Summer Lovin': Jessica & Washington D.C.

After our trip to Vermont our next stop was Fredericksburg, VA to my BFF Jessica's house. 

Jessica and I have been friends since I can remember and I love that we still keep up. Even if it is years between visits we always manage to pick back up where we left off! Her and her hubby were sweet enough to let us crash with them and Jess was an excellent tour guide.

This trip included:

1. Turtle Rescuing 

We saw this cute little guy and stopped to move him/her (how does one tell the difference with turtles) out of the road. 

2. Touring Battle Fields

3. Relaxing with the dogs! 

Like most children...dogs really love Will!

4. Eating at the Melting Pot.

Yum.

5. Monumentapalooza

We visited all the local Monuments! It was a great day in D.C.

Oh Hello...White House!

They were working on the reflecting pool...how rude. They should have checked with me first!

Proof that we were together...these are the only pictures of the 2 of us!

6. Trying Conveyor Belt Sushi! 

It was awesome! Just reach out grab what you want!! 

7. Some Museum Fun!

8. Plenty of couch sitting and relaxing! 

This was a great trip and it was nice for Jess and I to finally meet each other's husbands.

Summer Lovin': The 4th Vermont Style

Our last New England excursion included a Trip up to Vermont (with our very pregnant friend, lovable toddler and her Husband...you can read her here) to visit some friends that had recently moved from the Boston area. 

A nice little reunion/goodbye.

It was perfect. 

Great weather.

Great food.

Great people.

I would say that the highlight of the trip was renting a boat and spending the entire day at the lake. 

It was magical. Really. Ask anyone that was there. It was seriously the best day ever.

I don't have many pics (too busy having the time of my life) but here they are...(all with a cell...don't judge)

Our handsome boat driver...and our friend M in the background making us a reservation for a great dinner!

Beautiful Day!

Our awesome friends!

A short rain storm kept us inside so the boys got creative!

Its not the 4th of July until you have eaten something red, white and blue and it usually needs to include blueberries and strawberries. Am I right?

It started raining again before the fireworks so we watched from the car...It was still a good time!

That my friends is a Vermont 4th! It was so hard to say goodbye to our friends! Many tears were shed as we left them on our last night together.  In fact as we were leaving Boston (we wanted to get south of the city to get a jump on our travels) I lost it and sobbed uncontrollably. Leaving Texas to move to Boston was the hardest thing I had ever done.  That is until I left Boston to move back to Texas.

Summer Lovin': Bar Harbor, ME

Summer 2011 was the best summer of my life. 

I can't believe how much we did, saw and experienced in such a short time. 

This post will be the first in a mini series of our Summer adventures!

After my last day of work {at the apartment complex in Revere} We hit the road running and spent one night in hotel then Bar Harbor, Maine/Acadia National Park! 

Have you ever been? You should...it is gorgeous!

We had a great campsite by the water. That view was exactly what I needed to unwind.

There are times that I think I could live like this forever...I really love camping!

This trip included lots of relaxing, reading, floating, hiking, carriage riding and so many other things that we love.

See...don't we look happy!

We even made a little friend!

We spent a couple of days in Bar Harbor.  It is a great waterfront town with lots of shops and great places to eat! I must recommend Cafe This Way! Very tasty!

We also spent a good bit of time up here...

on Cadillac Mountain!

This is a terrible picture of me but such a great memory.  We were trying to get some good pictures but it was so windy up there! This is the best we could do!

Another place I would recommend is the Jordan Pond House.  The food is amazing and so is the view.

There was a bit of a wait so explored the area around the restaurant...so beautiful!

One day was spent sailing away in the harbor...

it was so much better than any word I have in my vocabulary. 

Really...It was so great!

This is us again on Cadillac Mountain. We are now members of the Sunrise Club! 

A truly breathtaking experience!

Totally worth getting up at 3AM and freezing on the top of a mountain.

We both had a great time and this post doesn't begin to capture it all...