West Palm Beach Visit

After a long week of studying and taking my boards, Josh and I headed south to visit his Aunt Gail, Uncle Jasper, Uncle Richard, Uncle Richard's work buddy, Cousin Lindsey, Lindsey's husband, and "Mama" (Uncle Jasper's mother). It was a full house! Four dogs, nine people, 18 hours of driving, lots of food, and two rounds of golf!

9 hours of driving each way- lots of conversations, good music, and fun adventures. We laughed until we cried when we discovered that the highway we were on had a windshield cleaner at the rest area. You drive in front of the spigot thing and it sprays water all over your windshield. Really, it's the little things in life! We also discovered some old mix cd's from when Josh and I first began dating and had a blast singing along.

Uncle Richard relaxing after a long week of work with "Jackson" (on the right) and "Bella" (on the left)

(Josh and "Bella")

"Mama" (Uncle Jasper's mom) arrived from CT on Saturday with lots of Italian goodies (here Josh and Uncle Richard are exploring homemade salami (I forget the correct name for it).

"Mama" holding deep fried eggplant (so good), Blanton (Uncle Richard's work buddy who lives with Aunt Gail and Uncle Jasper right now), Aunt Gail....confused yet??

"Mama" and Uncle Jasper

"Bianca"- too precious

The dogs and I...they are so beautiful!

Good old "Duke" and Aunt Gail

"Bianca" sure does like to sleep

Sisters- "Bella" and "Bianca"

looking at our wedding album

"Blanton" with a golf book, a club, and a beach themed bed after a long day of caddying for Payton Manning and his buddies

Aunt Gail and Uncle Richard (Brother and Sister)

Aunt Gail on the golf course

Josh and I cheesin on the golf course. I made an "almost hole in one" that turned out to be a par...I was excited (haha...don't ask how that works)

Vacationland

Josh and I just got back from a quick, but wonderful weekend in Vacationland-Maine!.

We arrived in Portland on Thursday night (where his brother Matt lives) and hung around Portland until Matt was done with work Friday. Ironically we even fit in a lunch date with Mom G (as she was picking up her new Kayak in Freeport, ME that day).

Josh and I got a chance to see the base that Matt works at in Brunswick, ME Friday afternoon and met a few of his friends from his squadron as well.

After spending a few hours in Brunswick we made our way to Belfast, ME where Josh's Aunt Melinda and Uncle Daniel live. It was a mini reunion there, as Mom A and Gramma were also in Maine visiting!

The food was DELICIOUS as always and the company even better!


Here is a picture of a P-3 (the plane that Matt flies). Matt just got back from El Salvador where he and several members of his squadron made great progress in keeping drugs out of our country and others.

Spending time relaxing, reading, and looking up cars on the computer


It didn't take long for one of their friendly cats (Megan) to make herself comfy on our suitcase :)

Brotherly love...looking up dream cars together


Mom A and I (reading and studying)

After dinner shenanigans (pseudo swing dancing)




Who knows?

Uncle Daniel in the Kitchen


Uncle Daniel initiated dancing with Aunt Melinda after dinner and then we all took turns- he is quite the dancer if I do say so!

Gramma just couldn't keep her feet from dancing and taught Josh a few moves :)


Here is a video of Josh and Matt doing a "swing dancing" move....they should be gymnasts!

Thanks for visiting!