Planning Playbook 238/365

On Tuesday, Tyler left for a business trip. He has traveled to the Canton area several times before and has talked about wanting to visit the NFL Hall of Fame on multiple occasions. But it has never really fit into his schedule until this trip. So after his meeting on Tuesday, he headed over and spent a few hours walking through the exhibits. He saw trophies and coins and rings and helmets, but one of the coolest things he grabbed a picture of was an old playbook. He spent the evening preparing for his meetings the next day while Tess and I hung around the house and relaxed. 

Rotating Recovery 237/365

Recovering from my weekend at the beach was a 2 day process! I was OUT OF COMMISION on Sunday, which resulted in no picture being taken. But, this picture perfectly explains what I was doing on Sunday AND Monday...laying on the couch, facing the ceiling -- recovering! Did I mention that I have an incredible husband who smiles and happily plays video games when I have had too much fun with very little sleep that leads to general exhaustion and 8pm bed times zonk outs on the couch. I thought my view would be an appropriate picture for the day.

Fantastic and Fitting 235/365

We were up and ready on Saturday for an action packed day! We had a "Pamper the Bride" shower with breakfast first thing and then got ready to spend the day on the beach. We chatted and snoozed our way to lunch and then spent the afternoon walking the beach and sitting by the pool. Then we were off to conquer the task of getting 14 girls ready for the night in 3 showers...quite an accomplishment if you ask me! While we were out celebrating Maggie's upcoming Big Day, Tyler and his family were actually attending his cousin's Big Day in Jacksonville. They braved the sun for an outdoor ceremony and enjoyed celebrating through the reception. I was sorry to have missed it, but our simple divide and conquer attitude led to twice the festivities.

To Be Tied 234/365

Early Friday morning, I was off to Myrtle Beach with my girlfriends from High School in tow. We piled into the car, filled the trunk to the brim and off we drove as we caught up, laughed about old stories, and jammed out to music from our fun 4 years together. We arrived around lunchtime and quickly changed so we could spend the afternoon on the beach. We soaked up some sun, happy to be celebrating Maggie and her last weeks with a bachelorette status. We made a stop at Bimini's...a local favorite...for dinner and drinks before coming back to the condo to await the arrival of the rest of the girls. We happily prepared for a full Saturday on the beach and piled 3 girls to a bed to dream of sand and sun.

While I was hanging at the beach with friends....Tyler was on his way to Florida to spend the weekend with his family. He flew into Jacksonville, where his parents and Aunt Sarah, who came in from Virginia, picked him up. They grabbed a bite and finished the drive back to St. Augustine where they stayed for the night.

Fabulously Framed 233/365

Thursday marked the last day of my photography class. :( We all met at Freedom Park for environmental pictures and my friend Lisa was sweet enough to model for me. Lisa is a talented artist, so I thought it would be fun for her to bring out some recycled canvases to play with. Check out her art HERE! Lisa...thanks for being a patient and gorgeous model! I can't wait to see where your art takes you. :) As dusk settled onto the park, my class headed over to Outback for dinner and celebrating our last class. With talks of getting together to shoot and keeping in touch, I'm really looking forward to seeing these girls again soon!

Posing Pedicure 232/365

On Wednesday, I did something wonderful during my lunch hour...I stopped in and got a pedicure. And this may have been the best $25 pedicure I have ever gotten. There was a massaging chair, a great magazine, a parafin dip...AND it was in the middle of my work day. Now that's pretty tough to beat! It was my first pedicure to celebrate beach season...what a way to get things started.

Radical Raindrops 231/365

We went from a gorgeous flower photographing day....to a gloomy and rainy one on Tuesday. While I cooked dinner, Tyler grabbed some raindrop shots. We both liked how the drops were bouncing back up in this one.