It's Been Awhile......

I guess I've been a little too busy to blog in awhile (like since the beginning of last summer!). I was reading back on our trips that we have taken and I'm so glad that I blogged about them. There were things that I forgot about! The last two vacations that we have taken we didn't have any wi-fi and it's usually easiest for me to blog day by day as my "journal" for the trip or atleast within a couple days of returning. So I'm going to try again! Maybe throw in our camping trips from the summer.

 

The last two trips we went on were cruises. It was really great to unplug from everything for those two vacations. We loved every minute of it and are hoping for more cruises in our future. I'm going to post a few highlights from each of our cruises in the next couple of posts.

 

Then, we'll be off to see The Yellow Brick Road. Stay tuned, I'll be back!

#100happydays Week 2

Here are days 8-14 of my 100 happy days. 

I have found this week that it's the simple things that make me happy. Also this week we are with out internet or TV, but we won't get into that since this is a happy post. 

Day 8: I was sitting outside on my lunch break enjoying the sunshine with Sydney. You will probably see a lot of photos of Sydney in these 100 days. I can't help it!

Day 9: My first clematis bloom of the season. This is a plant that has managed to stay alive over the last two years. I must have done something right. 

Day 10: We decided to check out the new Mexican restaurant in town. Dates with the hubs make happy. Also, Happy Hour does too. 

Day 11: Busy Saturday! I got to see some of my favorite people in the morning, afternoon and evening. 

Day 12: We took the boat out for the first time this season. Hanging out with my brother makes me happy. 

Day 13: Sydney has been so affectionate lately. It's so cute! She's been doing it with everyone, so if you're needing some love, you can get some from her. 

Day 14: I worked out in the morning and it always makes me happy that I can do a full RX (prescribed) WOD (workout of the day). Believe me, this doesn't happen a the time. 

I can wait until we have internet back, it's really annoying to have to type this out on my phone. But that's dedication! I'm going to do my best to stick with this #100happydays. 

PS this is a good reminder to post a picture of day 15.

#100happydays Week 1

Here are days 1-7 of my 100 happy days challenge.

 

There were a lot more happy moments in my week than just these ones.

 

 

Day 1: This guy made me happy today. Can you tell he is a goof ball? He makes me happy every day.

 

Day 2: It makes me happy that these flowers have grown since I planted them. I'm trying to earn myself a green thumb this summer.

 

Day 3: I'm happy that Sydney had a clean bill of health at her annual check up. She is a silly puppy, she likes to climb up and snuggle on the swing with me. It melts my heart every time.

 

Day 4: My windows are spotless and it feels great. We were originally going to take the boat out on Saturday, but the temperature outside wasn't the hottest. We got chores done, including the inside and outside of our windows.

 

 Window cleaning recipe from Pinterest, 1/2 gallon of water, 1 Tbl of Jet Dry, 2-3 Tbl of laundry detergent or dawn. Spray the windows, scrub them down, and then spray again and let them dry on their own. No spots! It cut down the time by not having to squidgy the windows!

 

New drink we made up that is so refreshing! Black Cherry vodka, Black Cherry Talking Rain water, and some cherries to garnish. Yum!

 

 

Day 5: Sydney is a happy girl. After church on Sunday, we had a date day. We took Sydney to throw the ball, I made delicious Shrimp Rolls and then Josh and I played a round of golf. Sunday Funday!

 

Day 6: I'm happy I was able to use my body to work out and then I came home to a delicious steak and garlic sweet potatoes.

 

Day 7: Sometimes a little organization and color chalk board markers will make this girl happy. We have a lot of fun things planned for June!

 

PS I love my Erin Condren life planner!!!

 

What made you happy this week? You can still hop on the band wagon and sign up at 100happydays.

#100HappyDays

Well, here I go again, committing myself to another challenge. I think that this will be a great one. I will be posting a photo for the next 100 days of something that made me happy that day. I believe this one will really put life in perspective for me and help me to always look on the bright side. I already am a happy person, but maybe I'll find out more about myself. My plan is to come back to my blog and post the pictures I took for the week of my happy places. 

