Vacation!

Sorry I've been AWOL, but we were on vacation! My parents, grandma, sister, brother and his wife all went to Daytona Beach, Florida. It was my first time in Florida, and it was nice! We stayed right on the beach, which was awesome!
(here was our view...)

We spent a lot of time at the beach and in the pool (check out this pool!)

Jack had so much fun swimming, and by the last day was running around on the beach and in the water...

Ellie loved the water too. We would hold her and she would sit and just splash and splash!

One day we went to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, and that was pretty neat. Jack loves "agagors," so he loved walking around and seeing all the different gators and crocodiles. =)

We spent a lot of time with Josh's grandma and aunt and uncle. It was the first time any of them have met Jack and Ellie, and we haven't seen them in almost 5 years! We had fun, got spoiled, and ate way too much! Josh took Jack to his first Baseball game (the Daytona cubs) and he loved it!

Here are more fun pictures from the week. =)

My whole family

smiley girl!

They love each other!

We got to watch dolphins from our balcony!

All ready to "min"

fun in the pool with daddy

Following daddy into the water

Ellie with Grandpa and Auntie

Jack and Ellie with Great Grandma

This is how he fell asleep on the plane... he wanted to "watch" out the window.

Someone got her ears pierced!

Vacation Pictures!

I finally got all the pictures edited! I figured it would be easier to post a slideshow than to post them all individually, so here ya go!




This picture is my favorite! We got to see the Presidential Helicopter land on the White House lawn...

The last few days...

Well, It is Friday... We leave Virginia to go home tomorrow.
It has been a fun, interesting and educational trip. I have now seen our country's capital for the first time, and stepped foot where the first settlers of our country first walked.
Wednesday we went to the Air and Space Museum where the Space Shuttle Enterprise is currently on display. It was so neat! I never thought it was so big, but it was huge! They had lots of cool planes there too, and my husband, the plane lover, was in heaven! After that we drove to the Metro station and rode the Metro in to DC. We got off at the Federal Triangle station, and walked over to the White House, and got there just in time to see the Presidential Helicopter Land on the lawn and drop someone off. (We think it was the vice-president or president... they had 2 decoys, and extremely high security around the whole area, even closing off the front of the white house...) So that was awesome, I got some great pictures! Then we walked to the Washington, and Lincoln monuments, saw the reflecting pool, the WWII memorial and the Vietnam Memorial. Then we walked down towards the capitol building, and went into the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History before Going back the the Metro Station. It was a pretty cool day. We saw lots of stuff, and walked so much we were all exausted that night.
Yesterday we pretty much just hung out, went shopping, and sat in the hot tub for a while, and today we relaxed, went and did some letterboxing, and swam in the pool for a while. Now they are all watching Spiderman 3 and I am here playing online! =)
We head back up to the airport for our trip home tomorrow. I am ready. I am ready to see my puppy. =)

Virginia Beach

Today the weather took a turn! I wish we could switch yesterday and todays. We got to the beack at about 1pm, and it was in the 70's, cloudy and windy.
I guess it's better than being hot, but we only put our feet in the water, we didn't swim.
But we walked up the boardwalk, then down the street visiting all the shops. We got some t-shirts, saltwater taffy and fudge! Yum!
Tomorrow will be a lot of walking.... We are going to explore DC! YAY!

Whew!

I forgot how humid it is in the south. And Hot! Luckily for us, it has been a little cooler than normal, but low 90's with high humidity is still not fun!

We went to The historic Jamestown Settlement today. It was pretty neat. =) They had an Indian settlement, a re-created Jamestown fort, and replica ships that they came over on.
I can't believe how small everything is! The ships alone would have been so crowded! They slept on top of cargo, and the voyage lasted 4 months. The movies show them on these huge ships with tons of deck room, but really? they are like the size of our living room in total 'living space.' crazy!
It was a lot of walking in the sun and heat. So then we came back to the resort and hung out in the pool, which was nice... now we are in the crowded sitting area taking advantage of the only spot on the resort with free wifi and enjoying a jack and coke. ;-)
Tomorrow? Virginia Beach!!! Yay! I will finalyy see the Atlantic ocean!

