The Bay 2k13

We decided our Bay trip this year would be during the 4th of July holiday, so we could maximize our time there, and not have to take off too much time from work.  We have gone with Annabeth & J (well, Jarrett is his real name, but during trip #1 to The Bay, Buddy started calling him J and it's stuck!) for the past 2 summers, and always have a blast, so it was a no brainer this year to go with them again.  We've been looking forward to this trip for over a year, and it didn't disappoint.  Well, the only disappointing thing is that this is probably one of our last trips there since Grandma Stella is selling it, since Buddy passed away.  We will certainly miss that place - and have sooooo many amazing memories there.

So here's our trip in pictures:

Happy 4th!  Daniel is blowing up the float while J & Annabeth fight over kisses

J and Annabeth looking cute, pre-sunburn

"Floatin' is all I wanna do..."

Daniel with his chicken leg getting ready to catch crab

J & Daniel crabbin'

Floatin' with my favorite SIL

cuties catching some rays

Daniel & Annabeth working on their acrobatics

Love the porch - I'm reading & Daniel is rocking out some Sudokus

Sunset over Bull's Bay - never gets old

 

Awesome fireworks over the Bay

Me and my main squeeze enjoying fireworks

'Murica

Sun-kissed & happy

Annabeth eating raw chicken legs

Annabeth & J

My sweetheart - say "peppers!"



love her

Playing board games... Annabeth was probably laughing at J cheating

We got INCREDIBLY sunburnt.... so we resorted to applying milk to our sunburn

beauty is pain

Pouring Milk on J's head

I'm pretty sure we are CRACKING UP in every picture because that's what we did for 4 days... laugh! 

Speaking of giggles, here are some Grandma Stella funnies:
-When we arrived on Wednesday evening, Daniel brought with us 7 cucumbers from our garden (since Gma Stella doesn't have one this year at the Bay). Daniel showed them all to her and she said "Oh Daniel, they're beautiful!". She is so proud of him, and I know that means the world to him. 
-Since we arrived after dinner-time, Grandma Stella said, "What would Buddy say if he were here??"  Our answer: "STELLA, when ya gonna serve dessert!" Ahh... made us laugh & cry. 
-The next day she said aloud "You know, I just REALLY want to know what Heaven is like".
-While we were enjoying a good meal, she said, "You know, I really don't believe people in Heaven can see us... or else I think they'd be sad."
-Her "half-heimers" was constantly "acting up" - half-heimers is when you have partial alzheimer's and forget things, haha!
-At one point when Daniel was helping Grandma Stella put up a clothesline she said "I'm going to be like that chef [paula deen]..." and with a twinkle in her eye said "that's a nigger's mess!". Ohhhhh boy.
-She said that she only calls me "Grand-daughter-in-law" so other's can distinguish who I am, but she thinks I'm a real grandchild :)

We had a fabulous 'Murica filled day on the 4th.  The fireworks were beautiful - they set them off from three different places, they were legit (those people spent a fortune), and it was so fun to watch them from the dock. 

We spent the days floating/playing with the ball or tag/relaxing in the water, and our nights were filled with golf cart rides, good food, and board games.  We got sooo sunburnt - only J's burn was on purpose, though.  I tried my hardest to stay lathered up, but this pale girl doesn't get a reprieve.   It was a bittersweet trip because Grandma Stella it's likely one of our last trips.  The happy thing for us is we are returning TOMORROW to take his brother (and Ian & Mr Sink), so he can enjoy it and have some good memories before it sells.  Looking forward to lots of floating, reading, and making more memories!  Oh, and getting a little bit fatter :)

One more thing - we missed Buddy.  A lot.

xoxo