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Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts

Saturday, September 17, 2016

two years.

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Wow. It's been almost two years since my last post, and I feel our entire world has changed. The baby bump is now a toddler named Kai. He's 19 months old, and a force to be reckoned with. He's charming, silly, stubborn, and the sweetest boy I could've ever hoped for. I really am the luckiest mama.

Paul. My amazing husband is a stay-at-home-dad, a student at Flagler College, and a part-time caterer for the Purple Olive restaurant. He takes care of us. I am so proud of the father he has become, and what an incredible example he is for Kai.

Also! We no longer live in St. Augustine. We moved just south of the oldest city, to one of the newest cities in Florida. Palm Coast is where we now make our home, in a lovely house with quite a bit more square footage than our little bungalow on the island. Additional bedrooms have become very important, since my awesome younger (not little, haha) brother is living with us. It's been so much fun having him here, and it makes me so happy whenever I see my brother & Kai together. It's plain to see that they adore each other.

I got the urge to start the blog back up a few weeks ago. I think listening to podcasts is what really spurred me on, coupled with the fact that Kai has begun sleeping very consistently. Miracles do exist! ;) But in any case, I hope to update here more often, now. There are some fun ideas I've been thinking on, so perhaps this old blog will become a venue for them. We will see.

To follow along in our day-to-day fun, you can always check out my Instagram feed. It's my favorite social network!

Monday, January 20, 2014

beach weather.


Did I confuse you with that title? It's snowing in many parts of the world, and this girl is talking about going to the beach?! Believe me, I'm crazy grateful to be able to say that. I'm a Florida girl through and through, and I don't think I could ever move away from this nearly tropical climate. I've never even seen snow!


Anyway, back to our day. Our friend DV came to visit this weekend. It's always a treat when we get visitors, since we love to show them around our little town. We decided to finish up the weekend by eating at one of our local favorites, but we'll talk about that later on this week's foodie friday. Afterward, we walked the short distance to the beach.


It was gorgeous! The weather was in the sixties, and that ocean breeze just gets me every time. I saw a quote on Pinterest earlier that summed up my feelings exactly:

Ah, the smell of the salt and sand. There is no elixir on this blessed earth like it.
(A quick search told me the quote is from a book I read in college and greatly enjoyed... The Hakawati by Rabih Alameddine.)


I also discovered this little gem in two spots on our walk! Since I'm a little ampersand-crazy, I was excited to find them! I wonder if there are more all over Saint Augustine?

I hope you all had a lovely long weekend! What was your favorite part?