a beach photo

This is probably my favorite photo from our trip to the beach. (can you spot me?)

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

the beach

One of my favorite things about the beach is how care free it allows you to be.  No need to dress up or do your hair or put on any makeup.  Just throw something on and enjoy the breeze.  While we were on vacation, we enjoyed many walks on the beach and it was wonderful.  It was nice to feel like we didn't have a care in the world.  We had no deadlines, no appointments, no homework and no housework to attend to.  We got to do whatever we wanted, when we wanted.  Beach at 9am? Yes!  Nap at 3pm? Sure!  Snack all day long? Okay!

Now we are back home and I am back to work today.  That song Back to life, back to reality is playing in my head and I hate it because I know it's true.  Don't you think it would be nice to always be on vacation?!  If being on vacation was my job, that would be amazing.  A girl can dream, right?  Maybe one day we'll at least have a beach home.  Maybe :)

panama city beach

We are back from the beach and we had a fabulous time.

It is always an adventure when we take a road trip to a new place.  Driving through small towns and back roads and charting unknown (to us) territory.  We felt a little like Lewis and Clark at times.  Only we were going South instead of West.  And we were using a Garmin GPS instead of a compass.  After a half day of driving, saving a turtle, stopping at a sketchy gas station, getting a little turned around (only once) and lots of awesome singing along to the radio, we made it to Panama City Beach.

Most of our time was spent on the beach soaking up sun and enjoying the ocean breeze.  I also quickly got absorbed into The Help (a must read); I can't wait to see the movie now!  We saw a dolphin family (we counted 5), two stingrays, and lots of fish.  From the balcony of our condo, we had an amazing view of the beach and the gorgeous sunsets...oh I miss it already! 

We did some exploring at Pier Park where we enjoyed a little shopping and yummy fro-yo.  We were hoping to go out on the pier, but we discovered that they charge you (lame-o) so we decided to just walk along the beach instead.

All in all, we had a wonderful time.  Neither of us had been to Panama City before, so we were glad we are able to check it off our list.  This only means one thing my friends; time to plan our next getaway.  Any suggestions?  Places you have been and loved??