The End of Vacation

 After the workout of wrestling the Grizz on the beach, we thought it best to reward ourselves with some fresh seafood.

 Saying goodbye to white sand and white jeans...Labor Day was upon us.

 The walk to dinner.

 The view from dinner.

 Call me Granny, but we were in bed early. The upside, is we were up in time to beat the crowd at the Donut Hole.

 Since we ended up skipping our vacation runs, I thought about ordering the Diet Plate. Air quotes necessary.

 We had some good coffee before we hit the road.

  Before long, we were cruising home.

 And just to prove all good things must come to an end, pop went my back right tire.

Minus the tire blow out, we had a wonderful time, just the three of us. Everyone got to feel the sand and salt water, and there's not much salt water can't cure. It's good for the soul.

Paws in the Sand

 One of the things I was most looking forward to this trip was getting Namath's paws in the sand.

 So we got up early one morning and took our tails down to the beach.

My Lord it's early. What is that bright light? Where's Al Roker and where's my coffee?

  Namath hates water. And all small appliances and new noises. So we fully expected this little field trip to be nothing short of a barking fit.

 
It seems the snakes that live in his head didn't come along for the beach trip, and he loved the ocean.

 Why didn't he want to do the sorority squat for this picture? More importantly, why am I doing it?

 All that salt water really got the digestive system moving, and despite two trips out already, he left a big surprise on the beach for the sea gulls.

 MS had to go scavage for (another) bag while Namath anxiously kept watch.

This is SO embarrassing....

 Somewhere out there......

 He was left with some killer wavy beach fur for the remainder of the day.

After a rough month or so, it did my heart happy to see him frolicking in the sand rather than pouting in the corner.

Changes in latitude, changes in attitude.

The Other Most Wonderful Time of the Year

 Hands down, a beach vacation is one of my most favorite things in the world. Last year, since we took a rather large trip, we didn't make it down to the white sands of Destin. I know. It's a rough life we lead. I'm thinking of starting a foundation.

MS told me a few days before he had a GREAT plan for packing the car that would allow Namath to ride in his bed right behind us. Let me interject here and say, I do not load the dishwasher at our house. Not well, anyways. I do not do math. In turn, I don't do puzzles. The rubiks cube was never something I aspired to achieve. I was doubtful, but, I was proven wrong.

This puzzle came together quite nicely.

 After assuring the Grizz 3849 times we weren't leaving him, we loaded him up and were cruising south.

  Half a book, a potty stop (for the four legged), candy stop (for the two leggeds), we arrived.

We woke up to some great news. Obama had cut the refi requirements! Also, the forecast was fantastic.

I think I'm officially old, because one of the best parts of the vacation was drinking coffee all morning while leisurely watching the Today show. MS spoiled me and fixed the coffee and cooked breakfast every morning so I could watch Matt Lauer and Savannah report on important figures like Carly Rae Jepsen and mull over Prince Harry's Vegas vacay.

I think Namath was embarrassed of his homeland.

After lounging around all morning, we pulled ourselves away to make it to the beach.

I know I've blogged about these before, but if you've never tried a banana daiquiri, it's worth mentioning again. Try a banana daiquiri. Nothing says vacation like a frozen drink before lunch.

Check out these colors. Amazing.

Toes in the sand at last.

And then, toes on the beach chair for some reading.

MS had the same idea.
  

What? You don't have the decorative fruit tervis tumbler?

  Home station.

The first night I had a handsome date for Dewey Destin's.

And then my other five dates arrived....crab stuffed bacon wrapped shrimp.
 

That's all she wrote for day one.

D is for Dairy

  Hola. Found this little gem at Costco last Thursday. Thursdays are the first unofficial day of the weekend, so we consumed a couple. And aren't they colorful?

 Almost as colorful as the big icing flowers. Is there anything better than big icing flowers?

 Well, this might be. If you've never tried Plain Chicken's Cheddar Bacon Dip, tis the season. Yes, that is 3 lbs. of sour cream. Yes, we did use it all this weekend.

In related news, we resumed P90x this morning.

 While not supporting the dairy industry, I found some time to start a project this weekend. I think it came together quite nicely.
 

Wordless Wednesday

Breakfast date:)

Crossing Enemy Lines

 Good morning. Long time no see. We've been busy with the Fierce Five, hanging curtains and buying produce in bulk. G.L.A.M.O.R.O.U.S.

We have had no problem acclimating ourselves to our new favorite store/dinner spot.

 We will probably never acclimate to the plains, but there we traveled last weekend for a wedding.

 Bow ties and goblets and bad iPhone pictures.

The bride looked beautiful.

 And everyone had fun, surrounded in this pink haze.
 

 In breaking news, Namath got a new bed last night. I could almost hear Michael W. Smith humming "Place in This World". He took a liking to it immediately.

 That about catches us up. I'm contemplating a house tour, when said curtains are actually hung.

In Which We Buy A Lot of Food

In the spirit of joining the suburbs head on, we marched into Costco last night and signed ourselves up into the world of buying toilet paper in bulk.

Last night all we left with beer, wine and an idea of our shopping trip for Saturday. You know, when they do the food samples.

I researched Costco ad nauseum (I even asked the lady that keyed in our membership information), but I'll throw it out there for your feedback as well..


What's your favorite thing to buy at Costco/Sam's? From what I've gathered - meat, produce, milk, bread and eggs are high on the list.