Gulf Shores- iii

As I put this post together, I realize that I miss summer.  Especially now that it's 49 degrees at 11:00 am.  Burr.  I do enjoy the holidays though.  Spending time with family and friends, cooking and baking things from scratch, Christmas decorations, etc.  But right now...at this moment...I want to be able to sit on the patio with a nice cold alcoholic beverage wearing shorts and a tank top and not freeze my butt off.

Anywho, the days spent with my mom and sister in Gulf Shores, AL (here and here if you missed the first two posts) were great.  We didn't sightsee because well...there really wasn't much to see but the ocean which is what we went for anyway.

We were greeted by a bottle of wine from the person that we rented the condo from.

There were some great restaurants, one from which we had a seafood meal on my mom's birthday.  My family LOVES to eat crabs, so when there is a chance to get crabs we jump on it.  I realize the last part of that sentence could be taken out of context, but you know what I mean :)
 

A few random shots (I just realized that my feet are in the next three...weird)...

I loved this backyard!  They have the best of three worlds!  Water, grass and sand.
 

On the ride back home I spotted a few things.  For one, I enjoyed the font on this water tower.  It's reminiscent of the Three's Company days. 

I also spotted these poor cows...I wanted to set them free and they looked like they wanted me to do it, too.

  
The Atlanta skyline...a sign that we were back to reality.

So did you take any fun trips over the summer?  Please share!

Gulf Shores- ii

If you recall before my hiatus I posted about a vacation to Gulf Shores, Alabama that I took with my mom and sister.  Well I'm back to continue the picture fest.

I love LOVE love sunrises and sunsets.  The beautiful colors in the sky and an ever-changing design/palette.  I call it God's artwork.  Pair that with a nice beach and you get these:

People were in the water crabbing!  The crabs were that close to the shore.

{I realize this isn't a sunrise or sunset, but I LOVED these trees that were all around}

Stay tuned for part three!

Gulf Shores - i

What a week it has been.  How was the week for you all?

This post comes two weeks after the fact!  I went to Gulf Shores in Alabama with my Mom and Sister for my Mom's birthday.  The time was mainly spent on the beach relaxing or in the condo enjoying the view (and drinks).  Since the weekend was really freestyle, I'm not going to set this post up in an orderly fashion.  It will be broken into three parts though because I took plenty of pictures...but mainly of the beautiful sky because I'm a sucker for a gorgeous sunrise/sunset.  I call it God's art work.  This post will focus on the decor of the condo.  I was excited when I found this place because most beach condos are decorated...hmmm...very abstractly...yeah, that's a nice way to put it.  Seeing the pictures of this place online made me so happy.  It actually was decorated...abstractly...when the owner bought it, but she renovated and updated everything, so it was great!

 

The first thing we saw when we opened the door.

Yes, that's the Gulf of Mexico.

Life is good...indeed.

That's our building in the middle!

Stay tuned for more later this week!