giddy....absolutely giddy!

we finalized our vacation plans today!

we're spending 11 days...(odd number of days i know)

on Sullivans Island in South Carolina

the hubs & i have been positively, absolutely giddy all day

we are planning

 beach days

 trips to Charleston

(we're only 20 minutes away!)

&

a day trip to Savanah

reserve our table Paula!

while in Charleston,

we hope to do a few walking tours

eat seafood

walk the city market

stand on the battery

&

admire all the houses of rainbow row

sullivans has some great dining choices

poe's is a great place for lunch

and the beach.....hmmmmmmmmmmm

here we will

read

(Dorthea Benton Frank of course)

nap

rest

apply lots & lots of sunscreen

drink gallons of sweet tea

picnic

collect sea treasures

walk the shore

enjoy each others company

tuck ourselves under a big umbrella

snack

splash ourselves & each other

make plans for the rest of the year

rejuventate our bodies & our souls

&

promise to stay longer next year

~*~

Just in time for Easter...

a cute little lamb!

Is an hour long enough?

when i mentioned to some folks

that i was gifted an hour massage from

my daughter & son in law for

my birthday

the reaction was always the same

an hour?  really?  isn't that a long time?

for the next hour this is our...

(i say "our" because adam gifted abbey with a massage as well)

(he's sweet like that)

 place of relaxation, peace & tranquility.....

we did begin our morning with a soak in the grotto hot tub

which i didn't take pictures of because i never do well with

electronics and water

lets just say, it was relaxing

back inside

we were treated to wonderful lotions

soothing music

relaxing aroma's

and an hour of bliss 

what a way to celebrate your birthday!

thanks abbey & adam

~*~

truly blessed~

welcome

to our little sweetpea

iris grace

she arrived on april 4th at 7:15 pm

weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces

and 19 1/2 inches long

she is the first child for

our son & daughter in law

douglas & ashlie

she is perfect in every way

~*~

ta da! they're done~

yeah for socks off the needles!

this was a fun pattern

once i picked the correct yarn that is

i knew better than to use a varigated yarn but.......

i had just purchased a really fun yarn and really, really

wanted to use it

the results ummm......

 not so good

due to the yarn being varigated

the cross hatch pattern didn't show up at all

i was about 1/3 of the way done with the sock and decided

to frog it

i'm glad i did

choosing a solid yarn really showed off the pattern

and in the end

i was much happier!

you can get all the details on my ravelry page

~yeah~