Here it comes!! Oh No!! Another end to another beautiful summer vacation is upon us. No worries...I'm almost all talk when it comes to a new school year approaching...yes, I said ALMOST. I absolutely love this time of year of renewal with a new school year. BUT...It's just so truly bittersweet because the beauty of being a summer bum comes to an end. I actually have to put on real clothes and look presentable come Monday...that means mascara and some lip gloss again...look out world!! Ha!
Elena gets to go see all of her friends that she's missed over the last month or so that she's been away from daycare and I know she'll be very happy to get back to them. Juan and I keep talking up how she gets to go next week...we're hoping to get her excited. She's just had such a wonderful summer that it's hard to see it come to a close.
Over the last few weeks, we have just been enjoying our time together...trying not to schedule a lot of things on the calendar like we sometimes tend to do. Our one big outing came last week on our family road trip to Florida to visit my sister! Juan and I took Elena on a drive and along the way we made sure that we visited a Diner's, Drive-In's, and Dives spot, which we love to do now on long road trips! We decided on Marietta Diner in Marietta, GA which is just north of Atlanta. It was SO worth the stop...I wish I could go back there right now. There are so many things to try. Hopefully we can go back one day. After making our stop in Marietta, we continued our drive the next morning to Florida. Juan, Elena, and I were able to enjoy some beach time together as a family and Juan and I even got away for an evening at the same hotel we spent our honeymoon in 10 years ago in St. Petersburg, FL. It was a dream come true to go back to where our marriage began. It was just as beautiful and relaxing as I remembered. What a way to celebrate 10 years of marriage. I don't think I would've wanted to be anywhere else. The beach, sun, ocean, pool, bar...yeah, it was a great time :)
So, here we go on another school year! I'm beginning my 12th year as a teacher and Juan is beginning his 4th. Time is really flying by. I'm hoping to be better about checking in and posting pics here on the blog, but we all know how that goes...I may not be back for a few months...lol. Enjoy the pictures below!
Trying on daddy's shoes
This noodle had grass on it, so Elena refused to eat it.
Swimming with Meagan after a morning photo shoot
My nephew, Blake...precious boy!!
Runge Nature Center...she really liked that frog!
Leaving STL on our way to FL
Naptime!
She was waving hello :)
Beautiful, winding roads in TN
Marietta Diner!!
We made it to FL! Wishing the sign was bigger...
Naptime on the beach...with a binkie of course.
Macy was happy I came to visit
The sun was so bright, but you can see our message in the sand...10 years!
Homer was on vacation too while we were in FL
These photos were done by Meagan Dalton, one of our dearest friends. Elena was NOT at all in the mood for pictures this day, but Meagan somehow got some beautiful photos of our girl. Here are some:
