pensacola dreaming.

we sure do love vacation...

we woke up every morning to the sound of ocean waves

rode our bikes for popsicles, bushwackers and the best chicken caesar ever at native cafe

read books and surfed while our precious baby took naps at the beach

danced and drank wine at bands on the beach

went out on the town in downtown pensacola

indulged in our favorite tradition with lunch at surf burger

caught a shark deep sea fishing

had beer and oysters galore

spent time with our family

spent time with each other

loved every single second.

uno.

a month ago my little girl turned one. ONE. i can hardly believe it. i feel like saying the past year has been the best of my life, doesn't even give the year justice. its has been better than that...truly. I have grown with this child and become a better version of myself, for her.  Thank you sweet girl...for being such a dream, and for showing me how much i can truly love. 

a few pics from her fiesta themed birthday party:

 {the invitations, while adorable, took forever...so naturally mimosas became involved}

 {photo booth}

{of course we had mini layer dips in mason jars...}

{...and sangria}

{me and my big girl}

 {another labor of love - diy pinatas}

 {i loved the favors - instragram cookies...of course, i had too much sangria & forgot to give them out}

{family}

hello two thousand thirteen

{family}

i know i know, there is a statute of limitations on how long you can reference the new year once you reach the middle of january...but here we are. and i want you to know that...looking back on 2012...i feel nothing but happiness. i mean, what a year! i spent this year really taking the time i needed to bond with my little girl and to figure out this new, insane and just really lovely new life. i closed a chapter at the end of this past year. the chapter where i learned what it feels like to be a mother and in the process became more comfortable with who i am than i have ever felt in my life. and this next chapter, i feel, i hope, will be the one where life just makes total sense.

throughout my journey into motherhood, i realized very quickly there were several things that would have to sit by the wayside while i figured it all out and unfortunately this blog was the first to go...but i love this little online journal. i love being able to chronicle our lives and take a little snapshot of how i am feeling, or what we are up to in the moment. for myself. so one of my many goals this year is to really make an effort to capture more memories and keep them here...in this space where our friends and family can see what we are up to but more importantly, where we can look back and remember.

cheers to a new year, a new life, the next chapter...xx.

week.

sunday. skylar and i surprised dad with homemade lasagna and the tv on the golf channel when he got home from work. it's the little things.

monday. i managed to put on a pair of black pants that hadn't fit me in over a year. i did my celebration dance (you know the one) and then looked out the window to see neighbors walking their dog and staring right at me. awesome/mortifying moment.

tuesday. kristen stewart cheats on robert pattinson. all down time at work is now spend reading about this situation and reporting to my girlfriends any updates which I am sure they are THRILLED to be receiving every five minutes.

wednesday.  heartwarming conversations with two of our best friends asking them to by skylar's godparents. beautiful moments.

thursday.  my nana showed up at my house with my fifteen year old cousin. they both had just gotten their ears double pierced and nana had purchased herself a hello kitty sweater. gotta keep em young, y'all.

friday. it's 7am and i am alone in the house for what feels like the first time ever. tonight husband is cooking his really yummy chicken dish and our plan...to snuggle up on the couch and watch the opening ceremonies of the olympics. have a great weekend!

with love from sunday

sometimes i have moments like these. when my hair has been stuck in a towel for two hours, when the tv is on the golf channel and i can't reach the remote, when i am a combination of starving and sleep deprived. but...its sunday afternoon and the two loves of my life are here. one snoring away to my right and the other cozied up on my chest.
and i am the happiest i have ever been.

a blind man could see how much i love you.

Skylar Grace Haddick

May 10, 2012

in honor of vacation...

isn't vacation the best?

waking up at the beach.

mikie surfed every. single. day.

i had coffee talk with my mom every. single. day.

we had a lot of afternoon bushwackers...

which are amazing frozen treats of the adult kind

you can only get in pensacola.

(okay maybe you can get them other places but i like to think its the only place)

we rode bikes, we played games....and guitars,

and ate everything in sight

we laid in the sand and stared at the stars

and had romantic nights on the pier.

we laughed. a lot.

but most of all we reconnected,

with each other, and with family.

and it felt really really good.

images from the weekend...

i clearly love my hipstamatic. oh, and the lake house. and birthdays too i guess.

mom

i love her, thats all.

(happy mothers day)

joey wayne

my dad, he was only 25 when i came around.

and for some reason it took 30 years for me to really understand

what that must have been like.

i think i will buy him a drink tonight.

here's to you dad. have a wonderful birthday.

mom, can we please be lazy today?

yes, we certainly can.

night owl

{my brother Brad}

last night guess who stumbled into our house
and even though he woke me up
i never mind this visitor
he is my favorite one.

the littles

our dogs

{the little boys, the gents, two good boys}

Hendrix

{stinky, stinks, henry, felix}

Bodie
{boats, bodi-fasa, pops, gramps, boatsie, chubs, fred}

(we like nicknames)

sherrie baby

{mom 1972}

this is my favorite picture of my mom

mainly because i feel like in this picture she has no idea where the world will take her

and a bumpy road it will be...

and maybe here she doesn't know how strong she is

but she will find out...