Wordless - uh... Thursday?

The Brighton Beach Boxes

Spring is in the air!

Today was a lovely day in Melbourne (as was yesterday!). Yesterday, CO and I headed out to Bells Beach and he went surfing. I was content reading on the beach with the sun warming my skin and a slight breeze on my face. It was delightful!!

The trees are in bloom (and allergy season is in full swing) and St Kilda Road is absolutely gorgeous. It's lined with elm trees and is one of my favorite parts about traveling around the city. The Yarra River was lined with people out enjoying the sun, and people were basking on the steps in Federation Square.

Tomorrow, CO and I are going to run 10K as part of the Melbourne Marathon races. Let's hope we don't die. :S It should be gorgeous, but we haven't trained as well as we should have... oh no!

Beach Day!

We really enjoyed spending time with dh's family. We went to the beach one day with dh's brother, sister-in-law, and their baby.

Typical pose - checking to see if it's surf-able ;)

Taking baby C swimming

Handsome fellow on the beach ;)

How could you not love this face??

Laughing

Beautiful Florida morning!

The great vacation conundrum

This winter stuff is getting old. I know, I know, I grew up in Michigan and should be used to the cold and yuckiness for months on end. To the contrary, I argue. I grew up with it. I have tried it and discovered that I do not like it. I'm living in the south, in a completely landlocked state, which although "warmer", is more depressing because there's no hope of a beach to be found. We've been here for a whopping 6 months and already I'm itching to leave. That's where Spring Break comes in.

DH looked into his schedule and discovered he has nearly two weeks for Spring Break. Two weeks? Who could have dreamt it? The rub? We're graduate students. Graduate students = poor as church mice from having to buy books every 8 weeks. We have friends who live in Dublin and London that we'd love to see. We would love to venture down to Costa Rica and catch some waves. I want to go back to Hawaii, duh (to live, but I'd be content just to visit). It'd be fun to go somewhere exotic or warm - and we have the time!! Why why why???



ps - the duct tape is really working! It definitely was the right option!

One of my favorite places... well, two of my favorite places

I have to say that Hawai'i's beaches are incredible. They have made me fall in love with the ocean in ways this fresh-water-loving/native-great-lake-state-girl never thought possible. And here are some of the reasons why. Beach 1





















Beach 2:















Posting pictures in blogger stinks. Should I switch to somewhere else?? Anyone know of an easier picture posting system??