Toes in the Water

Family Vacation was FINALLY upon us.
The sun was shining, the car was packed, and our bathing suits were on.
Off we went… But we didn’t stay too long!!! We beached Saturday and Sunday, then came home for school and work Monday through Wednesday. Wednesday night we headed back down to finish our week and sadly we didn’t have as nice of weather.
But here’s a little peek into our week.

Also for the first time in my family’s history my mom, Kayla, and I ALL forgot our cameras. So here’s the pitiful pictures from our phones. I almost cried.

 

I love the beach and I love spending time with my family. Riding bikes on the boardwalk and getting Browns donuts was probably the highlight this year. The ride back down to the beach Wednesday night almost resulted in my death, so that was definitely the low. And everything else fell wonderfully in between. It was exactly what I needed after working crazy shifts all summer and then having my first few stressful weeks of a fulltime schedule. And if you were wondering, that was a picture of my dad considering a fedora.

I might have deja vu this weekend

And it might look a lot like this…

Aren’t family vacations the best?

Bike riding on the boards in the morning.
Laying on the beach all day.
And dinner, rides, and ice cream on the boards at night.

Toes in the Water

Last Saturday I went to Ocean City with my dear friend Kaitlyn. The weather was amazing and it was the perfect beach day. We’ve both been going to the gym all summer and decided to celebrate our new fabulosity by going to the beach and then going onto the boardwalk and eating french fries and ice cream. Yes. It was the perfect reward for our hard work… We also sang like idiots the entire way down and back and made a lot of dumb jokes and reminisced about middle school. Best last hoorah ever.

We saw a few pods of dolphins around lunch time and spent the majority of our day watching the tweenage surfer wannabe boys and clapping for them. True story.

Basically sums up Summer2011. Am I right or am I right?

JB please go on tour so we have a legitimate reason to justify the purchase. Kaythanksbye.

It’s a good thing I chose to smile like a 5 year old because when it was all said and done it looked like it was the first ice cream cone I’d ever eaten. Butter Brickle – 1. Rebecca – 0.

What.A.Babe.

The man that took this picture for us actually thanked us for asking him. It was sweet and sad at the same time… like no one had ever asked him before and it made his day. He also held the camera in a way that made us pretty sure the picture was going to be of our knees, but it didn’t turn out too bad :) I love the beach, good music, good conversation, and good food. Most of all, @KaitKinsey who makes me laugh harder than anyone I know :) This basically sums up our day: “Shawty whatchyo name is?” “Hey Daddy” “Knock, knock. Guess what? The goon’s home” “Justin Bieber is the bombdotcom” “Cool story babe, now go make me a sandwich”
Annnnd a Justin Bieber rap and Astin Martin music because it’s the perfect go-to song.

It’s sad to say farewell to summer, but I’m glad we squeezed this day in.

Summer Must-Haves

So I’m pretty much craving the beach A LOT. I just want warmth and sunshine on my skin. Tan skin. And the smell of the ocean. AH. Can’t wait for summer….

Love this nail polish color

and this beach cover up

Annnd this floppy beach hat

I’ve always wanted to wear a floppy beach hat on the beach. But I’ve never really had twenty bucks to spend on the hat when I need money for gas to get to the beach. Maybe this year will be different?  Hope so. Skin cancer is pretty serious – and this would be a pretty cute way to protect my skin. Yes, that definitely justifies the purchase…

One of my favorite beach trips of all time was last May. All my girlfriends from school spent the weekend in Delaware at my friend Kelsey’s beach house.  It is one of my favorite memories of freshman year. We woke up early the one morning and drove to the beach at 5am to watch the sunrise. It was so beautiful!

We also went to the beach every night after dinner. It was chilly ‘cause it’s not SUPER warm in Delaware in May. But that didn’t stop us :)

Only a few more weeks!! Can’t wait to plan our next trip to DE :)

LOA

Yesterday I started training at my new job. I have to be in at 6:50. Which means I have to leave my house at 6:30. Which  means I have to get up at 5:30. And I worked this morning as well. And last night was daylight savings. AKA: This lady is pooped.

Currently taking a Leave Of Absence from Gertie Girl - check back in tomorrow?! Hopefully I'll have posted something entertainingly witty to fill your downtime :)

In the mean time I'll be dreaming of this...this...and this...

goodnight
-R