Williamsburg!

well, we made it to DC! We landed at about 5pm, had to go get a rental car, then drove 2 hours to our resort. fun... My butt hurt after being on it all day!
Today was nice... except for the neck pain from a too full pillow. We went grocery shopping so we don't have to eat out all the time. (we have a full kitchen) Then we went to colonial Williamsburg and did a little shopping and saw the old buildings and stuff. It was pretty neat.
We went into a Scottish store that had all kinds of Scottish and Irish stuff, even kilts! Josh found a patch with his family crest on it, so we got it. Then we got some chocolate at a candy store! YUM!
tomorrow we are going to Jamestown! I wish I could post pictures, but my camera cord is at home, so you all will have to wait until I get home!
Hope you all have a great week!

Tomorrow!

We leave for Washington DC!

I have been working all week, and we had a friend visiting until wednesday night, which is why I haven't been blogging much lately.

I am on my lunch break right now, and as soon as I get off work tonight (at 7) I have to make dinner, do the dishes, clean up a bit, pack, take the dog to the boarding place, and get everything ready to go...
cause we leave at 5am in the morning. bleh! At least tomorrow There will be a shorter day thanks to the time difference. =)

I just checked the weather, and it is supposed to be scattered thunderstorms almost all week. Which means really humid. (as if it normally isn't) kinda stinks! But at least the temperatures are supposed to be in the high 80's low 90's which isn't unbearably hot.

I am taking my computer, so I will hopefully blog while there! Have a good weekend!

let's get fit! (random updates)

1. Josh bought a Wii Fit today... I looked for 2 months before I gave up nad said forget it, we will use christmas money, and by then the crazy will be over... Him and Sarah were in Target today and they had 2. He bought one and Sarah bought the other. =) Yay! Time to get fit!

2. I am still sick. It is moving into my chest. I swear I had this exact same cold several months ago. Why did I have to get it again? Hopefully it is gone by the end of the week.

3. Is it seriously only Sunday? I have worked all weekend and it feels like it is the middle of the week still.

4. My nanny is doing great. She is up and about and going like nothing happened. The cancer is all through her body, and what they removed was mostly cosmetic because it was starting to come through her skin. She will be starting chemo soon to try and get rid of as much as they can. Hopefully it will work.

5. We are going to be on a plane to Washington DC in 5 1/ days! We are going to be in williamsburg/DC for a week. I can't wait! I definitely need a vacation!

We're Baaack!

Well, we got home from our long weekend camping trip a few hours ago. Now we are sitting on the couch being lazy because we are so tired!
It was a fun trip! Our sites weren't the best.. we had afternoon sun, and they were on a bit of a slope, but they were close to the water, so it was nice.
We pretty much just relaxed, hung out by the fire, swam, read, roasted marshmallows and played a few games. It was nice to relax and not worry about anything else.
One thing that would have made the trip a bit better would have been showers! we were filthy by the time we got home, and I took a nice looong shower. =) I got a little bit of a sunburn on my shins, but overall, I just got a little color. (Josh says I can't say I am tan, because I am still white.") Very funny. But sadly, true.
Anyways, I will leave you with a few pictures!


Josh being a dork.


Me


Stella... notice how filthy she is! She is usually snow white!


Our friend Tom.


Another shot of how dirty Stella got.


And another one.


This is Lake Tahoe. You can usually see the mountains on the other side. But because of the smoke from the California fires, we can't see them.

Achy feet, problems solved and we're going camping!

I hate trying to think of clever titles... I am so not creative when it comes to that sort of thing. Just wanted to share. =)
Anyways, my feet hurt. I think I mentioned it in a blog last week, but these long shifts at the pharmacy are just killing my feet, and I can't wait until I have the money to buy a good pair of supportive shoes.
As for the scheduling issues I blogged about in my last post, I think we have gotten it all figured out. I am working at the airport monday from 8-5, and thursday from 12-5. Then I am at the phamracy T,W, & F from 10-7 and sat. 9-6. busy week. Then the week after that, I am just coming in for 2 hours to help make sure the advertising got done. I just got my schedule from the pharmacist, managed to get him to make a couple adjustments for her, then gave it to her and said "this is what I can do..." And she was fine with it. Should have done that in the first place. haha. So I feel a little better about that.

So as an end to this super stressful week, we are leaving tonight to go camping! yay! (the stress won't end until we are on our way of course!) I am working until 5, then I have to run home and shower real quick, pack the ice chest while josh loads the care, then we are leaving! I am super excited. we have several friends coming too. We are going to sly park (jenkinson lake - Pollock Pines, CA)I am excited to be able to go swimming and relax and roast marshmallows!

So anyways, I bid you all a happy weekend, and I will be back to the blogosphere on Sunday night!