Both of my boys were pooped!
Naturally since Flash was playing all week, we gave him a bath. Doris gave him a bath before he left but he got messy and played again. As you can see, the little man can't even hold his eyes open in the bathtub.
Surfie...Flash's big boy playmate.
Flash and Ruby. They stayed together most of the weekend and were the best of friends.
Cute little Ruby.
Doris and Kerry have some friends who just had new boxer puppies. These puppies are some of Flash's cousins because they use the same bloodline as the breeder we got Flash from. We got to go visit the little pups. They were only 5 weeks old and sooooo cute!
I mean...isn't that little face precious!
My cousin Suzy and I both love cooking and coming up with new recipes. So...during our week at the beach we decided to make one night a wine pairing night. We made a 4 course meal paired with 4 different wines for everyone. It was a great success and it was a blast.
We made hummus and a Mediterranean plate, and a cheese plate with dips and several kinds of gourmet cheese and french bread for appetizers. We made 5 different kinds of gourmet pizzas, like Spanish chorizo and shrimp with smoked cheese, Steak with paprika butter and Gorgonzola reduction and a smoked gouda mac n' cheese, and a chocolate fondue, fruit, and a chocolate sampler with bizarre chocolates like chili pepper chocolate and salt and pepper chocolate. Each course was paired with a different wine to compliment the food.
Suzy's boyfriend, Tommy was nice enough to be our photographer for the evening to get pictures of the action.
Suzy and me cooking up a storm.
Hanging out under the tent. It was 105 degrees, so we were enjoying the shade.
Jason and I on the beach.
At the end of the week we always have a surf n' turf steak, crab, and shrimp feast. It is always AWESOME!
The view from our room.
This past weekend my college friends and I all got together for a little reunion. My college roomie Erin has been living in Germany for 2 years and is finally home. We haven't all gotten together since our wedding in June, and let's be honest, I didn't really see anyone that weekend. We were glad to have Erin back in the states, and it was so good to see everyone. Unfortunately Jason wasn't able to go with us because he couldn't get off work. He was greatly missed!!!! However, I think Jason was glad to have a weekend at home. I'm not sure when my last weekend home was or will be!!!!! In our second year of marriage I think Jason and I will slow down a little and actually stay at home for once.
Erin's aunt has a beach house in Wrightsville Beach, NC. They have a fabulous boat that we got to drive around the island.
Erin, Mike, and Tones
The beach house.
I know what you're thinking...it's a rough life!!! However, someones gotta do it! We floated around on tubes all day!
I finally got over to my new school in Lisbon last week. WOW did I have some stuff to go through! The man who retired was SO awesome and left everything for me. However, this meant that I had 36 years worth of teaching materials, music, and instruments to go through. I will probably be spending several days over there before the year starts.
I have 30 HUGE African Tubano drums....So excited!!!!
Although my room is still a mess I made some progress. Hopefully I will have it organized and ready to go soon.
Boring before picture.
Prepping for stripes.
All finished!!!!
Out little world traveler.
Now that we have a larger car where Flash can spread out in the back, he refuses to ride in the back. We put him back there and we had the front blocked by coolers, suitcases, and golf clubs. Little Houdini managed to find his way through, and squeeze through the door and the front seat and ended up in my lap anyway. So much for our plan.
Flash...patriotic and ready to party.
Our friends Wendy and Carl have a Boston Bulldog mix named Bentley, who was a great playmate for Flash. They got along so well and they played all day.
The view from the pool at the Yacht Club.
The guys!
The girls!!!!
Me and Wendy at the beach.
