Vacation Recap

This past week the Potts' were out of town on vacation in the Outer Banks - they are beautiful! It was a nice trip, with a few highlights and a few lessons learned.

The sunsets were beautiful. From the back deck, I could sit with my book and a glass of wine & watch the sun go down. It was also chilly!

Mr. Potts was so excited that not only could we take Hayden down to the beach, but she could swim in the water! She's so funny - she had no fear & couldn't wait to get out there & jump into the waves!

Jumping wavesHappy Dog!

We spent several days on the beach, reading, getting in the water (which was ICE COLD) and reapplying sunscreen. I also took the hat I wore to Derby - since I just had my hair done, I didn't want to ruin it & end up looking like a Vegas Stripper.

On Thursday we went deep sea fishing. I've never been & was ready to do something a little different while we were there. We made sure we had Dramamine & set off at 5:30am on Thursday morning. Yep, 5:30am. Who in their right mind gets up that early on vacation?

We went pretty far out & started catching fish. I was the only female on the boat. When it was my turn, the guys looked at Mr. Potts and asked if I would be ok. He just grinned & told them that I'd be fine - they don't know how stubborn I can be. I was going to get my fish in all by myself!I caught the biggest one of the day! Mr. Potts had his turn & caught a pretty big one too!

They were STRONG & didn't want to get reeled in!
On our drive back, Mr. Potts and I rehashed our trip. We usually do this and talk about the most fun part, what we ate that we liked the most, etc. During that discussion, I told Mr. Potts that there is no way I will ever spend another full week with his mom & step-dad. His mom mooned over him as if he was 6 - not 34 (today's his birthday - Happy Birthday Baby!) and married. I was totally ignored and when I would try to talk to Mr. Potts or his step-dad I was interrupted & totally talked over. I told Mr. Potts that on my vacation, I didn't feel that I should have to withdraw into myself & not talk. That was the only "eh" moment(s) of the vacation. I'd love to spend a week with his Dad & Step-mom or my Dad & Step-mom. Anyone else deal with things like this?

On a whole, our vacation was great! I was able to get away & relax. Hope you all had a fabulous week!!

Goodbye June!

I am SO glad that June is finally over and that July is here. June has been the most trying month for me thus far this year. It definitely ranks right up there!

To recap:

I had to work with DPH for a week and it was miserable!!

Mr. Potts' sister was dealing with a divorce - he moved out this past Saturday.

Mr. Potts' aunt is facing cancer again.

My Aunt Cill passed. For her, this was most likely a good thing and while I know that we should rejoice in the life of the people we have loved, we still miss them when they're gone.

My brother. I've asked for prayers concerning my brother and my family. I've so appreciated the outpouring that all of you wonderful, wonderful women have provided. I still don't feel that I can share what he did. There are a range of emotions I'm going through right now and I have my first appointment with a psychologist today to begin working on them.

My big bright spot this month was our weekend in the mountains with Mr. Potts' dad and step-mom.

Bye Bye June!!! Good riddance!!!

Here's what I'm looking forward to this month.

Continuing to lose weight. I am now down 8lbs - pretty impressive considering that food is my main coping mechanism. Even with all that went on last month, I've still managed not to just maintain, but to lose 2lbs. YEA!!!
Good Riddance to DPH - my nasty co-worker. She is being transferred to another department & position. I won't have to work with her EVER again!!!!! SQUEEEEAAAALLLLL!!!!!

The 4th is just around the corner. I love July 4th - fireworks are so much fun. We're having some people over on the 4th to grill out & then watch fireworks. From our home we have the perfect view of the fireworks display that our city puts on. Included in the 4th celebrations we have a pool party tomorrow afternoon, Friday we're taking my niece, nephew & my mom to a pool to go swimming, Sunday we'll spend all day on the lake. Ahhhh......

On the 11th Mr. Potts and I leave for a week of vacation at the Outer Banks. We'll be staying here:Mr. Potts and my wonderful niece have their birthdays in July. They're a day apart! Mr. Potts will be 34 & my beautiful niece will be 5. We're going to have a fun birthday party!! She wants cupcakes & whatever my princess wants, she'll be getting!