Jokes on me

I tried this on Bryson. He put his hand up. I slapped his hand into his face. He was stunned. Then, he slapped me across the face. Ow.

Myrtle Beach

I love Myrtle Beach. Last year, we got suckered into one of those timeshare deals with Wyndham. I thought for sure we'd made a mistake, but after a year of totally getting great vacations through Wyndham, I've not regretted a second of it. We went to Cozumel, Williamsburg and Myrtle Beach so far this year, plus we're planning Atlantic City and Orlando for next and once we pay it off (hopefully with our next tax return) we don't have to worry about monthly payments. Our vacations are ours! Love it!

We were able to stay 5 nights in the Cottages at Wyndham in conjunction with the 4 towers that Wyndham also owns. So, basically we stayed in our very own beach house just minutes from the ocean, but got to use all the hotel amenities, like lazy rivers, pools, playgrounds, game rooms, etc. Everyday, we'd call for our shuttle to take us to the beach then when we were done, we'd head back to the beachfront hotel for some pool time, then grab a shuttle back to our place. The kids loved the golf cart (shuttle) rides. Grant became good friends with all the drivers and was eager to tell them all to go Weally weally wealllllly, super fast.
Here's a sandbag game Adam got at a local store. Kept the kids pretty busy. Especially, Grant who doesn't like water or the sun.

Oh yeah...Grant doesn't like getting his picture taken either. Love this shot.
Nona, our little mermaid.

Most of the time was spent trying to peel the boys away from their DS's It's ridiculous how addicted they are. We did manage to get them out miniature golfing a couple times and hit some of the local restaurants. We went to Ripley's aquarium. The kids LOVED it. They had a whole feature on all the horribly awful things some of the fish in the ocean can do. Many of them I recognized from snorkeling in Cozumel. I'm glad I didn't touch any of them. Holy cow! We're talking fish that poison you, gas you, throw stinging darts, you name it. I was scared to go near the water after that. The kids spent a good 2 hours at the sting ray encounter patiently trying to touch the rays as they swam by. I say kids, but really , I think I was right there with them...after they assured me that their stingers had been removed, of course.

New Song

I wrote a new song about a week before Adam got home. I wanted to express what it's like to be away from someone for soooooooo long allllllllll the time. The song tries to express it. It's kind of on the mild side. Sometime I'll write a rock song that truly expresses how much it SUCKS! but for now, here's your ballad.

Waiting

What Have you Smelled today?

This morning I woke up to the smell of homemade raisin nut bread.

This afternoon I woke up from my nap to the smell of spicy middle eastern rice.

For dinner, the smell of shrimp and bacon-wrapped scallop kabobs wafted in from the grill.

Then, there were the chocolate chip cookie smells for dessert.

Now, granola, homemade. Hopefully, that smell will linger into tomorrow.

I love having Adam home.

Adventures in Yoga

Tuesday is yoga day. Me and Sharla met at Marianne's to eat yummy, health food and do yoga. I just have to say that Sharla is AMAZING! She teaches yoga over at LA Fitness. The three of us (plus extras) have been doing yoga for quite some time now. We love to try the trickier, cooler looking poses and get all twisty. Today we attempted headstands. I love how Sharla looks like she's running upside down.

I, however...

lol

It's a good thing I'm not afraid of falling and a good thing Marianne's house was there to break my fall...each time I fell. :) I did stay up for a couple seconds though.

What a gorgeous day, too. High of 73. Marianne's deck was perfect for our little yoga session. I love yoga. I love the way my body feels like it can breathe again. Can't wait to do it again. Good thing I teach Centergy in the morning! Wahoo!

And on a side note...Guess who comes home tonight!!! Jumping, happy, giggly Ariella is here to stay!