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Saturday, I returned from a fabulous beach trip with some of my favorite people in the world. It was a great trip and a fitting way to spend my last few days of the summer. Just in case you are dying to know what we did- here are the highlights!

On Wednesday, after I arrived, Tedd, Anne, and I met Nan, Pop Pop, Uncle Sparky, Maceyfacey, Buggie, JohnJohn, and Aunt Nell at the Ruby Seahorse for burgers. Maceyfacey and Buggie entertained us with stories about their morning visit to the serpentarium with JohnJohn and Aunt Nell- better them than me!

Maceyfacey showing off the rubber snake that Aunt Nell "wasted her money on" at the serpentarium!

After lunch, Anne and I took the girls to the rec center to make flip flops which was fun despite the semi-tropical environment of the screened porch where we were housed. The girls were entertained by this crafty project for a whole 10 minutes and that includes the time it took to pick out the 48 fabric pieces to tie on the flops. We headed to the pool after our craft project and Maceyfacey dazzled us with her awesome surfing moves!

Surf's Up!

We all headed to Nan and Pop Pop’s condo for supper where I’m pretty sure I ate my weight in boiled shrimp. After a game of 90’s trivial pursuit during which I learned that I actually didn’t live through that decade, we called it a day.

Buggie- bright eyed and bushy tailed

Thursday, we had a lazy morning- and by we, I mean Anne and I (that Buggie is an early riser!) Tedd took the girls to the beach in the bike wagon and Anne and I followed a few minutes later in the car. Upon our arrival and the discovery that the water was at high tide, we made a quick decision to head to the pool. While re-packing the car, Anne declared that we had a stow-away, I yelped and jumped half-way across the parking lot, and a kind fisherman saved us from certain harm by removing the small fiddler crab from the back of the car! Maceyfacey, Anne, and I had a “super secret, girls only, ice cream date” at the combo ice cream/video rental store after lunch.

Maceyfacey enjoying her cone of "killa vanilla" yum yum!

Afternoon storms kept us confined to the house for the remainder of the day and we ordered a “Belly Buster” cheese pizza for dinner- not as belly busting as one might think!

good thing that watermelon isn't messy!

Buggie doesn't like watermelon, but she does like to dance at the table!

Friday we headed back to the pool for the morning and after a special lunch of watermelon- Maceyfacey’s favorite!- we called the tram and headed to the beach. Ahh, the sun, the surf, the salt water in the eyes, the crushed shells covering the beach, the sand fleas…. It was a great afternoon! Maceyfacey helped me build a sandcastle so now my summer is complete. After everyone showered, we had house quiet time. JohnJohn and Maceyfacey had a special dinner date and Tedd took Anne out for the evening which meant that Aunt Nell and I got to hang out with Buggie. While she refused to eat her gourmet hot dog and easy mac, Aunt Nell and I enjoyed our fried shrimp take out from Dockside.

Saturday was very overcast and as soon as we had all climbed into the cars and waved goodbye to the beach, the skies let loose. I was glad to be riding and not driving! We stopped at the mall in Columbia to eat lunch and ride the carousel- possibly the highlight of the trip depending upon whom you ask. We made it back home safely and at just a little bit sad that summer is very rapidly coming to a close. Many thanks to Tedd and Anne for inviting me to join them at the beach- I had too much fun!