Staycation: Replicate a Gulf Coast Stay at Home

You don't want to go 2 hours early to the airport, stand in long TSA lines, take a flight, gather your luggage, rent a car, drive to a hotel, check into a hotel, and have wasted an entire day. What you really need is to rest and recoup but feel spoiled. Hence, the staycation concept!

Let's start with the basics. No cell phone. No computer.

Yes, you can have the TV, but only if it plays beach-inspiring things -

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Fool's Gold
Gidget
Just Go For It
Summer Rental
Miami Vice
Beach Blanket Bingo
Adore
Into the Blue
A Perfect Getaway
The Other Woman
Flirting With Forty
Mamma Mia
Walking on Sunshine
The Blue Lagoon

Definitely, get the music going -

Sade
Beach Boys
Reggae - Bob Marley
Jimmy Buffett
Kenny Chesney "Uncle Kracker"
Kid Rock "All Summer Long"
Little Big Town "Pontoon"
Cuban Music Mix

Get supplies -

cocktail picks and umbrellas

bright colored margarita plastic glasses

Some foods to have on-hand -

Fresh pineapple, mango, kiwi, bananas, limes
salad mix, avacodos, tomatoes, jalepenos, cilantro,
sea salt, fish blackening seasoning, olive oil,
Mahi Mahi, halibut, shrimp, honey lime salad dressing, cocktail sauce

Fresh fish isn't available everywhere, but frozen can easily be found. Consider a chilled ceviche made with halibut. Consider cuban sandwiches, blackened seafood, tropical salsa, lots of salad and fresh fruit, shrimp cocktail.