Beachin'

It is that time of year again - yay!

Growing up only a hop, skip and a jump away from the beach has always been a huge bonus in my life. I remember heading down to the gulf with my mom and granny just about every weekend. I would love to live at the beach one day!

Speaking of living at the beach, that is exactly what Michael's sister Jana, her boyfriend David and their two dogs are doing. I'm so stinkin' jealous! We are so glad to have them so close. Jana is one of my best friends and hopeful, one day, sister-in-law.

Michael if you are reading this while eating, I hope you didn't just choke!

We had a blast visiting their new hometown of Navarre! We enjoyed spending time at their new house where we had a crawfish boil, and enjoyed some time at some Navarre hot spots on the beach. The next day we headed to Pensacola for some fun in the sun clouds.

Michael and I at The Pier Bar...I believe? Yeah, so I've been working on my tan and body lately.

David and Jana - Navarre locals!

Pensacola Beach

Michael always goofs up my photos - my turn!

Beach bunny, literally - weird!

I had a great time on my first trip to Navarre! We can't wait to go back to visit Jana, David, Toby and Lilly. Penny and Holly want to play with their cousins again soon!

Cruise post to come - I promise!

Gosh, golley the time that has went by and I still haven’t posted about the cruise!

Shame on me!

The past two weeks and weekends have FLOWN by. I mean, where did they go? Well, this weekend flew by because we were in Navarre enjoying some time with Michael’s sister Jana, her boyfriend David and their “poopies” Toby and Lilly. Our “poopies” Holly and Penny had a blast hanging out with their cousins. Jana and David just got a house in Navarre and it’s so close to the beach – I’m incredibly jealous! More on Navarre later…

Has anyone else had trouble with the Blogger photo uploader? It’s not letting me upload multiple photos at one time anyone, it wants them one at a time. Wayyy too time consuming if you ask me. It also takes forever to load a photo even when I have resized it down to medium. Since Michael picked up a whole chicken to cook in the rotisserie tomorrow night (if you don’t have a rotisserie toaster oven, you should look into one) I will have some time to piddle with Blogger while dinner cooks itself – that’s my kind of cooking! Anything that I don’t have to sit there and babysit is a winner in my book.

Chill

The lunch of champions! Cupcake, strawberry and white chocolate mousse frozen yogurt with chocolate covered sunflower seeds, hot fudge and whipped cream - yum! Chill is the bomb!

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Long time no blog

Hello Blogger friends! I know, I know, I have been on hiatus for a few weeks. I enjoyed a lovely cruise with my best friend Stephanie, her mom, aunt and their friend. Since returning I have been soaking up a lot of time with Michael, Holly, Penny, Beebee and Ceecee. I missed them all so much. We spent the weekend gardening and enjoying the great outdoors. I hope to make my cruise post tonight!

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Weekend wrap-up

Spring is in the air!

Here are a few photos from what we have been up to lately. We have been to Gulf Shores and Dauphin the last two weekends and love enjoying the beach before it gets too hot. Michael and I have also been busy with spring yard work and gardening. Fun fun!

The peach tree we planted last Easter has its first bloom

Our chives have also starting blooming

We went to Gulf Shores for Rachel's birthday and caught some crabs in the lagoon. The water was crazy clear. This little guy here is pretty lucky! It could get in and get some food and climb right back out. The other crabs, however, were not so lucky.

This Sunday we took Holly and Penny to the bird sanctuary on Dauphin Island. The birding trails lead to the beach and the girls enjoyed the sand between their toes and saltwater on their lips for the second time. They would not stop drinking the saltwater! Thankfully both were ok and no one got sick. Star, Jeremy and their dog, Deuce, also joined us on the journey. I went here a lot as a kid and haven't in a long time - so glad we did! We all had a blast, dogs included!

The girls were running us to the waves and getting their feet wet. I wish bath time could be so easy!

Deuce enjoyed his first trip to the beach!

"Go get daddy!" These girls are so fast runners on the beach - I was surprised!

"Mommy, this water tastes weird and makes us even more thirsty."

Puppy prints!

I should really be packing for the cruise - only 5 more days! I am beyond excited and ready for some much-needed r & r. I have yet to get Michael on a cruise ship or plane, but hopefully soon. He will be getting on his first plane in November when we go to Jonathan and Meg's wedding in New Hampshire. SO excited to see the fall folliage when we go up there!

From a house to a home

Michael and I have been homeowners for one YEAR!

Our family picture the day we moved in

It is so much fun to have a place of your own to invest money in and do whatever you want to it. We still love our house very much and have put a lot of personal touches on the place since we got it. So far we have:

• Ripped out carpet and laid hard wood in the foyer, both hall ways, living room, kitchen and breakfast nook
• Painted the guest room, office, laundry room, the master bedroom and master bathroom
• Ripped out vinyl and laid porcelain tile in the guest bathroom and laundry room
• Replaced the countertops with ubba tuba granite
• And we are almost finished with the tile backsplash in our kitchen

We have also done several small things, like replace builder-grade fixtures, appliances and a TON of yard work. Yard work including planting a few fruit trees, spreading grass seed then getting impatient and laying sod and our lovely little garden that is taking off this spring. I love it!

Spring has sprung!

I blew out my flip flop

If you know me, you probably know my Rainbows and me are bonded together as one. After four years it may be time to lay my first pair to rest. Well, not to rest for good, I will still wear them around the house and wear them for gardening, but their days in the public eye are about over.

I'm just having a hard time going and buying a new pair. Is that weird? Maybe to some I guess. I'm going on a cruise in a week and guess I need to talk myself into the purchase so I can start wearing them in. These flops accompany me everywhere! I don't care if I'm wearing all black, the brown Rainbows will be there.

Funny story on the Oasis cruise last summer. The Rainbows went to all three destinations with me. Low and behold I forgot what happens when you mix wet saltwater feet with brown leather flops. The bottom of my feet were stained brown the whole trip! I tried cleaning them with everything I had and no luck, they were BROWN. I thought who cares, no one will be looking at the bottom of my feet. Well, I was laying out by the pool on the ship's deck full of people and realized ALL of those people could see the bottom of my feet. I'm sure they were a little curious. I was mortified, and got a good laugh. I wanted to go get a pedicure on the ship just to see if I would get rejected. Fun times!

Maybe tomorrow I can talk myself into going to Sandollar and get a new pair!

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