It was so nice going to the beach with family for almost a week. We usually do those long weekends, but we stayed 5 nights this time. I haven't been to Gulf Shores in 5 years. We are usually Destin beach bums. But I must say, Gulf Shores is recovering well! We loved eating/playing at the Hangout (foosball tables, live band, sand pit for the kids, open air shopping), LuLus (sand, sand everywhere!, ate on the deck outside, watched dolphins, yummy food) & then to the Wharf where we road their famous ferris wheel, did a little souvenir shopping and dinner at Guy Harvey's on the deck overlooking the marina (my dream boat was out there).
I love the summer and really enjoy taking a day here and there to spend it with Ava. I get so sad thinking about the hours she's at "school", but I am thankful that God has blessed me with a job that has semi-flexible hours and tons of time off (even though one week includes a furlough week - no pay - that was just announced).
Before we left for the beach, Brian's sweet Grandmother passed away, she was 92. Pretty amazing, huh? Her name was Callie... which is who we named Ava after and I'm so glad we did. She's the last of our grandparents here on earth. It reminded me how much I miss my grandparents, and how thankful we all should be to have any that are still in our lives. Their legacy is just something we should be honored to have some part of.
Hope you all are having a great summer! We sure are :)
