Palm Beach or Bust!

Next stop on our Florida tour was Palm Beach! 

We got into Palm Beach on the 3rd, which just so happened to be my birthday! Now I had an appointment at Lilly for the following day but I couldn't help and use my birthday sway to head over to Worth Ave and check it out! (I may or may not have been reeeeeally excited)

As I've mentioned before the Worth Ave store is a dream and the girls were so nice and helpful!

Obviously we gobbled these up quick because it wasn't until the last bite that I remembered to get a photo

Afterwards we headed to my birthday dinner at a newer restaurant called "Voodoo Bayou". It may have been my birthday, but Gray was in hog heaven! He loooooves Cajun food and was dancing and singing to his food. We were both stuffed by the end of the night but still made sure to eat some fresh beignets! So good!

The next day we headed back to Worth Ave and went to Lilly for my appointment. The appointment was actually fairly quick- the shell dress I tried on fit perfectly and I loved the length. I kept the lace pretty simple and just have a single flower chain going down the middle. 

I also opted to get a purse painted. To be honest, I was a little disappointed to find that the purse paintings have become more formalized. I had been dreaming of getting a Lilly pet portrait of my girl since I discovered these custom bags but sadly they no longer due that level of customization. Instead they have themes you can choose from or you can pick from a preexisting print. I'm sure I will love the purse when it comes (right now the wait time is about 4 months) but still wish I was able to go with my original design.

After Lilly, we headed to a local dive shop to get Gray outfitted for some diving and then over to get some lunch. We tried out Guanabanas but only got some lighter dishes since Gray was following his "predive diet".... BUT it did seem like a really cool place and what we had was delicious nonetheless. 

The next day Gray meet up with his dive buddy and jumped in the ocean right by the Worth Clocktower in Palm Beach! I took the rest of the day to explore more of Palm Beach. I stopped in Lilly.... again.... and walked around all the surrounding shops. 

I found some of my favorite shops including Frances Valentine and Lycette Designs- picking up a souvenir stich to take home! I finished off with a stop at Green's Pharmacy of Palm Beach and got myself a most delicious milkshake- I can understand why they're a local favorite! 

Hello gorgeous!

A real treat getting to go into a needlepoint shop!

love. love. love.

The perfect Lilly Palm Beach canvas!

Green's Pharmacy, a local must!

When Gray got done diving he was beat, but famished and requested to go back to Voodoo Bayou. Like I said, he was in love. This was the only restaurant we went back to for a second time on the whole trip!

The beer was called a "Spearfish Amber" which became Gray's new favorite beer of the trip!

We spent our last day in Palm Beach checking out Peanut Island State Park, which was so much fun! You can take a ferry over and spend as much time as you want on the island. We went over on the ferry and jumped right into the water to snorkel. 

It. Was. Gorgeous! 

Check out all those little fish!

It was like diving into a new world- there were so many fish just schooling around. My favorites were the schools of tiny fish that paid no mind to us swimming- even when we were in the middle of the school. We also saw an eagle ray cruise on by. We were talking about all the things we were seeing when I ducked under the water AND A MANATEE SWAM RIGHT BY.  We were both shocked and amazed- definitely a memory I'm going to carry with me for the rest of my life.

Ummm yes those are my toes and how close the manatee got to us! 

Unfortunately we had to be on our way and Gray had gotten a little too much sun..... So we left and headed for our next stop, Miami! We both really enjoyed Palm Beach and I can only hope we get to visit again someday! As for now I'll be eagerly awaiting my dress and purse from the custom shift shop!