It’s not summer without a trip to the beach. And for me, it’s not summer without a trip to my favorite beach: Captiva! While it has been a bit rainy and cloudy, I still managed to get enough sun to resemble a lobster. This is what happens when you only go to the beach once a year and try to soak up as many rays as you can in a few days. Oops. Besides all that, it’s still the most…
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Captiva Island
I get it, it’s been a long time since we’ve had any significant rain in Florida, so we need it but why does it have to rain on my beach day? I look forward to this trip to Captiva Island all year long and the last place I want to be in sitting in my room, listening to the rain fall ALL DAY LONG. I want to be out there, lounging on the beach, sand beneath my feet. However, at…
Well, hello again! It’s been awhile. As I sit here, 10th cup of coffee in hand, I’m wondering–what happened to summer? I scroll through my Instagram feed and notice many of my friends to the north are already posting about Fall, cooler weather and making s’mores. Well, that’s definitely not the case here in Florida, as you can see from the temperature in my car just this past Friday. Time is just moving way too fast. Please slow down!!! Pretty please!…
I still remember the long car rides following the very last school bell of the year. School was out for the summer and that meant it was time to go to the beach. All packed with my necessities; a bag full of new books recently purchased from the school book fair. Oh, life was so simple back then. And this was a yearly tradition, since before I can even remember, on the last day of school we would make the…