Gulf coast beach front vacation - need ideas and suggestions

we go to Pensacola a few times every year....mainly because my wife has family there

the beaches are pretty nice....it's not very expensive and it's only 3 hours away from Metry

Navarre and Destin are not too much further away and are just as nice

you might look into one of those smaller beach houses that are still around....i don't think they would be too expensive