Garret and I are spending 6 days in Gulf Shores, Alabama and we're loving every minute of it.
Our lives have suddenly transformed into a Zac Brown Band song, and we're not complaining one bit :)
This vacation is Garret's birthday present I gave to him in June, but couldn't travel until now because of summer classes. Selfishly, this trip is just as much of a gift for me because ever since I started Dental Hygiene school last fall, I have been working 40 hours a week and having clinicals/class/lab 24 hours a week. I try to be super human at times, but all those 64 work weeks begin to catch up with me. This has been such a relaxing vacation so far and we've been blessed to stay with Garret's best friend, Shane and his wife Kim and 1 1/2 year old son Graham.
Yesterday was our first day at the beach and it was everything I hoped it would be: relaxing.
I was finally able to finish a book I had started in June but was unable to have any leisurely reading time due to summer school and I'm already half way into a new book. I forget how much I love reading books that have nothing to do with dental ;) And I'm glad that I'm able to put my anniversary gift to good use! (Thanks for the Nook, baby!)
Today was an absolute dream!
Garret and I spent the whole day at the beach and exploring all the quirky little shops along the boardwalk. We both love discovering new places together and I'm beyond blessed that we both have a passion to make traveling a priority for our marriage.
After getting a nice sun burn and souvenir shopping, we had dinner at The Hangout which is right on the beach and has great food, good drinks, and live music.
After dinner, we walked hand in hand along the waters edge during the sunset and it was the best way to end our day. After the sun had set, we used flashlights to find baby crabs running across the sand and came across 2 blocked off areas where baby sea turtle eggs were being nested. One of these days we plan on watching the sea turtle eggs hatch and watch them scurry into the sea.
I hope everyone has a blessed week!
