{"id":800,"date":"2007-09-26T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-26T12:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wednesday-september-26-2007\/"},"modified":"2007-09-26T08:24:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-26T12:24:00","slug":"wednesday-september-26-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wednesday-september-26-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday September 26, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/07785149085797\/photo.html\" target=_blank><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/0ecf2149085695\/photo.html\" target=_blank>&nbsp;<span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/31de1149085629\/photo.html\" target=_blank> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/90830149084819\/photo.html\" target=_blank> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" height=400 alt=\"F 1\" src=\"http:\/\/x90.xanga.com\/830c317154535149084819\/z110884327.jpg\"><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span>It&#8217;s all history except for the memories &#8230;. and how I love those memories!&nbsp; David Lee and I have been saving what we call our &#8220;extra money&#8221; for close to five years.&nbsp; Whenever we earned money outside of either of our regular jobs, it went into the &#8220;travel fund.&#8221;&nbsp; The bulk of it came from wedding photography we&#8217;ve done together and I did some sewing and baking for a few years.&nbsp; At long last the balance finally amounted to something substantial enough to let us go for a week.&nbsp; (This day definitely came sooner because David Lee started getting paid vacation this year!)&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/c482a149084909\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" alt=\"F 2\" src=\"http:\/\/xc4.xanga.com\/82ac0a7224032149084909\/q110884412.jpg\" width=120><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/73807149085009\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" height=120 alt=\"F 3\" src=\"http:\/\/x73.xanga.com\/807c1a7164c33149085009\/q110884508.jpg\"><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/c9b1f149085098\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" alt=\"F 4\" src=\"http:\/\/xc9.xanga.com\/b1fc347215135149085098\/q110884592.jpg\" width=120><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After spending a year building a house, it didn&#8217;t take long to decide that all we wanted to do was relax at the beach for a whole week!&nbsp; We opted for September for two reasons.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>1. The crowds would have diligently taken their children back to school and <\/p>\n<p>2. the houses would cost considerably less.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/006a0149085208\/photo.html\" target=_blank><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/006a0149085208\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" alt=\"F 7\" src=\"http:\/\/x00.xanga.com\/6a0c0472d7532149085208\/s110884686.jpg\" width=320><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Never in my life can I remember being on such a deserted beach.&nbsp; It was like having the miracle of the ocean to yourself!&nbsp; My favorite memories include peering out the french doors in our bedroom as soon as I opened my eyes&nbsp;to see the sunrise above the waves, lazy walks along the beach to find sea shells, jumping the waves, watching Adam run and giggle until he was exhausted, and best of all being with David Lee almost every minute of every day.&nbsp; I&#8217;d go again tomorrow if we could!&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/b025d149085292\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" alt=\"F 9\" src=\"http:\/\/xb0.xanga.com\/25dc044340032149085292\/s110884767.jpg\" width=320><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/ec80f149085408\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" alt=\"F 10\" src=\"http:\/\/xec.xanga.com\/80fc077a41d32149085408\/s110884870.jpg\" width=320><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>My <a href=\"http:\/\/xanga.com\/twofus_1\" target=\"_new\">sister<\/a> and family joined us for the weekend.&nbsp; Is spite of the dire predictions for grey skies and rain, we had the warmest, calmest, sunniest day of the entire week on Saturday!&nbsp; And just as I hoped the skies grew grey again Sunday morning making it much, much easier to say goodbye.&nbsp; We had two very grey, cool days during the week and they aren&#8217;t the kind of days that make you want to live at the beach for the rest of your life!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/31de1149085629\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" height=120 alt=\"F 13\" src=\"http:\/\/x31.xanga.com\/de1c357100d35149085629\/q110885069.jpg\"><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/0ecf2149085695\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" alt=\"F 14\" src=\"http:\/\/x0e.xanga.com\/cf2c347141135149085695\/q110885129.jpg\" width=120><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/07785149085797\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" height=120 alt=\"F 15\" src=\"http:\/\/x07.xanga.com\/785c217152234149085797\/q110885218.jpg\"><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/e2053149085923\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" height=120 alt=\"F 16\" src=\"http:\/\/xe2.xanga.com\/053c1b7b47c33149085923\/q110885324.jpg\"><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/a0152149085551\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" alt=\"F 12\" src=\"http:\/\/xa0.xanga.com\/152c054343632149085551\/s110884998.jpg\" width=320><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/bf236149086046\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" alt=\"F 17\" src=\"http:\/\/xbf.xanga.com\/236c0272d6233149086046\/s110885427.jpg\" width=320><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If I had to sum it up in one word, I&#8217;d say idyllic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/photo.xanga.com\/smilesbymiles\/166ec149085471\/photo.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #504030 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #504030 2px solid\" alt=\"F 11\" src=\"http:\/\/x16.xanga.com\/6ecc004342632149085471\/z110884928.jpg\" width=400><\/a> <span style=\"WIDTH: 0px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It&#8217;s all history except for the memories &#8230;. and how I love those memories!&nbsp; 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