florida family vacation

Last Saturday we drove to Florida to spend the week on the beach with Alex's family. His grandparents rented an amazing house that comfortably slept all 31 of us, had a pool and it's own sand volleyball court. It was less than a block to the beach and within walking distance to some great eateries. It was a wonderful trip and I'm so glad we got to go. One sign of a good trip: no time to take pictures...hopefully someone else has more documentation of our trip!

playing in the pool

waiting for dinner with two sweet little ladies

Our drive south took us through Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. So, I'm counting this as our trip to Kentucky for my twenty five by twenty six list...We stopped for lunch in Paducah, so that's good enough.

four years of wedding bliss

Today is our fourth wedding anniversary and it feels like just yesterday that we were walking down the aisle! I am so lucky to have Alex. He is the best, most patient, kind, generous, loving man on earth. I could keep going with the adjectives but I think you've got the picture.

I am so thankful for our adventures, big and small. I could never have imagined how fantastic married life would be. God has blessed us so much and I am so thankful that He brought Alex and I together. I cannot wait to see what the future holds and what our next big adventure will be.

Happy 4th anniversary Alex, I love you!

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check out our 2nd and 3rd anniversaries

happy friday

We have some mighty big plans for this weekend! These plans include, but are not limited to: pony rides, spending time with both of our families, a 13 hour road trip, sunscreen, the beach and hopefully a lot of delicious food.

Today we are headed to my parent's house. My cousin, Phillip and his family are in town from Oregon, so as many of the cousins that can will be getting together to hangout and watch the kids ride the pony and jump in a bounce house. I'm assuming there will be amazing food too...hint hint mom/Linda/Patty! ;)

Then bright and early Saturday morning, Alex and I will be heading south to spend some time with his family on the beach! I am looking forward to being a lazy beach bum and spending time with his family. This will be our last summer vacation, so I hope to savor it while it lasts.

I hope you have a great weekend! Here are a few links from around the web...enjoy!!


Edwardsville is in the top 10 places to live in Illinois!

I cannot wait for the Bachelorette finale on Monday night...team Shawn also these recaps are great (she's a little behind this season)

I think these tips apply to TJ Maxx and Marshalls too

License and registration, please.

Emoji's that you have been using incorrectly

Learning to play the ukulele is on my to do list

 

Have a great weekend!

happy friday

We have finally caught up from last week's vacation and it took me until yesterday to find my desk through all the paperwork, mail, notes, etc. Becky did a thorough recap of our week in Michigan City. That place holds some very happy memories and I love that we continue to go back to make more.

Tonight we are planning to go to Art Hill to see Jaws (my first time) and eat food truck fare. I'm pretty excited about it, so you are more than welcome to join us. The rest weekend we're looking forward to doing a few house projects and taking it easy.

This week I only found a few links to share with you, so click away my friends and enjoy!

Star Wars in the words of a three year old

This makes me feel justified...and maybe stinky

If only I could do this all day long...

This is the perfect definition of Midwesterner's...especially the ranch

This easy deodorant trick is so clever, I wish I had thought of it

Have a great weekend!