LIFE'S A BEACH!

faithandfifty

Chrissy: LOVE the mountains & the falls.

So amazing to think that she saw these vistas.

While we are all beach lovers, we are ALL appreciators of the gorgous.

Keep it coming!!

marlegal

geez, I miss one day of posts and come to find all these gorgeous pictures! faith, those ships are awesome ... I can just imagine you getting all excited and being afraid to drop the camera!! we're down the shore at our trailer, and went with company yesterday over to Wildwood's NJ to walk on the boardwalk.  Wildwood has one of the longest walks from the beach to the ocean of any NJ beach.  This pic gives some idea of that, and if you look real hard, you'll see sailboats just off the beach in the ocean - they were having a race event there too which we didn't know beforehand and was sooo cool to watch! 

marlegal

oooohhhhhh.....didn't realize I was starting a new page - yayyy, we did it with a picture!!!

faithandfifty

Serious points for starting the new page with a picture.

You're an official old timer now.

Following the rules, like an expert.

LOL!!!!

Marple

I'm WAY behind on the beach.  So just wishing all a cheery hidey ho.

marlegal

Hey Sharon .... howdy backatcha!!  Well, we made it to mid-week, it's all gloriously downhill from here to Friday at 4:00   Hugs to all

SoCalLisa

Rules???

faithandfifty

LOL

Lisa. You didn't know there are beach rules?

Sunshine & sunscreen.

Light breezes & umbrella drinks.

Cabana boys & giggles.

Soft surf & sea glass.

Driftwood & hammocks.

And start the page with a picture.

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SoCalLisa

Oh, those rules Faith..ok with me too

mumito

Hi beach babes.I used sunscreen hats etc and still managed to get too much sun today.The weather up here in muskoka was wonderful.Heading home tomorrow will try to post some shots then.

SoCalLisa

Mary-Lou

My day really did suck today. So I came to the beach to relax and wipe my tears.

Mary-Lou

Lisa that is beautiful.... Thank you so much.

Mary-Lou

Now I see it's already Friday by fifteen minutes. Friday has to be better.

Mary-Lou

mumito

Lake St Joseph in Muskoka Ont.

faithandfifty

MaryLou, thinkin' of you.................

Don't know what's up, but hoping it was just a temporary blip on the screen.

We're always here for you.

All beach, all the time.

Glad you found comfort. That's the whole purpose of the beach.

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Meece

 Anyone for a picnic on the sand?

That's what DH and I did for our anniversary last Friday

coonie

((((((((((((Mary-Lou))))))))))))))) sending you a hug for whatever the reason!!

Meece!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a GREAT picture of you and DH!!!!! Happy Anniversary!! You've got the real deal going on there girlfriend!!! That's so cool!! You make a nice looking couple. How many years? My DH and I will celebrate 30 years on Monday (23rd). We were just babies when we married. I guess we pretty much raised each other.....LOL.

Marlegal.....you did good on the pic at the top of the page rule......hehe. No whuppins with a wet noodle.....hehe. It's always good to see you.

Mum, Lisa, Sharon, Arnie, Faithie and all you other beachie kids.......hope you all have a wondermous weekend!!!

((((((((((((((((big hugs for all)))))))))))))))))

barbe1958

Great pic Meece! Did he rob the cradle...

Meece

Thank you both.  It was our fifth.  We both married our exes within a month of the same year.  He made it 15 years, I made it 22.  So do som crazy math and we've been married 42 years.  If that's so, then he did robe the cradle.  Literally.  Actually he is less than two years my senior.  I feel fortunate to have snagged him and that we have made it through 5 years despite the obstacles.  We met while I was going through chemo.

marlegal

Meece, that's a great story - I'm so glad when I hear of people finding that special person after a first "dry run"!!!  MaryLou, I sure hope your Friday was better than your Thursday ... feel free to PM me if you need a little special attention hon.   And just in case this post begins a new page again, here's a pic of one of my doormats at our trailer at the Jersey Shore ... love these little guys!

SoCalLisa

sheila888

Marlegal..What an adorable door mat. I would sit on it and have a cup of coffee.

marlegal

Okay Lisa, have to ask ... was that from your repertoire or a google find?  it looks too clear to be googled so I'm guessing it's in your stock!  we're going to the delaware bay beach tomorrow (our campground is on the bay) so hoping for some good new pics as long as I remember to take my camera!!

Marple

Good morning Beachettes.

I hope we all have time to relax and dunk our feet in the water. (Lucky little shorebirds in Lisa's pic.)  .

Marlegal, I'd hang that mat on the wall.  I hope you have another mat to actually 'use' before you step on to the cute one.  ((((Mary-Lou))))  Meece, you are gorgeous.  Great pic of you and DH.  The picnic looks good too!!  Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Coonie.  I've booked you the honeymoon suite.

Meece

Thank you, Sharon.

I surprised DH by having everything ready for the picnic.  I navigated us to the beach, and DH went and oen up the trunk and started getting food out and bringing it into the car.  He asked me why I was taking  things out, and I said "to take them to the beach".  He thought I wanted to eat in the car!  He was surprised that I hade the table cloth and everyting else set for lunch on the sand.  For once I surprised him!

We watched people fly kites, and enjoyed the ocean sound.

faithandfifty

WOWOWOWOWZERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just love coming to the beach to find so much going on.

Happy, happy anniversaries to our anniversary gals.

Meece those are amazing pictures!!! Thanks so much for sharing them. I always feel like I get to know our 'sistahs' a little bit more, thru each additional 'real-life' photo that get's shared. Makes my day in a very big way. AND to see ya sittin' there on the real live beach with a quality picnic will make me smile all day.

Coonie, we wanna see a picture of the two of you, too!!!!

The thing about Lisa and her amazing pictures, is that she can find them on a dime!!!! Lisa, how on earth do you do that??? I was sooooooooooooooo impressed when I put up our Tall Ships pics that you were able to put your fingers on your tall ships instantaneously. I know you must have tens of thousands of pictures. How on earth do you keep track of them. Seriously, I'd love to know that secret.

We saw "Eat, Pray, Love" yesterday and I was enamoured with all of the scenery. Having truly appreciated the book, I gotta say the movie was about the scenery. If ya wanna grasp the author's experience ya gotta read it. The book has soooooo much more depth.

There's a 'party' over at the 'middies' thread this weekend, so that's put me in a festive mood.

Hope that everyone has a great weekend in store.

****OHHHHHH, my other big score yesterday was that I found an AWESOME little dress at a nutty little resale shop. It was half price day for some reason and so I got it for $10.00. It has some lovely little ruffles that start at the neck and go flouncing to the bottom. A.) I can fit into it, thanks to the pounds I've lost with the ELAB team and B.) it is great camouflage (sp???) for the lack of bustline. Now I'll have to wear it and get a picture and post that over on the flat channel thread. LOL.

Time to ride my bike, so I can zip the zipper on my nutty new dress!!

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Meece

So, Faithie, did you buy the dress for our party?  The zipper would definitely zip fine for that event.

BarbaraA

My DH surprised me with a 4 day getaway to a B&B on Anna Maria Island. Here are some pix.