We took a vacation at home this weekend.

Life gets a little crazy sometimes, and my family is particularly bad about taking the lake for granted when things get busy. So when I got this new job, we decided to cancel our annual beach trip and spend a weekend fully soaking up our home and appreciating just how lucky we are to live on the water year-round. We stayed home, hung out together, ate seafood, took a billion pictures, boated everywhere, got in the pool, and sat outside for hours.

  

On Saturday, Sean and Rob set up an old projector and a sheet outside and we watched the Olympics under the stars. Summer nights, fireflies, and a homemade outdoor theater: this is what dreams are made of. 

Hope you had a beautiful weekend, too. Happy Monday!

Hi everyone! I'm currently at a coffee shop in Roanoke, which is the only place I've managed to find an internet connection that works. We've had some crazy weather! If you've sent me an email and I haven't responded to it, it's probably because I haven't even received it yet!

My weekend started on Wednesday, which was pretty awesome. I headed to DC to meet up with some girlfriends for dinner and drinks on Wednesday night, then spent the night and picked Rob up at the airport on Thursday morning! We went to Charlottesville for the night and headed to the lake on Friday afternoon, where a huge windstorm came through and knocked out our power for 24 hours. There was a lot of lounging and reading in the basement, which managed to stay cool, and I have to say that it was a pretty nice way to spend a power outage in the middle of a heat wave. We were definitely lucky though, and my thoughts are with any of you in the area who are still without power! Stay safe, friends.

 Sweet Tina.

With Whitney and Melissa. 

Artichoke and heart of palm dip. 

Just your average branch in the backyard. 

RIP, umbrella. 

Rocky trying to stay cool even though he's pumped to be allowed on the bed with us. 

Boys reunited! 

I love this so much. Just reading while my dog naps. 

Sunday evening walk downtown. 

Sunday dinner-- Vaca Frita. Deliciosa.

This morning I accepted an offer for a Social Media position in Roanoke and I got an email from my advisor saying that my thesis is ready to be submitted. I think it's time for a celebration. Happy Monday, indeed!

I ate more than anyone should eat this weekend. I'm also pretty sure I finished my bibliographic essay, which means I'm finally done with my master's program. We'll see. This week is going to be a big one, and while the weekend itself was really nice, I've been looking forward to these next days for a while. Rob is coming home! Until then, here's a look at the past few days:

Up bright and early on Saturday to take Rocky for a check-up at the vet. 

He's so confused about being in the back seat of my car. 

Made homemade almond milk.

My sweet friend Claire came over on Sunday to hang out and have dinner.

Grilled artichokes and a glass of wine on the back deck. Not too bad.

I also drank tea, went to bed early every night, and spent some time reading outside. What did you do this weekend? 

Happy Monday!