Farm Life

My mom grew up on a farm in the middle of nowhere in South Carolina.

It's only about an hour from Savannah so my mom and I stayed there when I went to the wedding.

I love going to the farm. It's so secluded and peaceful. And it's always fun to explore the property. No matter how many times I go, it never gets old.

Here's a little glimpse into the past visit:

Mexico Beach

view from the porch

my life at the beach

Mom and Wyatt

with my cousins Allie and Jen

Cal and his girlfriend

Another beach trip has come and gone. Two weeks at the beach just isn't enough time! I need a year...maybe more. I love the beach. 

Just in case you didn't pick up on that.

This year was crazy crowded. Not only did we have my family of six, we also had two girlfriends and a best friend. Packed house people. That's the only way to do it. Cal and Zeb both brought their girlfriends and Will came (as usual). He is like another member of the Burton clan and has been coming on vacation with us for the past few years.

Most of these pictures were taken when Cal, his girlfriend, and I stayed with Allie's family. We try to overlap our vacations every year.

We always stay in my aunt's beach house and they are currently remodeling the place. It is looking fantastic! The kitchen is now part of the 21st century (hello dishwasher!) and the bedrooms are almost done (hello carpet and non-sandy feet!). That house is going to be amazing when it's finished.

My goal is to make it down to the beach during the fall. I've heard that's the best time to go. So...girl trip, Allie????

Summer Wrap-Up

So here's a little recap of my last week of summer.

I started off by going to Mobile, Alabama to see my best friend Kristal. I, along with Wes, Randall, and Melissa, stayed with Kristal's family for the weekend. Lots of good talks, food, and beach time. It was awesome. Too bad we didn't take any pictures. We did, however, manage to play around with Photo Booth before we left.

When I got home on Monday, I unpacked, did laundry, then packed again. I left Tuesday morning to go to Lake Jackson with my best friends from high school. Erica's family has a gorgeous house on the lake. Since it was too hot to spend all day on the lake, we occupied our time with movies on her back porch. Yes, they have a TV on their back porch. Best. experience. ever. We also rode the jet skis, had a picnic on the lake, and played on the rocks.

We went to Stone Mountain early (as in 4:30 a.m. early) Wednesday morning to see the sunrise. We booked it up the mountain and made it to the top just in time. These pictures don't even begin to do it justice. Sunrises are just gorgeous. It's like God gets to paint a new picture every morning. He's just so talented.

That night, we went to Chipotle for dinner. Oh.my.word. So delicious! This was my first time and I am officially hooked. I'm just waiting for the next opportunity I have to go. My mouth is watering just thinking about that burrito bowl.

On our way home on Thursday, we went to a cute cafe in Covington. I had some fabulous margharita pizza. I also ordered a coffee for the drive home. It was french vanilla with a shot of chocolate. So perfect.

Friday was spent packing up all of my belongings to move to Athens. On Saturday, I took Cal to the Apple Store to get my new laptop!! I still can't believe this sucker is mine. So exciting!!

And that's what I did the last week of summer! I think it was my busiest week of the whole break. But now I'm definitely missing the freedom and the beach. Anyone else having the summer blues with me??

I'm Baaaacckkk

Sadly, vacation is over. Ten days may seem like a long vacation, but it goes by WAY too fast.

While at the beach, I discovered one of my flaws: I don't take enough pictures. Maybe I should rephrase that. I don't take hardly any pictures. I have a camera so I can't even use that as an excuse. I guess I just get so caught up in having fun that I don't want to stop to document it.

So that is my new year's resolution: to take more pictures.

Here are some of the few I took this past week:

Copper REALLY loved the sand

Zeb, Cal, and Will

Zeb gave Cal a new look this past week. He now has a frat-boy haircut and it makes him look five years older. My parents aren't huge fans, but we (meaning Zeb, his friend Will, and me) think it is awesome.

{Sidenote: Callaway is going into high school this year. Seriously?! He is growing up way too fast. And I don't just mean age-wise. He is 6'2.5" and still growing. I swear he is going to be a giant.}

Obviously Zeb wasn't very gentle

In case you couldn't tell from the last two pictures, my family likes to read. I read eight books on this trip, my favorite being "The Help". Fortunately, this book is being made into a movie. I definitely recommend it.

I know I just got back from the beach, but I cannot wait to go back. Fortunately for me, I have another trip planned August 5-8. I'm going to see my best friend in Alabama. Road trip!

And the countdown begins.

Today is the day!!

It's finally vacation time!!

We're leaving this morning to head to Mexico Beach. I have been looking forward to this since Christmas. Yeah...you read that right. Since Christmas. I don't think I can fully describe to you my love of the beach. So just take my word for it when I say I love it.

My plan for vacation:

-get tan

-read a book a day (yes, I can do it)

-eat lots of fruit

-watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S. (new tradition I started last year)

Sounds like a great vacay, right? Be jealous.

Sadly, we have no internet access at the beach house. So while I will love being technology free (no sarcasm), I won't be posting for about two weeks.

This is where we say goodbye! Temporarily of course.

Happy (early) Fourth of July!!