Flea markets are awesome

Today was a rainy day in Florida and we decided to head out with my wife's parents to a flea market. This was an excellent choice. As someone who enjoys cheesy items, it was a day well spent.

The first flea market was a little trashier than the second. It was sparsely covered with vendors, some who appeared to literally have not sold an item in years. It was a good basis, as some items were ones that we'd see over and over all day.

The second was much bigger and a little more organized, but still full of a wealth of awesomely cheesy items. Full details of items are available in the above graph.

So I'm sure you are wondering about what we actually purchased. Here's a preview:

And here's a satisfied customer at the end of the day.

I now have two awesome gifts for friends.

Food review, day 2:

A rushed breakfast at McDonalds. An oldie, but goodie (tasting, not for you.) Sausage biscuit, hashbrown and milk. I ran about 2.5 miles later because I felt guilty about it.

The rest of the day was all about authentic Mexican food. I had two tacos (one chicken, one beef) made with just cilantro and onions. Then I had an ear of roasted corn smothered in butter, garlic salt and Parmesan cheese. Great for food out of trailer restaurants.

Dinner was also Mexican, at Tapatio's in Lakeland. We went based off a good review in the Lakeland Ledger and were not disappointed. It reminded us of one of our favorite restaurants back home, Little Mexico. My wife and I both had enchiladas and have some leftovers for the next couple of days. The service was good, we had some nice salsas and chips to munch on while we waited and the desserts looked awesome, though we were all too full to try.

Next up is trying some of the well-known barbecue places around Lakeland.

Also, tomorrow, we are going to Easter service at a church here that is apparently "dropping thousands of pieces of candy from a helicopter for all children." In all honesty, Easter is a special day to me because of its significance in my beliefs. But, the candy and helicopter was too ridiculous not to reference.