Beach Trip 2012

PHOTO HEAVY!! 

This last weekend at the beach was perfect. It was exactly what we both needed. Our little house was walking distance from the beach. We spent our days on the beach and our nights grilling and watching Psych and drinking wine. It was wonderful.

CRAZY STORY:

We did get off to a pretty rough start though. The trip there was already making both of us edgy, we were exhausted and just ready to get there. There are no interstates that take you from Nashville to Panama City Beach so we had to take back highways almost the entire way. We were driving through Alabama, almost to the Florida state line and we came up on a little town. The speed limit went from 55 to 35 pretty quickly, and Steve started slowing down. We saw a cop up ahead, and immediately I had a bad feeling. There was a truck in front of us that was clearly going way faster than we were, but the cop pulled out behind us and turned on his lights. We pulled over and he came to the window, asked for Steve's license and insurance and said he was probably going to let us go soon. Then he asked Steve to get out of the car and go talk with him back in-between the two cars. This made both of us pretty nervous. The cop asked Steve if there were any drugs, or weapons or alcohol in the car. Steve said no but the cop didn't believe him. Steve was already nervous and the cop had sunglasses on so Steve apparently kept looking around and the cop said that was a sure sign he was lying. He was convinced we had drugs or weapons in the car. He told Steve that he had two options. He could tell him what we had in the car and we could be out of there in 20 minutes or he could call his partner down with the drug dogs and they could search the car and if they found anything we would both be going to jail. Steve was in shock, he couldn't believe that this cop didn't believe him. The cop then said he had another option. He could come talk to me and see if I had the same story. He came up to my window, and asked me the same thing, if there was anything in the car and if there was I needed to tell him right now because if he found something we would go to jail. I of course said there was nothing and he said that was good enough for him and he let us go. Steve was so shaken up and I kind of was too. Of all people, we couldn't believe that had happened to us. I'm not even sure what weed smells like. That is definitely one of the most memorable road trips I have ever been on. 

Anyway, here are lots of pictures, mostly of the beach and sunsets, of our weekend:

 

 See more after the break 

Back to Reality

Well we are back from our little vacation in Florida and back to real life. It's been a rough one to come back from but we are slowly transitioning back into our lives here in Nashville. I'll blog about the trip soon, with pics and a pretty entertaining story. Until then, have a great day loves!

The beach is calling

Are you ready for another trip announcement? They seem to happen a lot around here, and I am SO OK with that. Tomorrow me and my main squeeze ( if you follow me on Twitter you will know that this is now the second time I have called Steve my "main squeeze" I have no idea what that is about. It just felt right, so I went with it.) are headed to Florida for a long weekend of sun and fun and sand and waves and lazing around. It comes at a perfect time. Things have just been crazy over here and a weekend away together will be just what we need. Just a chance to relax and hang out with each other. My friend Amy's parents have a house two blocks from the beach in Panama City and have SO graciously offered it to us for FREE for the weekend. FREE! It's a total blessing and has made this trip possible for us. I can not thank them enough. So, all that to say tomorrow will start a wonderful weekend at the ocean, my favorite place and I am stoked.

Ch Ch Ch Changes

What a crazy weekend full of changes. Big things are happening over here, I can feel it. The possibilities of what is next are endless. That is both scary and exciting, fun and stressful. Trusting your life to God is the biggest adventure you could ever take. I'm ready for the next chapter.

A review: Body Shop Seaweed Purifying Facial Cleanser and Toner

I have struggled with acne my whole life. I have tried almost every treatment I could think of short of extreme measure or medications. My acne has never been REALLY bad, but it's always been there, bad and consistent enough to bother me and be noticeable. I tried Proactive several times, each time with the same result, it would kind of work but not well enough for the money I was paying for it, plus it would ruin all of my towels and even my pillowcases because the chemicals that were in it would bleach everything. I've tried all natural washes, every brand out there that was well known, I even tried homemade washes. Nothing seemed to really work.

For Easter my mom got me a Living Social deal to Body Shop. I had tried one of their face wash kits before and it didn't really work. I was planning on just getting something fun for myself with my little gift. When I walked in the worker told me that they were having a buy 2 get 2 free sale going on, they always seem to be having great deals like that there. So I went to browsing and surprise surprise I couldn't figure out what I wanted. After probably 10 minutes of me just looking at shelves the nice girl that was working asked if she could help me. She asked me what kind of skin I had and what problems I had with it. When I told her she recommended the Seaweed collection. I was skeptical but I thought "what the heck, it can be my 2 free products". So I bought the cleanser and toner and headed home.


I have been using it for a little over a month and let me tell you guys. I LOVE it. First, it smells awesome! Second, it doesn't ruin any of my stuff, third its pretty cheap, and lastly and most importantly, it works. It works better than anything I have tried before. My face started looking better than it had in years. And not just my acne, but my skin overall. I still get breakouts, especially around that magical time of the month, but the thing is, this stuff takes care of them quickly. The worst of it will usually just last a day or two and then I start to see them fading. There are days that I don't wear makeup and I don't want to cover my head with a paper bag and hide in a corner. That is huge. I really couldn't be happier with this stuff. Yes, I still have a little acne, and I still get breakouts now and then, but they are not nearly as bad as they used to be and they don't last long. This stuff is gentle, it doesn't irritate my skin and it does it's job.

It gets an A+ from me

It must be love

Do you see that man right there? He is the biggest blessing in my life. I knew I got a good one but this past week I have just been EXTRA thankful for the man he is to me and to those around him.

(end sappy post here)

The Circle of Life

Me and Steve were having a conversation the other night and the topic came up about how most people end up "dating their parents" and he said "which makes me think of us".
I laughed. And then really thought about it. Guys. It's so true.
 We can't escape it. Steve has so much of my dad in him.
Yes, they are VERY different in some ways but it is funny how many times he does things that are EXACTLY what my dad would do or say.
I guess it makes sense, we grow up with those people, it's what we are used to, it's familiar and comfortable. I just never really thought about it before.
What do you guys think? Do people end up with people like their parents?

May

It's May. This year is flying by. But I think I like May. It has a lot of good things to offer. First May is the month when me and Steve celebrate 6 months together. Yay us. Second it is also the month we are going to Florida for a weekend trip. Which means lots of beach time, and relaxation and good food and tanned shoulders and nights spent outside. It also holds the possibility of a new job, which is soo exciting.It is also the month I get to celebrate my mom, all moms, but mainly my mom cause she's the best mom around.  I like May. May can stay.