ANNA MARIA, Fla. —  Brandi Ennis and Sundi Goddard are tight.

“We started out teaching together several years ago, about 15 years ago, and we’ve been best friends ever since,” said Ennis.

They are best friends who now live in separate states.

Goddard moved to Florida from Oklahoma.

What You Need To Know

  • Florida on a Tankful visits Shiny Fish Emporium

  • It's located at 306 Pine Avenue in Anna Maria

  • $20, materials provided

“This is our second time to come,” said Ennis.

And the Shiny Fish Emporium is now a designated stop on their annual reunion tour.

“It’s a really magical dream come true that people light up, that they come back every year,” said owner Rebecca Preston. “It’s like a little treasure.”

Preston opened Shiny Fish Emporium in the city of Anna Maria about 15 years ago.

The store has a popular resort wear section and the line of European mice on vacation hit in the toy section.

But the painting, it’s the heart of their operation.

And it gives BFFs like Ennis and Goddard a chance to fill their own hearts with laughs and love.

“We get to walk away with a cool memento, and I still have my sand dollar I painted a couple of years ago,” said Ennis.

The keepsakes continue, as does their friendship.