this past week

this past week I spent time at our family beach house in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
To say the place is a heaven on earth (notice it's A not THE ONLY) is an understatement....
85 and breezy was the weather
the bay is shallow and warm
the beach is white and sandy (as most beaches are:))
and the city is just about as cute as can be
(...even though we stood out in Walmart because we didn't have tattoos...what is it with all the body art these days? self expression is great but just imagine yourself in 40, 50 years....do ya still want those chain links or thorns or infiniti symbol..?)

But more important than the town was the TIME..
boat riding down the Jordan River
slalom skiing and wakeboarding
making a rope swing off and old water oak
solo sailing in the bay when the water got choppy
being visited by dolphins as you paddle board past the posts
early morning runs with dad across the bridge and along the seawall
evening bocce ball tournaments (it's the fam's latest sport....I have to say, we're naturals.)
family gameboard/movie night
intense checkers matches
guitar pickin on the screened in porch

It was just one of those vacations that (although we take it every year, same time, same place) will be unforgettable.
I cherish these times with my family as this is the last summer that I'll be officially living at home...who knows where I'll be next year?!
The moments with my siblings and parents are so precious, I've been working to make the most of each and every one. (and that's partially why i didn't write more... too busy cherishing the moment! and didn't have internet connection)

Family is the people you can't choose but fit perfectly with in the end. Although we're all crazy and different, we are one. And I wouldn't trade mine for the world.