We had a blast! The weather was gorgeous! Imagine waking up to the sound of the ocean every morning, or watching the sun set on that same ocean every night! We didn't want to leave. Aside from a few incidents with the fire (I did wonder if we could even manage hot dogs and marshmallows that first night) and sleeping on what felt like cement, despite trying everyone else's sleeping pads, lol! Oh and let's not forget running out of gas! I can't tell you how thankful I was that my parents were there (they live there half the time)! Only my husband...
I didn't get to make grilled pizza because the dough escaped it's confines and turned into The Blob(s). I did promise the kids I'd make some grilled pizza at home - we've been wanting to try it grilled for awhile now. Did make pancakes with the most divine, delicious, amazing thing ever - maple b.u.t.t.e.r. - yes, you read that right, maple butter. Wow. I could have just eaten that for breakfast! And to make it even more special, hubby got the real deal - maple syrup. Shoot - those were some pancakes!
Noah (4th from the left) gave up the notion of counting sand as soon as we got there. Go figure. We played in the water, took a little boat tour (see the new pic on the bottom), fed the sea lions in the aquarium, played in the water, went to see my mom's paintings in her gallery, played in the water, and did I mention... yeah, I did.
There was so much to do, we didn't do half of what I would have liked. But I wouldn't change a thing. I just want to go back over and over. Preferably with an air mattress. For me.
Now back to the daily grind. Oh yeah, I took my "almost after" pictures today. Yep, those are my favorite Anthropologie pants. I hope you all had a great week and are doing well!
Posted By: Suzof7
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09/16/2007 17:34
WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!
SUZ, I AM GLAD YOU ARE BACK!!! GLAD YOU ARE BACK SAFELY!!!
So happy that you and the family had such a good time, what would a vacation be without a few mishaps??? Sounds like a gorgeous place you were at. Oh My Gosh, maple syrup, maple butter, geez......that is the good stuff.
My hubby and I are full time RVers and we do volunteer hosting at state parks, so, everyday is like vacation to us. We are in Savannah, GA right now but will be leaving in a few days for the Okefenokee Swamp to another state park.
You look great in your photos! So fit and cute! What a gift you have given your older self.
I like how you are keeping a cool attitude about where you go from here, noticing how your body feels and not feeling stressed to push it. Not that loosing more would be bad, but really being where you are now.
Fun to see photos of your beautiful family and glad you all had tons of fun. I'm disappointed about the sand tho...I wanted to know how many grains there were (lol).
ps - No worries - I'd never eat below 1200 calories! I can hardly keep that low count for more than a few days -- even if I wanted to.
That sounds so awesome! Great pictures, too. I agree about losing motivation once we hit a cute weight. But its about more than vanity, its about health. Whats your body mass index? Whats your bra size and will that hurt your back? What else is a health issue to you in view of weight? So, yea, now that you look so cute in those crop jeans its time to find new motivation, if its there.
