Day 8, The Pier

Whoever said Sunday mornings were easy was dead wrong. Getting up at the butt crack of dawn to feed dogs and clean their poo. I couldn't get back to sleep. Eventually, that afternoon, Ash and I went to St. Petersburg. Which meant crossing the Sunshine Skyway again. Once we did, we began looking for the Pier, which is a complex containing stores, restaurants, and an aquarium. Upon arrival we were greeted by a bike messenger carrying flyers. He told us of a band playing live behind the building. We then perused the shops inside, but some of them were closed for lunch, so we too had lunch. We ate at a Chinese place in the Pier. Ash had sweet n sour chicken and I had teriyaki chicken. Both were delicious. After wards we went into a store that sold hot sauce. I love hot sauce, so this store was my equivalent to a candy store - me being the kid. Later we went up to the aquarium and saw lots of colorful fish. It was a very small aquarium though. After that we returned to the shopping floor. We went into a hat store and I got a hemp fedora. We wandered around from there looking into other shops along the way. Eventually we bought candles from a shop that makes awesomely designed candles.
We left the Pier, and got lost on our way back to Cortez. It took much longer than we were expecting, but nothing could have prepared us for the welcome awaiting us back at the house. We found it disheveled and pieces of colorful cardboard everywhere. Ash investigated and cried out in horror as she discovered the source. The dogs had eaten her Heroes season 3 dvd collection! She didn't want to have anything to do with them after that. We cleaned up and began to prep for tomorrow night's dinner. I plan on making fajitas.