Why I Loved Vacation...

In Florida

• I could see my toes while swimming in the Gulf
• I spent lots of QT with my sisters
• Visited with my extended family
• Awkwardly met cousins who I had never met before and had no idea would be at the family bbq
• Laughed really hard about how Courtney was thinking about not wearing a shirt and just her bikini top to the family reunion that we didn’t know about
• We rented jet skis and saw dolphins (and I did many burn outs to splash Ky and Court)
• Realized we are still young enough to get in stupid fights
• Looking at Kyleigh’s huge sunglasses everyday cracked me up
• My sisters made fun of me for bringing goggles on vacation, but all begged to borrow them in the pool (and also for the underwater photo fun)
• Because we ate rock hard salt water taffy that almost pulled out our teeth
• Kyleigh was constantly on “burn patrol” and would decide who was most burnt each day and wouldn’t stop talking about it
• I was convinced I would be attacked by shark, but I wasn’t
• I didn’t accidentally swim with a huge alligator this time
• We took hilarious underwater pictures
• Made me miss my sisters even more when we all had to leave
• I knew I had another vacation coming
  

In OBX

• I laughed so hard my cheeks hurt
• I found out Robby knows all the words to “ScatMan”
• I learned that John can really rap and has lots of stories to tell about his struggles in Harlem with his Dad
  
• I stayed up all night to watch the sunrise on the beach
• I realized all I really need to pack for the week was a swimsuit, gaucho pants, and a tank top
• I had lots of wine every night
• I kicked some major tail in bocce
• My frat rat days did not go to waste. Keenan and I sent all the guys packing in “Survival Flippy Cup”
• I caught some major waves while boogie boarding
• Again, I had a strong fear that I would see/get bumped/get bitten by shark, but I did not.
• If it wasn’t written in the latest Cosmo or The Devil Wears Prada then I didn’t know about it.
• Lindsay sent me pictures of my kitties via cell phone so I could see their precious faces.
• I didn’t have to use an epipen after my major allergy bug bite attack
• I honestly don’t know what it is like to wear shoes again
• I saw many shooting stars
• I mastered making a mojito (sorry I left the lime out and poured a bit too much rum in yours, Nat!)
• We all mastered our Nacho Libre faces
• In true Nacho Libre form, I started at least one sentence a day that begin with "Get that corn/sand/towel/camera/etc out of ma face"
• I hadn't had that many consecutive great meals probably since last year in OBX
  
• I spent everyday playing on the beach
• I have sand in everything I brought back
• I have officially confirmed that there is no such thing as being “vacationed out"

*stay tuned for accompanying OBX photos - since the big storm came through St. Louis, the internet has been veeeeery slow.