{coming october 16!}
{coming december 25!}
{i couldn’t resist!}
{makes me laugh!}
all summer has been pretty much a solo act for me, especially the “going on vacation” parts. but the dreaded boards are over and done {thank goooodness} and i FINALLY have my smooch back! anywhoo, he was ready to high tail it out f here and so we did. we jumped into the truck and drove our tushes 2 1/2 hrs to hilton head island {aka the closest paradise via augusta}! we spent most of the time beaching, a lot of the time eating seafood and much of the time sleeping. and so beach+seafood+sleeping=a really good time. we were so glad to have these last few days together before school starts back. it was much needed and even more appreciated!
{hello hilton head}
{these are the palmettos at our hilton in hilton}
{hello beach}
{hey smooch}
{here are some of the local digs. they made for some fun yard-saling!}
{my sweet adam toting my junk so i can take 1000 pictures}
{this was the shrimp boat near our restaurant. they offered “shrimping trips” for $80 a pop…we def want to do it next time. catch our dinner, you know? kind of a forest gump type of activity}
{after my oysters rockefeller and adam’s country boil, we had a pirate experience with putt putt.}
{adam making his shot}
{i preferred the lifted approach}
{yep, i won by 6}
{after putting around for awhile, we went for our evening stroll along the beach. the boardwalk to the beach had a lovely view}
{these are our fun-with-the-timer shots}
{i thought they turned out swimmingly}
{my smooch was so relaxed and relieved to be at the beach. you deserve it, adam love}
{one more timed, for good measure}
{because the beach faced the east, we watched the sun set from the car}
{thank you, hilton head, for your wonderfully relaxing beach and for a lovely weekend away with my love dove.}
the end.
for the last weekend before adam’s BIG TEST, i enjoyed more beach time, with my family @ sunset in north carolina.
{it was so fun to play with my siblings for the week. sure miss it}
{can you see the sand blowing 100mph across the ground? it was like a full on miniature sand storm}
{this was pretty much the extent of activity at the house…lounging, with daddy}
{my lovely ‘rents}
{oh benstankin’}
{my entertainment for the week :)}
{let’s do this every year, mar. but next time with adam and mick, too!}
many of you may know that every year for the past three years adam and i have spent our anniversary {dec 18} in charleston. it’s SO LOVELY during the holidays! but i had the pleasure of spending a bit during this july and finally seeing the beach. we stayed with some friends of steph’s and had a FABULOUS time. thanks to wendy and daniel, the MOST hospitable hosts ever. xox
{here we are, thrilled!}
{first things first, must visit walmart. in charleston they are quite nice, including store front windows!}
{then we must visit the market. steph bought a thai wooden frog for her class}
{after a visit down the fab king st, we had lunch at southend. so YUM!}
{steph and wendy}
{my delicious crab and shrimp dip…mmm…}
{steph’s fried green tomatoes. aren’t they lovely?!}
{our artwork}
{after lunch we walked around town. i loved these dr.suess-looking trees}
{and it’s not a complete charleston trip unless you see (and smell) the carriages}
{later in the evening, steph and i took a stroll on the beach (my first @ isle of palms)}
{after our beach stroll, we walked past some lovely homes!}
{one of my favorites was the bright turquoise house with the homemade flip-flop wreath}
{the flip-flop look was carried out to the mailbox, too!}
{to top off the evening, we attended trivia night. it was very difficult, but fun. and we came in 4th!}
{thanks to kevin and daniel and their knowledge of all things science/math and random facts}
{the following day was spent at the beach…in the sun! perhaps steph will share her photos with you all}
thanks to wendy and daniel for a lovely weekend!
meet AVERY RYANNE…
isn’t she just DARLING!?! LOVE her.
{congratulations, jonathan & carrie. you made an ADORABLE baby girl!}
make sure YOU are on top!
