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i came across it last spring. so when our vacation came along, we had great intentions of doing a shot with an old photo of olivia and sam in front of the bloated condo complex that stands now where our beloved chickee hut used to be.
bastards.
but, we didnt.
but we did do this. and it does make me look at our old photos in a different way.
ah, vacation time. that’s why.
i will share pictures...just posted olivia’s on fb.
one of the best things about vacation for me is getting time to read.
i’ll leave the real book reviews for amy and joanna.
but thought i’d share real quick what i read.
state of wonder
by ann patchett
i’m practically a groupie. i downloaded this on the day it came out...but i saved reading it for the ride down. i think it’s time for me to reread bel canto. i compare all books to it...is it better than bel canto? not sure it is...but it was really, really good. and i did like it better than her last book, run. and like bel canto, it throws a bunch of random people in an odd and dark situation.
the german boy
by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel
a book that was at my dads’ place in naples.
he LOVED this book. there are a lot of similarities between wolfang’s childhood and my fathers.
i lead such a priveledged life.
honestly, i’m not that much of a history buff. so a lot of this was new to me. definitely gave me a greater understanding to my father and his values.
the hunger games
by suzanne collins
i must been underneath a rock or something. i first heard about this sitting in our dentists office reading an entertainment weekly. it sounds silly, but i was mesmerized by the image of katniss everdeen (as played by jennifer lawerence). so i researched the book.
so. much. fun.
yes, it smacks a bit of the twilight series. but much more intriguing. much darker. and in our crazy reality-series lives...really kind of scary. i just downloaded the second in the series, catching fire, this morning. can’t wait!
loving frank
by nancy horan
i think i first head about this one on npr...(probably the fabulous nancy pearl) always in the back of my head as one i wanted to read. my credit card had expired on my nook...so i went to the little used book store in treasure island and found this. it definitely challenged me. i think of myself as a pretty liberal person. but i couldn’t help questioning the choices of frank lloyd wright and his love, mamah borthwick cheney. a novel, but based on real life events. flew through this one. and couldn’t wait to get home and learn more about them and his work. i went to falling water years ago...but i need to go again now that i know more about why he did what he did.
i feel as if i’m missing one. but if i did, i guess it wasn’t as good as these!
at this rate, we’ll be booking next year’s vacation by the time i show you our vacation photos. still organizing.
i think i probably got this from my mom.
it just makes me feel more organized to layout all the stuff i want to take in one place.
and olivia and sam love it. they started asking weeks before...
“when can we set out stuff in the kitchen?!”
why we love hotels.
they are mesmerized by the movie, the terminator.
yup, we’re good parents.
even though it rained so much this trip that water came streaming in through the frame,
we still love our car.
we had a great trip both down and back.
and a special thank you to a lot of truckers out there...
you made two kids very happy (and freaked me out) when you honked at their signals.
otherwise known as olivia’s favorite animal...or a manatee.
brian carved a mom and her baby spooning in the sand.
it was so beautiful, and gone by morning.
yeah. i don’t know what to say either. he’s amazing.
picture and sound.
otherwise known as a florida least tern.
they laughed at all our jokes. even mommy’s.
yup. ha ha bird.
have you heard us say what good travelers they are?
nothing drips more dramatically or faster than a spongebob juice-pop.
be warned.
(sorry. our favorite line from the simpsons movie)
one of our favorite restaurants. the kids acting crazy. well, at least it wasn’t raining.
sorry. working on exporting this so you can see it.
it was a rare sight the naples part of our trip.
everyone we ran into told us...this NEVER happens here.so we slapped them.
july 11th.
not only were we leaving for vacation, but more importantly celebrating a birthday.
(in the hotel room)
happy birthday, olivia!
from work, from chores, from burton...and well, from blogging.
but, we are back. and yes, i do intend on bombarding you with vacation photos.
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