I heart the beach.
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Two friends and I abandoned our families took a much-needed girls' weekend at the beach a couple weekends ago. It was, in a word, blissful. Ah, the sun. The salty air. The relaxation.
And, of course, the company. I love these girls!
As you can see above, I love them so much that I'm doing my weird Hulk (Hogan or The Incredible, take your pick because either works) thing with my neck.
The waves in the picture below were very pretty and picturesque...
...but they were also Hulk-esque. Being a Florida girl (who liked to escape to South Padre Island when I lived in TX and who heads to NC beaches whenever I can), I've experienced many a wave. These had more force behind them than any I've ever experienced, including waves in the Gulf of Mexico when a hurricane was nearby. Jenelle put it well in her comment for this picture on Facebook: "They look so peaceful and pretty... rather unlike the killer monstrosities that they were."
I'm not sure why, but piers make me feel all joyful inside.
I'm ready to go again. Soon. It was perfect. (Well, perhaps a bit more sunscreen was needed before it reached the perfect point, but it was mighty close.) Before I was pregnant with Robbie, I had two overnight work trips without Jocelyn, but other than that these were my first kid-free nights since she entered the picture. I am so amazingly blessed by my two sweet children and my wonderful husband, but this weekend away was a rare and sublime delight. I'm glad it's rare, though, because it does make my heart ache to be away too much or for too long. But that sweet spot of "just right" is splendid.
(This will be another post for another day, but the timing was a very cool God thing. We planned it to be the weaning weekend for Robbie and Hannah, Kristen's daughter, with both of us mommas cutting down to one or two feedings per day and then being out of sight and out of mind for the babes. However, both kiddos weaned in the month prior to our trip, so it was the weaning weekend...in which no one was weaning. However, God knew this trip would be perfect timing for me - for reasons that I'll touch on in a future post - and I am so thankful for His flawless scheduling!)
Thanks, Jenelle and Kristen, for a wonderful weekend! And thanks, Lee, Derek, and John, for taking care of everything else so we could go!
And, of course, the company. I love these girls!
As you can see above, I love them so much that I'm doing my weird Hulk (Hogan or The Incredible, take your pick because either works) thing with my neck.
The waves in the picture below were very pretty and picturesque...
...but they were also Hulk-esque. Being a Florida girl (who liked to escape to South Padre Island when I lived in TX and who heads to NC beaches whenever I can), I've experienced many a wave. These had more force behind them than any I've ever experienced, including waves in the Gulf of Mexico when a hurricane was nearby. Jenelle put it well in her comment for this picture on Facebook: "They look so peaceful and pretty... rather unlike the killer monstrosities that they were."
I'm not sure why, but piers make me feel all joyful inside.
I'm ready to go again. Soon. It was perfect. (Well, perhaps a bit more sunscreen was needed before it reached the perfect point, but it was mighty close.) Before I was pregnant with Robbie, I had two overnight work trips without Jocelyn, but other than that these were my first kid-free nights since she entered the picture. I am so amazingly blessed by my two sweet children and my wonderful husband, but this weekend away was a rare and sublime delight. I'm glad it's rare, though, because it does make my heart ache to be away too much or for too long. But that sweet spot of "just right" is splendid.
(This will be another post for another day, but the timing was a very cool God thing. We planned it to be the weaning weekend for Robbie and Hannah, Kristen's daughter, with both of us mommas cutting down to one or two feedings per day and then being out of sight and out of mind for the babes. However, both kiddos weaned in the month prior to our trip, so it was the weaning weekend...in which no one was weaning. However, God knew this trip would be perfect timing for me - for reasons that I'll touch on in a future post - and I am so thankful for His flawless scheduling!)
Thanks, Jenelle and Kristen, for a wonderful weekend! And thanks, Lee, Derek, and John, for taking care of everything else so we could go!