Vacation was wonderful!!! 5 days at a gorgeous condo on a tiny sliver of land between the beach and intracoastal (I have no idea how to spell, when you live there, you call it the "innercoastal" but I'm pretty sure that's not right). We could see both from our balcony!!
Top 5 Vacation Things
1. Laying in the sun & reading
2. Aviary/Sea Turtle Hospital
3. The station playing 90s music (just like high school, although then we just called it music)
4. Veterans day fish fry
5. Hanging with amazing friends (duh)
Least Favorite Things about Vacation
1. Being sick (boo)
2. Losing my voice entirely for 48 hours of Girls Weekend (double boo)
3. Only finishing one book (GASP! but I'm over halfway through 2 others, I was having hard time deciding where to focus my energy)
4. It ends :(
Vacation was such a fun, sweet, lazy, restful, laughing time that I am so very thankful for. While it sucked to be sick, on the other hand, if you have to be sick, why not be sick laying on lounge chair in perfect 75 degree weather under the shade of palm tree. Am I right?
So here is our one photo from vacation. Well, technically that's a lie because we have like 5 versions of this 1 photo. But at the very last minute before Heather had to drive home and return to reality (grading papers, which I so very, very much don't miss), I was like "oh, we have to get at least one picture." I feel like pictures document things that are unique or special or one of kind or one time only (yes, I just said the same thing 4 ways) and what I LOVE about this trip is that it didn't even cross our minds to take a picture until the very hand because hanging out with these two friends was something that felt like it should be happening every day. Even though we only see each other a couple times a year (it helps that our parents all still live in our hometown) conversations pick up right where they left. And there's almost 20 YEARS of memories, jokes about previous crushes/past boyfriends, embarrassing high school memories, possible law breaking episodes, and discoveries of new countries, careers, relationships and religions to draw from. So very thankful for these ladies. Umm...and that Heather's parents have an AWESOME condo.
Top 5 Vacation Things
1. Laying in the sun & reading
2. Aviary/Sea Turtle Hospital
3. The station playing 90s music (just like high school, although then we just called it music)
4. Veterans day fish fry
5. Hanging with amazing friends (duh)
Least Favorite Things about Vacation
1. Being sick (boo)
2. Losing my voice entirely for 48 hours of Girls Weekend (double boo)
3. Only finishing one book (GASP! but I'm over halfway through 2 others, I was having hard time deciding where to focus my energy)
4. It ends :(
Vacation was such a fun, sweet, lazy, restful, laughing time that I am so very thankful for. While it sucked to be sick, on the other hand, if you have to be sick, why not be sick laying on lounge chair in perfect 75 degree weather under the shade of palm tree. Am I right?
So here is our one photo from vacation. Well, technically that's a lie because we have like 5 versions of this 1 photo. But at the very last minute before Heather had to drive home and return to reality (grading papers, which I so very, very much don't miss), I was like "oh, we have to get at least one picture." I feel like pictures document things that are unique or special or one of kind or one time only (yes, I just said the same thing 4 ways) and what I LOVE about this trip is that it didn't even cross our minds to take a picture until the very hand because hanging out with these two friends was something that felt like it should be happening every day. Even though we only see each other a couple times a year (it helps that our parents all still live in our hometown) conversations pick up right where they left. And there's almost 20 YEARS of memories, jokes about previous crushes/past boyfriends, embarrassing high school memories, possible law breaking episodes, and discoveries of new countries, careers, relationships and religions to draw from. So very thankful for these ladies. Umm...and that Heather's parents have an AWESOME condo.
YAY! Fun times. It really is a nice place to escape. Glad y'all got to enjoy each other's company for the long weekend. Would love to see you next time you're in town. :-)
ReplyDeletetwo questions -
ReplyDelete1. which book did you finish?
2. did you ever use the word "hometown" before you taught English in China? (I didn't.)
Hey Rachie!
ReplyDelete1. The airplane one that I don't even remember the name of right now. I really enjoyed it. A little "lusty" but a good story, I thought.
2. Pretty sure I didn't :)
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