold rainy weather in NC. It was a much needed weekend away for us and we are so glad we were able to celebrate with the happy couple!