Where's Abby (+ Dylan and dogs)

Well, hey, long lost readers! Other than holiday posts, I've been slacking a bit. On this relaxing Saturday morning. Lately I've been grateful for Surviving two weeks in Miami for work! I lucked out with a like-minded, minimal partying, ok-with-hotel-chillin roomie Emily. It was a cool experience with extra tasty foods and hilarious foreign littles but I don't know that I'd be back.   Hearing the Abby Song last night that my sweet munchkins sing when they know I'm coming to nanny.  Coming home to sweet boy helping out with my paleo challenge meals.  Pa and Grandma talks the other day! And new business ideas from Pa to smuggle goats to Miami.  Being reminded of how incredibly blessed I've been with my super parents. Boyhood was an extra reminder of that.  Super silly mornings with turkey-wolf calls and songs, and getting back to the beach for biking, Lillie's, and Miss Meryl time!  And a new addition to the family with Genevi...

Happy 1st of September and Labor Day, friends!  The last couple of weeks have been filled with greatness liiiike... Lots of fun with this guy... Two half days at work very well spent. On Wednesday, Nick and I had planned to paddle board but a date mix-up led us to a Fish Fry  Grill with his team, hosted by his generous sponsor parents. They grilled up a portion of their 200lbs of personally caught Alaskan salmon and halibut. Fantastic. If only we hadn't just indulged in some deliciously filling MShack burgers, I would've enjoyed it even more! It was like an excited lightbulb went off in my stomach when I finally became hungry enough to eat it.  We spent the next day paddle boarding, Lemon Barring, and stumbling in on a Sam Hunt concert at Mavericks . The end of the night transformed from a unique situation into a fun, exciting and strangely romantic night.  An incredibly enjoyable time at a concert with Neighbor John and Leslie, cu...

So this is gonna be one random blog post. I've been pretty busy with work but still having a lot of time for fun. I don't have any major stories lately, so this is just a collection of random happenings lately.  Since moving to the beach, a bike was on my "buy as soon as possible" list. I was  determined to not settle for some shiny, new beach cruiser that everyone would have. Rusty, dented, and full of character was my goal. With this unique little 70s child, I think it was accomplished. So meet, Hendrix.  He took Chomp and I for a nice/torturous ride to the vet the other day. I thought it'd be nice to make Chomp's trip a little more exciting by taking him for his first bike ride but I'll never know if he saw it that way.  And was willing but I was not to ride to the vet again  yesterday for this troublesome cat's fancy vet food. Florida weather at it's finest took me from starting out driving to the vet, deciding I'd survive the lightest dri...

      I'm about to grace you with some more awesome pictures from Mom and Dad's Europe Visit. Better late than never, eh? Here's that bridge I've talked about on many occasions...  Dronning Louises Bro. The coolest.  I have such a cute mama  The bakery the family always got our rye bread from in Holte, and we got some delicious weinerbrod there.  "You saw real, live, vikings in action?!" Noo, that's just mee. Convincing, I know.  Probably one of my favorite pictures of Mom and Dad, at the botanical garden   Our carriage ride in Dyrehaven  Some of the crew at my farewell at Charlie's It's hard to get a normal picture with these two goofballs Charlie and this crazy Aussie, Chris The town we stayed in in Germany, that most Germans didn't even know Dad and me on Father's Day.. near some fountain The bridge connecting Traben and Trarbach The hotel/super awesome house we stay...