In more recent years the beach was the setting of Sarah and I drawing closer to each other, which eventually led to our status of Hubby and Wifey. Needless to say the beach has been good to me. Here is one of my favorite pics of our first trip together.
I have a surprise for the ever faithful readers today. Sarah is going to guest blog in the next section of this post. Enjoy my wife's brilliance!
Well, hello there. Summer vaca '09 was amazing once again. Just the mere comfort of where we stay is reason enough to make the trip worthwhile but throw in some family, beach time, games and yummy food and you have something grand.
This year, my brother and his wife joined us once again. They brought with them lemon squares, an excitement for the week and a wonderful surprise. Will and I are going to be aunt and uncle. That's right. Kristi is pregnant. It is so hard to imagine my brother being a daddy. He's never really been drawn to kids, per se, but I think all this will change when he has his own. Congratulations, you two!
Okay, so, yes...we spent our days on the beach, swimming, lounging, throwing the football. One of my favorite memories was Will, Jason and I trying to throw 10 in a row without dropping it (we were in the ocean, guys...we're not that lame). Oh, the laughs that ensued.
Afternoons and evenings were spent playing games (Buzz Word, Cranium, Hearts, Catch Phrase), putt putt and eating tasty food (Myabi's Japanese Steakhouse, Sara J's seafood, etc.).
Will and I were a pretty unstoppable force in Buzz Word, but they held their own in Cranium and hearts. Liz (Will's sister) joined us on Friday morning. She played some games with us as the all time guesser. That made things interesting. She's amazing!
Liz and I took a bike ride on Friday and that was probably one of my favorite moments at the beach. I hadn't ridden a bike in years and it was such fun. We talked about everything and laughed. I love my sister. After that, we walked on the beach a bit. Fun times.
After we bid Jason and Kristi a farewell on Saturday morning, Liz, Will and I hung out that day and ate at a delicious restaurant that night, Salt Creek. Super yummy. We got there at like 5:15 and caught the early bird. The prices were outstanding, as well as the food. Will and I got drinks, appetizer, entrees and dessert for like 30 or so bucks. Amazing!
We capped the evening off with one final game of putt putt, where Will shot multiple holes in one. As Liz and I melted in the heat, we watched with wonder as Will sailed through. Good job, hubs!
We left Sunday morning to head home. What an amazing time with amazing memories. Thank you again, Jim and Judy for your generosity. We love you!
Will and Sarah
