this weekend, i loved...

friday night date night with my punkin'.



discovering something new about a very familiar place.



the reckless abandon with which my punk lives life, with complete disregard for the strangers watching.  we should all be so free.






cupcakes that are not just beautiful on the outside!


unexpected messages when ineeded one most.

The Beach in December

The top 5 reasons we love the beach in December:

1.  It's perfect sailing weather, so we can sit on the shore and pick our favorites and make up stories about where we are going.

2. There aren't too many people to see our craziness.

3. We don't have to keep our love notes a secret until the tide washes them out to sea.

4. The only footprints in the sand are our own.

5. After all the fun, there isn't a wait at our favorite beach diner, Ruby's!

apple picking...sorta

so i found this apple crisp recipe that sounds so yummy.  since i'm feeling all autumn-y, i thought we'd go pick the apples for it.  except, apparently everybody else had the same idea.  all the trees had been picked clean!  so, i'll have to let you know how yummy that crisp is another time.  no worries, we found plenty to enjoy around the orchards!

the pumpkin spice donuts alone were worth the trip.



the caramel apples weren't bad either.

after we fueled up, we went looking for bigfoot.  once again, we came home emtpy handed.



it was a beautiful day!

Weekending

busy doing nothing

just wanted to acknowledge our absence around here.  apparently, summer vacation keeps us busier than usual.  doing what?  i really don't know.



i do know what we aren't doing.  we aren't rushing through our evenings doing homework, we aren't getting dressed bright and early, or sticking to a schedule.  rules about not snacking before dinner and what technically constitutes "dinner" are being broken pretty regularly.

i have learned a few things in the past 2 weeks of vacation though.  i've learned that the joy my punk gets from being allowed to take a huge cowboy rifle on evening walks with us (so he can keep us safe from invisible enemies) outweighs the questioning looks i get from other adults along our path.  i now know that a medium pizza is no longer enough to feed the two of us.  i know that i can handle "boy" issues without batting an eyelash.  and I'm learning that ice cream helps me get through watching "spy kids" for the 500th time.

i've also learned that when my punk wakes up before me, he comes to kiss me softly while he thinks i don't know.

this summer is off to a beautiful start!

the view from where i'm sittin'

weekend in review

our weekend was one of those no schedule, play all day, enjoy the warmth, jack johnson playing, leave the windows open all night kind of weekends. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

We're Still Here!

Just checking in to tell y'all that we haven't given up! 

We've just been enjoying Spring Break, which has been filled with hiking trips, late night ice cream runs, visits with cousins that we don't spend near enough time with, and reunions 40 years in the making!

For now, I'll leave you with a sure sign of Spring (other than the 70+ degree days and breezy evenings we have been thoroughly enjoying!).  We saw this little guy (and his family) enjoying the sunshine at a park this week. 

And yes, it took every ounce of strength I had not to ask my Punk if he wanted to keep this little guy!

We'll return to our normal scheduled programming next week!