Summer Life

We have been traveling a lot the past few weeks. From Lake Lure to Emerald Isle and then on to one of my personal favorites, Oak Island. You may remember me talking about how special OKI is for me if you read my Beach Bums post. For a refresher, click here.

This year my sister, brother-in-law and their little gal was there too. We had so much fun eating lots of and lots of good food, enjoying DQ every night (not ashamed) and chasing around a toddler everywhere. This was also our first time taking Maggie on a long car ride and she did fantastic.

Life is good and we are oh so blessed!

Me and my sister, Ronna. We look somewhat alike ;)

Maggie did awesome at traveling! 

Our travels are mostly over and we are looking forward to spending time with friends in Charlotte including my college roommate Rachael's wedding, volunteering in our community with LOVE week and waiting anxiously to welcome my sister, Jamie and brother-in-law, Chris' babe Ella Grace to the world!

Oh and how can I forget...my most favorite holiday is right around the corner. AMERICA! Which also means my birthday tags right behind. Thank you Lord for the goodness you let us experience while on earth!

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-Sara

Daydreamin'

First of all, anybody having blogger probs? I just had a post and within minutes it disappeared after publishing it! Weird. Because I don't want to write it all again, I will give you the cliff notes version. 

I miss summer.

I'm counting down to summer. 

I love the longer days, warmer weather, naked feet, and green trees.

This may surprise some since I went to a college where it snowed ALL winter. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't change my choice of college and I'm grateful for all the beauty each season brings. Especially the spring since it makes me think of new life and growth.

Yesterday, we actually got some freezing rain. It was super cold. Enough ice that school was dismissed early. For that winter, I thank you. It was nice to start the weekend a few hours early. But when I got home, I couldn't help but to daydream about...summer & the beach. I found this quote on Pinterest and it is so true:

Yup, that sums up summer beach life quite well. It is the only week of the year that I actually make no plans whatsoever. But since we have a few many more months until summer, I'm excited about this movie coming out soon....

The book was great and it takes place in the exact beach location we visit each summer. The same one where Todd and I fell in love. The movie was filmed there too so I'm excited to kick these winter blues away for a few hours while I watch and dream of the beach. If you have not read the book, it's not too late to do so before it hits theaters February 14th. I've seriously never been so excited about Valentine's Day before!

What's your favorite season? I imagine many people love fall and I respect that. Good food and great scents. However, despite how I have felt in the past, I'm officially locking in summer as my favorite season. 

145 more days to go...

-S

Summer Lovin'

This is our first summer actually living daily in the mountains. Out of all the seasons I have spent in the high country, summer is by far my favorite! Just imagine chilly mornings, breezy afternoons and cool nights. We don't have air conditioning in our apt (this is normal) but so far we have not once felt like we needed it nor do we keep fans in all the windows. Seriously the temperature is wonderful! 

Most people that come to the high country do so to vacation. Our area offers so many exciting attractions and we have decided to try to soak in the mountain life as much as possible this summer. We realize this may be our only chance to live in such a place and with such little responsibility. Our list of things we want to do is still in the works but last night we had a special date. 

First we went out to dinner which was a nice treat since I have cooked just about every single day since we have been married. Afterwards we went to explore Horn in the West and catch the night show. This weekend only, for residents of the county, tickets were six bucks. In case you are curious, the place is full of old homesteads and during the summer they produce a big show about the turning point of the revolutionary war in their amphitheater. We had no idea what to expect but were very pleased. The show lasted about 2 hours and was filled with history. The characters all dressed the part perfectly and the plot even included a little love story. Such a fun way to spend a summer mountain night!

  

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Do something different for a change :)

-Sara