Summertime Back Home

It kind of looks like I fell off the face of the earth when I returned from Europe….oops. Not the case…I just got busy enjoying summer and working a little bit, too 😉 I still have some interesting stories to share from the month+ I spent over in Europe, but for now, here’s what I’ve been up to…

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First of all, I did a LOT of resting once I got home from London. I was exhausted. Who knew how tiring traveling for a month could be?! I had about two weeks to recuperate and do almost nothing…which I did a very good job of! haha. I worked to ease myself back into running, but it took a little while to get my mileage back up to normal. The first week back, I ran twice I think. Pretty lame! My second week back, I got up to about 25 miles that week. Then, last week I did 36 miles. Finally, almost back to normal, and it felt GREAT 🙂

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One of the first places I went once I returned home was to the beach. Obviously. Makes sense, since its my favorite place ever…and of course it was nice to relax on a sandy beach after sitting on a rocky beach  in Nice, France! Not complaining about Nice, of course 😉 Using poor judgment, I accidentally drank too much wine on the beach, and woke up the next day with a splitting headache. Good thing all I had to do the next day was lay outside and tan by the pool….

Sandbridge at sunset

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I ended up back at the beach the week after the 4th of July…what can I say…the beach and summer just go hand in hand. I wasn’t there nearly long enough, but it was long enough to get some sun and spend too much money on alcohol. Again…oops. I ended up winning tickets to meet James Wesley the night I returned from the beach, so that was pretty amazing. Its not every day you get to meet a country musician and have him sing to you………

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James Wesley

I started working last week, lifeguarding again. One day I’ll grow up….for now, I’ll keep my job of staying tan and wasting away by the pool. Last Saturday, I went to see Tim McGraw in concert again. Last year, he didn’t play Indian Outlaw, so I swore I wouldn’t go back to his concert. Well, apparently I had enough faith in him to give him another shot. And guess what, he DID play Indian Outlaw this year. Glad I made the decision to go! I’m clearly simple, since I declared that I could die happy now that I heard him sing Indian Outlaw at his concert…..

Tim and The Band Perry

Luke Bryan rockin’ the tight jeans.

Tim McGraw

Since I spend most of my days sitting by a (never crowded) pool, I don’t exactly have anything interesting to say. Except my guy and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary on Tuesday, at the Williamsburg Winery and having a nice dinner on the waterfront afterward. What better way to celebrate than by drinking alcohol…that’s how we ended up together anyways. haha. Oops 🙂

Maybe one day I’ll get around to writing more about our European adventure….

-xoxo