Sunday, July 30, 2023
Solving problems by creating new ones
Friday, July 28, 2023
Don't want to forget about last weekend
Monday, July 24, 2023
Our house
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Taking a long weekend
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Summer weekends are fabulous
Sunday, July 9, 2023
The wedding unexpectedly got to me
Saturday, July 8, 2023
This has been an amazing week
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
July 4, 2023
Monday, July 3, 2023
2023 Vacation, part 2
Sunday, July 2, 2023
Vacation 2023
Although we've been home for two weeks, I'm finally writing about this year's vacation. It was really, really wonderful. My mother-in-law joined us again this year, and our sweet pup, Abby, was able to join us again this year. We rented a minivan again for the trip, and we were on the road around 5AM on the 10th of June. It took us 14 hours, and a great deal of that was spent just getting through the island traffic. I slept through a significant portion of the trip, and I remember thinking that it was one of the few times we'd been on a specific portion of Virginia interstate without rain or some major accident! When we got to the place we were staying, it was nearly 8:00 and we ordered some pizzas for dinner. It was about a three minute walk to these little shops that included the pizza place. It was fabulous.
On Sunday, we walked over to the ocean front pool. The kids were at the arcade, but Andrew and I ordered some drinks and enjoyed the view. The best part is that it was only about a six-minute walk to the pool, and then another minute down to the ocean. In that regard, the location was absolutely wonderful. We ended up eating at the restaurant at the pool that evening. It wasn't the best food we had that week, but it was definitely the best view! It also gave my mother-in-law an opportunity to see the ocean again.
Monday we did a bit of shopping and had some ice cream, but there was some afternoon rain. Our dinner was at a restaurant that had changed since we'd been there last, but still had amazing food. A bit of shopping after dinner, and our third evening of some walking, sitting outside, and then watching our favorite show with Andrew's mom.
Tuesday was more of the same. We had beautiful weather the entire week. That evening, we drove an hour to eat at our favorite restaurant. It never disappoints. My Filet Oscar was spectacular. It's always an amazing dinner, and it's generally the one evening where we splurge for desserts.
I'll come back tomorrow and finish recapping our trip. I'm so grateful we got to make these memories!