Our Weekend Getaway

Well, the last several days have been BUSY!!! I came down with a terrible cold on Thursday, and since I can't really take anything, I've had to suffer through it! I worked Thurs. and Fri. nights, but when I got off Saturday morning, we surprised the girls with a trip to the beach. When I got home, we woke them up, loaded the car, and headed to Destin. Brandon's mom has a place in Freeport, on the bay, so it's nice to be able to just throw together some clothes and go!

***Let me interject here, did anyone know about this 30 mile yard sale from Hwy 52-Defuniak Springs? I had NO idea it was like an annual event! It was not only homeowners, but the community volunteer fire departments were set up as well as churches and businesses. Now, I love a yard sale as much as the next girl, and had I been prepared for it, I would have been in heaven, BUT I was unaware of this! Soooo, for 30 miles it was stop and go traffic! Crazy redneck pickers swerving from one yard to the next. It was an awful stretch of our drive to our much anticipated destination! As for next year, I will be ready and prepared, and I'm sure I will LOVE that 30 miles of yard sales!!!***

We got down there a little before lunch, and staked out our place on the sand. The weather was beautiful. It was sunny, but not too hot. Since I had worked all night, and had a stuffy head, I opted for a cool spot under the umbrella. I laid out on the blanket and eventually got a short nap! We all had a blast.

See how clear and pretty the water was!

My silly Ab-ner!

Me and the hubbs

Abi begged and begged someone to let her bury them...Poor Maddie finally gave in!

Then she buried herself

Maddie sunnin'

After a few hours, we headed in for showers and rest time!

Then we got ready and met some friends for dinner at Bayou Bill's...our fave!!!

My beautiful Maddie-moo!

We love the Wiggins girls! (Carrie and JB were there too! We love them too!) ;)

Sunday, we took advantage of the tax free shopping and battled the crowds at the outlets. Battled is an understatement! I have NEVER seen so many folks there. We got their tennis shoes and they both picked out a pair of cheetah print Sperry's. They are SOOOOO cute!! That was all I could stand though! We grabbed some lunch and headed home! They made us promise them we could come back before school starts. (I think I can handle that! hehe!)

When we got back, they still had not had enough "fun in the sun". So, they got back in their bathing suits, and drug Brandon out by the pool. They, thank goodness, let me rest inside. I'm still battling this vicious head cold/ cough for now, but hopefully I have seen the worst of it!