What an incredible time we had on our vacation. On July 18th, Rusty and I packed up the girls and drove them down to Florida to spend some time with their papa, cousins and aunts. After visiting for a day or so we (Rusty and I) drove to Hilton Head Island, SC for our own vacation. My sister in laws family has a house there and let us borrow it for the week! If you have never been to Hilton Head (HH), I highly recommend it! Although New England beaches will always be my favorite, HH is a very close 2nd.


My dad...feeling much better, thank you very much, drove the girls to HH on Saturday July 25. He spent the night then headed back home.

We spent 3 more days as a family +1, Kailie had invited her friend to come along.

Emily and I spent the better part of one day at the beach. This is the day I learned that I am not allergic to Jelly Fish...OUCH!!! Emily was a little freaked out because of how quickly I got out of the water...she thought a shark bit my foot off.

Rusty and I took several walks on the beach before the girls arrival. I was on the look out for sharks' teeth, unfortunately I did not find any. Kailie on the other hand found 4. I searched for almost a week, and she looked for 20 minutes.



We were very fortunate to have had the opportunity to stay in Hilton Head. But at some point vacations have to end. July 29 marked the end of a fantastic vacation. After 10 wonderful days in HH, we packed up and headed home. That night Rusty said, "It must have been a wonderful vacation, nobody said that it was good to be home." Not that I am not happy to be home, I really enjoyed our time away.

I had to work the day after we got home, it was as good a day as one could have at work. Today is Rusty's first day back...I need to call him soon to make sure he remembered how to get to work. The girls head back to school 1 week from today....summer is almost over.

Growing up Labor Day always marked the end of summer vacation...not any more. Now, I am looking forward to my next trip. On September 16th I head to Rhode Island. I am really looking forward to seeing friends and family. September is such a pretty time of year in New England. I am excited about seeing the ocean again, I miss it already!