quick trips & the last drops of summer

i can't believe it's september. but it is, and i have to say, i am PUMPED. i used to only love summer because it meant a break from school. but then once i graduated from college, that changed my love for summer forever. i have since loved fall the most, and it's here!

i got married in the fall, so i'm looking forward to another anniversary coming up. the leaves in tennessee are unbelievable when they change colors. the hot summer weather gives us a breather. and this year in particular, my mom and i are heading down to nantucket for a writer trip. i think i've mentioned that i've wanted to do that-i don't have many things on a bucket list except that. and we are doing it! 

but, here are some highlights from the past month or so in terms of summer. 

my handsome mase

i went to florida with my in-laws, partly for a mini-vacation, partly for my husband's company retreat.   i hadn't gone anywhere nor had i stepped foot outside (pale as can be) the whole summer, so it was nice to get some vitamin d. it was also nice to get away in general from a typical day's work. 

but i found a close panera (wifi and never ending coffee) and worked anyway!

working on the plane back home

then i turned twenty-nine last week, and my family took me to my favorite sushi spot in nashville. 

and on a whim, i joined my dad and sister on a drive back down to florida to meet my mom and her bff since 5th grade for the long weekend. here's my dad on our 8 hour drive last friday. we hit quite a bit of traffic including a little drug bust in alabama. we got there a little later than expected! :) 

my daddy

in florida, i got to be a huff again for a minute, which was fun. all of us are extremely busy and old now with lives. my sister is married and is a 1st grade teacher. my dad works, my mom works more than she should, and my brother works (and he still didn't get off for the weekend). so it was fun to be with the originals (almost all of us) for 48 hours. i slept with my sister in a queen bed like old-times,  and my mom, sister, and mom's best friend kept hiding a little old clown they found in random spots of the condo to freak each other out. it freaked me out to find him in a tooth brush holder in the bathroom staring at me at 7 in the morning! 

my sister maddie

from left, gavin (mom's bff), me,  maddie, mom, dad, aunt ang (mom's sister), and uncle 

our last morning.

and now we are in the throws of september. i can't wait to see what's in store for this season. all i know for sure is i'll be writing! :)