The Charlottesville Welcome Wagon was waiting for us! Pumpkin (aka “Punky” nicknamed Karen Monson) wanted us to know her vacation was just as relaxing as ours The garden, however, was hard at work!! ...
Could I really have named this post anything else! We cleaned and packed up the whole house and just hit the road with a couple of smoked herring sandwiches in tow. Topped with pickles and tomatoes! ...
I just returned from one final long hot 3 mile beach walk. Matt went running, so I listened to 5 New Moms, New Babies podcasts while I walked. The walk was long, but it went by fast! Before I ...
Gorgeous afternoon!! The skies opened up into Simpsons clouds and we had a perfect afternoon for a beach walk! Followed by an even prettier evening! For cocktail hour we had guac and chips. Matt made...
Misty, stormy morning: Just enough break in the clouds for a 3 mi beach walk Followed by a hot shower and some puzzle time! And a scrumptious lunch of a hummus + tomato + pickle sandwich with chips a...
Thar she blows! Nobody slept well here. Rain at the beach combined with the surf and wind is so much louder than rain at home! I was awake from about 4-5:30 with irregular plonks against our balcony ...
There is a tropical storm on the way, but it feels a little like a hurricane evacuation around here. Just us and the birds! We soaked up one last afternoon on the beach…’twas a great one! Larbs and M...
The weather is unpredictable today, so I need to make hay waves while the sun shines! We spent the morning walking/reading on the beach and came in for a fun lunch. There are so few people here today...
Look how they shine for you! Stars and RW&B in honor of our fallen soldiers I was in the middle of preparing a red, white and blue Memorial Day breakfast (since I have no clue what day it ...
Afternoon on the beach, yo! Great, great weather! The boys played an epic game of bocci ball, making up different versions like “eyes closed” and “backwards” and “feet only.” I did more reading and s...
Famous quote by Clifford Younger from the deck of a cruise ship years and years ago! Toss a little sand in there too. It seems to be coating every surface in our house! Karen and I went on our daily ...
Breakfast wasn’t as simple this morning – Kanz made us pancakes! From our delicious Great Harvest mix. And topped with some of this new Virginia hickory syrup we’re selling at the bakery. The syrup w...
We REALLY lucked out on the weather today!!! What was supposed to be 50% chance of rain turned out to be gorgeous sunny skies! I think I need to stop looking at the forecast so much.. We enjoyed more...
Holla! Karen, Matt and I went on a long beach walk this morning and then we settled into the sand for some book time under our umbrella-ella-ella. Baby bump or beer belly!? I spent the morning with m...
As much as I love making elaborate breakfasts in my kitchen every morning, I just love the simplicity of beach breakfasts. Throw a bunch of things in a bowl and eat! Larbs brought puffins, which form...
Windy, windy day at the beach!!! But lots of sun, so we are thankful. And even a rainbow to top off the crazy weather! Walkin’ on the beach Against the wind was TOUGH! Grandma KK is working on...
We have been blessed with a day of sunshine! But we haven’t really been on the beach too much because there is huuuge wind, surf and riptides. We just passed high tide, so hopefully we’ll get out thi...
Fun filled day in the sun!! We had a little issue with the weather around 3pm that caused us to pack up and go inside and hit the hot tub! [It’s only 100* and I didn’t stay in very long.] But the sun...
Other than a long beach walk this morning, we haven’t actually be out playing yet – we had to do a massive grocery store trip first! (My parents did a mini one yesterday). 7 foodies with strong opini...
The view from our bed I was up from 5-6am this morning with a squirming baby who would not settle down! I often wonder if he squirms all night and I just happened to wake up for another reason and it...
I love taking photos, and I love documenting our vacations. But I don’t love writing long paragraphs! We had a great first day at the beach, beginning with a lunch at The Pilot House in Wilmington. O...
We’re here…5.5 hours of driving went by relatively quickly! Just had a great lunch outside and are headed to the beach now!
Matt and I both use the Simple Calendar app on our phones to see upcoming events. And we both commented that our calendars are blank and seemed to be malfunctioning. But instead, I think the calendar...
How much bread does one family of 7 need to consume in a week? We learned our lesson two years ago when we brought about 5 loaves and ran out halfway through the week (a sandwich-for-lunch lovin’ gro...
I went to cycle class this morning and worked up a great sweat that left me wilted as a piece of old lettuce. Pineapple for the rescue! (Plus a handful of almonds) I pile is accumulating by the door....
I wanted oatmeal this morning, but decided for the sake of saving time and dishes that I’d just eat up a “dry” breakfast instead. Dry breakfasts are breakfasts that don’t involve using the sink after...
Tonight it was my first time hosting our book club! Preparatory PB&J quesadilla as an afternoon snack (I was trying to think of something other than cereal, yogurt and fruit to have since I have ...
Our sun is OUT!! We’ve been having tons of these gloomy mornings that turn into beautiful days. I’ll take it. I did some sit-down work, then 1.5 hours of housework, then more sit-down work. The middl...
I stayed up late last night writing – trying to get a lot of BERF written before vacation begins! Although writing with the ocean in view sounds pretty good to me! If I’m still blogging by age 65, I ...
Eventful afternoon of blogging and blog-related tasks, including BERF + an hour-long conference call. Followed by my favorite snack: cereal Honey bunches & milk Then I went to pre-natal yoga (ton...
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