We had a really long, nice day out yesterday, and made some great finds:

Fortunato's Italian Market, Central Ave., downtown St. Petersburg has the best pizza I've found yet in Tampa Bay. Mario's in Clearwater is good, as is Azzuro's in Largo, and Gino's in Palm Harbor. But Fortunato's? I was in heaven.

Schakolad, just a block away from Fortunato's, has some amazing chocolates. Their white chocolate pretzels are perfect. I was less impressed with the chocolate peanut butter cups, but I've yet to really love those had out -- my great aunt's version spoiled me. There's a Schakolad in SoHo Tampa if you're on that side of the pond.

Prime Outlets Ellenton is not much father south than going over the Sunshine Skyway, and just off the highway. We went to get Shawn some new sandals, and for me to check out the Lane Bryant Outlet. No joy on one, much on the other. I found a lovely bra that fits me perfectly for $9, and a pair of sleep shorts for the same. There were tons of great deals, and I happened to walk in on an extra 10% off day. It's very worth the trip if you generally like LB clothes. We also stopped at Kilwin's -- I hadn't seen a Kilwin's in two years! Not since Lin, Shawn, and I went to the art fair in Downtown Melbourne. I love, love their lemonade. Their chocolates not so much. I will have to try their fudge at some point, though. It's fun enough watching them make it to be tempting.

Our last point of interest was far in the other direction -- the Jo-Ann Etc. at Citrus Park up Veteran's in Tampa. It seemed like a sewer's heaven to me, and the scrapbook section did seem a bit larger than ours in Dunedin (or the St. Petersburg store), but the knit & crochet section seemed just the same -- much larger in space, but that was because everything was more spread out, not because there was necessarily more variety in the yarn or needle selection. They're all much bigger than the pitiful University location (on Fowler), though. I did find some Moda Dea superwash wool that I haven't noticed at Dunedin, but it could be I don't specifically look for yarn there anymore. Hopefully I'm not so disappointed by the AC Moore in Tampa Palms when it opens.

Also, Crazy Buffet is crazy expensive. Shawn seemed to really love his food, though. (I don't do Chinese, so I just knitted and watched.)

The waves off the Sunshine Skyway were gorgeous, and the sound of the Grand Prix in St. Pete was just disorienting. Tampa Bay? Is amazing.