Time Flies

During our vacation there was a morning where we were sitting out on the deck and we were joined by my niece Courtney.  She is my oldest niece, she is 11 now, she will be 12 (TWELVE!) in September.

Courtney and me in 1999

She was talking to my husband about math and school.  I was sitting there listening...I had nothing to add since I could not get the picture above out of my head.  I was captivated.  She is beautiful, she was speaking eloquently and asking lots of great questions...she was talking with the use of her hands like a good Dietrich girl.  I just sat and snapped pictures of her as she talked to Daniel.  I was floored...when did she grow up!?

I love that girl!

Daisies!

I wanted a new picture for my wall at work.  I love daisies...don't know how you might already know that.  I found a picture online of a yellow one and a pinkish one.  I pasted them together in Photoshop, printed them on a color printer and ta-da...new art for the office.  :)

DAISIES!

And as a topper to my day...my husband came home with these!  I love that guy!

Fourth of July

I was on the beach for the 4th of July and the fireworks were beyond expectation!  It was such a great time!!  My pictures do not do them justice, but here are a few of the better ones.

The sky alone was amazing.

And it just got better.

The fireworks were literally right above us.  It was spectacular.  I need a better camera.  :)

Back from Vacation!

And apparently I took the entire month of July off from my blog...but the interesting part of July was our trip to Gulf Shores, AL.

Pretty, right?

The saddest part of our trip is that Sammy, does not get to come along...she loves the beach.



"What?!  I'm not invited?"

But you will be happy to know she got her own vacation at Bed and Biscuits Pet Spa.  She loves it there.

"I love it here!"

Our trip starts in Hattiesburg, we head there on a Friday early in the morning to spend the day and meet up with my sister, brother-in-law and nieces.  There was a perfect calendar picture for the departure date too.

Too perfect!

My sister and I ran some errands on Friday in Hattiesburg.  We made a stop at the dollar store for beach toys for the girls and I saw and purchased this.

Hello substitute Sammy!

We thought it was funny anyway...I am a nerd, I know!  Wait...it gets nerdier...here is sub Sam at the beach.

Okay, so really in front of a picture

Our vacation was very relaxing.  We spent a lot of time in the sun, ate good food and had a few cocktails.

Yum!

View from our fave beach bar and grill

My fisherman

Audrey and John

Me and Daniel

Delicious

Me.  Also a representation of said cocktails.  :)

See you next year, Gulf Shores!