Bye, Bye Summer

I took a few days off so I could experience a little summer vacation but I kept really busy. So finally at noon the day before I went back to work, I jumped in my car and took off to the beach. The closest one is two hours away but I just could not stand the thought of not going to the beach all summer. It’s just not right! When I walked onto the sand, I thought, “This is why people live in Florida! (If it’s God’s will J.) To me, it is just the most beautiful and peaceful place in the world. I love getting so super warm, then jumping in the cool water, taking a long walk, jumping back in the water and letting the sun dry me off as I take a nap. It’s just my favorite place to be. It was pretty quiet and there were lots of homes that had their own docks, right on the water! That would be so cool (until a hurricane comes)! That was also the moment that I realized I wasn’t really alone, it was Baby Babinetz’s first trip to the beach. I hope they will like it as much as me! Now if we can only convince Nick- he only likes it at night. I guess opposites do attract…

As much as I’m fighting it, the time has come to at least look at maternity clothes. Gina gave me some cool ones to borrow for work and dresses that will be good later which eased me into it. I thought finding my own would be painful until I discovered the coolest place in the mall- Motherhood Maternity! I, who am NOT a big shopper, spent 2 ½ hours in the dressing room, without leaving! My mom sat right outside and the ladies just kept bringing me more and more clothes. My mom and I had to actually eliminate clothes! I’m still trying to sneak into my other clothes but at least now I’m not totally dreading the day I have to cross over. Here’s one of the super cute dresses. I think this one is styled in a way I could wear it when I wasn’t pregnant. We’ll see. The other one is normal but three people told me I was showing so I guess it's official.