Happy August! I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far. School will be starting again before we know it!
My boys and I had a little summer beach getaway of our own last weekend. We visited Sanibel Island, FL which is about 2 1/2 hours away from Miami. It is on the west side of Florida. This was a first time visit for us. It was such a peaceful couple days away. We stayed at a resort where the beach was right behind it. We didn't have to go far down the street for good food either. Of course, when you vacation in Florida in the summertime, you always take a risk with the weather. It was storming the first day we arrived. The next day was better for swimming but still cloudy. These gorgeous skies appeared on the day we were leaving.
My boys and I had a little summer beach getaway of our own last weekend. We visited Sanibel Island, FL which is about 2 1/2 hours away from Miami. It is on the west side of Florida. This was a first time visit for us. It was such a peaceful couple days away. We stayed at a resort where the beach was right behind it. We didn't have to go far down the street for good food either. Of course, when you vacation in Florida in the summertime, you always take a risk with the weather. It was storming the first day we arrived. The next day was better for swimming but still cloudy. These gorgeous skies appeared on the day we were leaving.
Beautiful Sanibel Beach, FL
Sea Shells Galore!
Sanibel Island is known for its seashells. Normally you can walk around on the sand and not be bothered by them, but the bad weather changed that. The shells in the water were so exposed from the rough waves that it felt like I was walking on glass. Not pleasant at all. Note to self: bring water shoes next time just in case.
We ate so well last weekend. When we vacation, we go out of our way to find the mom and pop restaurants. We refuse to eat at the big chains.
Glorious Sunset
We will definitely be going back. We decided that our vacations going forward will be at least 3 nights long. Our visit last weekend was just not long enough.
Now for the stitching. I did make some more progress on my "Sunflowers in Summer" by Country Cottage Needleworks. Please excuse the wrinkles from my Q-Snap.
It is slowly coming along. My goal is to finish it by the end of summer. Not sure I will make that goal, but I'm going to try.
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(Edit: It seems I had a changed setting for comments on my blog. Its fixed! You should be able to leave a comment if you wish.)
(Edit: It seems I had a changed setting for comments on my blog. Its fixed! You should be able to leave a comment if you wish.)
Happy Stitching!
**Hugs and Love from Sunny Miami**
Jen
