Randomness

The past few days haven't been too exciting. Drew has been working for most of the day and I have been taking advantage of this brief break I have from life and have been catching up on sleep and watching wedding and baby shows. We HAVE been taking our 5 mile walks in the afternoons though. We didn't take one today because the weather was kinda crappy. I absolutely love our walks. It's a chance for us to talk about everything from present events to what are dreams are for our future as we take in God's beautiful creations. I hope it is something we continue to do even after we move to Birmingham. Speaking of His creations, above is a big beautiful rose that Drew brought home to me after work on Monday. Isn't that so precious?? :) <3

I cannot wait to be at the beach with Drew & my family. He hasn't been since he was young and I am looking forward to sharing this experience with him. The beach is my favorite place to be. Something about the warm breeze, the sound of the waves crashing, the sand beneath your feet, and the smell of the salty water soothes my soul. It just makes me sooo happy. I am excited about waking up and cooking breakfast and enjoying it with my family out on the roof top balcony and spending all day soaking up the sun and swimming in the ocean and cooking meals together for dinner. Something about the beach makes the food taste better, makes you sleep better, and makes your soul shine a little brighter. :)

The one tough thing about this beach trip is that my papa won't be able to share it with us. It will be the first time my gran has gone since he has passed..I know it will be hard for her seeing as we used to all take several beach trips a year together, but I feel like being at the beach will help her in some ways, just like it has helped me with broken and saddened hearts in the past.

We have most of our stuff packed and are just waiting for Saturday to arrive so we can pile up in my four runner with the windows down and music playing and make our way to the little piece of heaven God put for us here on earth. :) I ordered (well my dad did..thank you daddy!) a new pair of oakley sunglasses I have had my eyes on. They are the rare frogskin clear ones. So cute.. I have had my other really nice sunglasses for almost 4 years now..so it was time to get some news. I hope they come before we leave! I hope to have a ton of pics and stories to share when I get home!