E. L. Lane Writer

My husband, my three-year-old daughter, and I were in Key Largo visiting my in-laws, when my father-in-law suggested we go to a new restaurant where he and his wife had dined recently. I thought, YES! I can take a few pics for a quick review on my blog . My previous blog posts included beautiful photos of mostly uneaten food because these were times that my husband and I had gone on date nights. But this time, I had a very different experience. My daughter is on a nap strike (or is perhaps weaning herself off of naps altogether) at the moment, and she will fight sleep like it’s her arch nemesis, so her mood during our meal changed from moment-to-moment and fluctuated quite drastically. I’ll be including a description of my toddler’s mood at each stage of the meal, and, as an extra bonus, an actual pic of my little munchkin at the very end. We arrived at Sundowners and the sign immediately stood out to me. It shows sun setting into a calm, blue ocean with the s...

Image taken from:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Hilton_Fort_Lauderdale_Beach_Resort.jpg This post contains affiliate links.* After our  two-hour spa retreat  and our delicious  lunch , we drive to the hotel. We already had our  Groupon  to stay for one night.*  We arrive at the  Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort  and the valet, Kathy, let’s us know that parking is available as valet only and costs $39 plus tax per night, but that we can go in and out as we please(The cost of parking was mentioned in the e-mail when we booked the hotel, but who reads emails anymore?). We give Kathy our car, and head for the lobby. We didn’t get a chance to check out the “‘smoking oasis,’” but it did pique our interest. It’s not a huge lobby, but it looks clean and smells fancy. We wait for our turn to check in. The pleasant woman checking us in at the front desk explains that our room isn’t ready ye...