If you want to join in on the project sign up here: http://100happydays.com

Georgia Day 3: Zip Line!!!

Our last full day, *sad face*, we headed off to Hilton Head in South Carolina to Zip Line and eat at The Salty Dog Cafe.

I have always wanted to go Zip Lining! So when the opportunity presented itself I said lets do it!

Note: this will be a picture heavy post of what we did this day. It was a full day!

Josh making sure his "furniture" was all together....

Have you been dressed by a man before Jordan?

They gave us names: Jolly Josh and Street Fighter Chanlee.

We were joined by Bombastic Jessie and Jumpin' Jordan. I think all the names fit us nicely.

Street Fighter Chanlee. Of course I had one of the loudest screams. If you know me and my LOUD voice, you know I come by it naturally.

Jolly Josh having a jolly good ol' time.

The bros! Jordan was trying to push Josh off the edge....

They like to live on the wild side....

Hanging out in the tree line.

Bombastic Jessie having a bombing good time.

Don't make your wife mad, Jordan!

Great views from the tree tops!

Josh where is your funny face?

Bombastic Jessie and Jumpin' Jordan raced each other on the speed line.

If you give your tour guides the camera, then they take a selfie with it. Here is Juan Pablo and Emily.

After our Zip Lining adventure that had us working up an appetite, we went to The Salty Dog Cafe. It was delicious!

While we were eating lunch, the tide was going out. The boats at the dock were literally sitting on mud. I would hate to clean our boat after it sat in the mud. Josh is paranoid when our boat gets dirty from a day on the Columbia River.

The Salty Dog Cafe is behind us.

Oh, Now you decide to do a funny face?

Can't we all make a funny face at the same time? ;-)

I don't think I'd be able to put Josh on my back. I'm not that strong......yet.

After lunch we headed back to Savannah Georgia. Two states in one day! I guess I can do that at home too, since Washington is just across the river....

We stopped at a park that Jordan and Jessie like to take the pups to.

No PDA! Josh wouldn't dip me or kiss me. :-( On another note, don't you love the trees? I do!

Jessie will dip me! How romantic!

Family picture! I love it!

Just a couple 75 pound lap dogs.

More trees. Beautiful! I think I'm obsessed!

Play time!

Stop monkeying around Jessie!

You too, Josh!

Cinder wants to climb up.

After a little walk around the park, which was huge and everyone and their dog was out, we went off to check out Fort Pulaski.

Fort Pulaski was completed in 1847 and was used to fight in the Civil War.

We got a little crazy on top and got our stunts on....

This post is already picture heavy, but Jordan had control of the camera and kept snapping pictures. Lets just say that we could make a flip book and it would be comical. A lot of great action shots. Maybe after the military he can be an action photographer?

Josh, get out of the picture!

Synchronized cart wheels?

Josh wanted to join in on the fun.

Cannon Ball!

King of the hill! Cinder kept running all the way to the top to try and get Uncle Josh.

We have already done a lot today, but we are not done!

Before dinner, we checked out Tybee Island beach.

After this picture my camera battery died....

After a couple minutes on the beach we were hungry again! One of our must do's on this trip was a sea food feed.

We went to dinner at The Crab Shack. This is not the chain Joe's Crab Shack.

They have alligators....

Dinner time!

I need a table with a garbage can in the center at home. Easy clean up!

Hello little crawfish, you are tasty!

Those shrimp are hard to peel, right Jordan?

 

Crawfish shooter.

After dinner guess where we went?

Leopold's again! 

I devoured my ice cream before I could get a picture. I had a warm brownie hot fudge sundae. It was so good!!!

That was the end of our last day.

The best part of the trip was getting to spend quality time with Jordan and Jessie. We had so much fun and can't wait to make another trip back to see them again. It was great to catch up with them and I think we pretty much laughed the whole weekend!

On our way home we had a layover in New York. I wish we were on the correct side of the plane to see the city when we were flying in.

Hello New York, maybe we will visit you instead of your airport some day.....