Rose A La Mode

A Perfect Day

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Wednesday was pretty much the perfect day. We rode bikes for about 5 hours! We rode all around this little island we’re on. We rode to lunch, then a bit of shopping, I got a chocolate milkshake, and we saw the island lighthouse. And, (if you follow me on Twitter you’d know that) Bob may have seen Jon Gosselin! Ha ha! So fun!

I am so not ready for this vacation to be over. Good thing I have a week left!

JCrew Top

Anthropologie Necklacae

Gator Sperrys

Riding a Bike

Charlotte Russe Hat

Necklace: Anthropologie (Look alike)
Top: JCrew (Look Alike)
Shoes: Sperrys
Shorts: American Eagle Cut offs (Better)
Camo Hat: Charlotte Russe (Look Alike)

This Is A Story About Me, Not My Dog

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As you know, Bob and I flew south for the winter. We decided it would be better to leave Bella, our dog, with Bob’s parents because it’d be too hard and stressful to travel with her. But we decided this a few weeks before I really got attached to her. I’ve liked her this whole time, but all of a sudden she just made me love her.

I don’t know if it’s like this for anyone else when they get a dog. It’s like they drive you nuts and then you can’t stand to be away from them. I’ve heard it’s like this when you have kids too.

Well, my mother-in-law, being the wonderful woman she is has been sending me pictures along with “letters” from Bella. Before I had a dog, I always thought that was hilarious and a bit ridiculous. But now, I LOVE them! Ha ha! I can’t believe I actually am looking forward to getting another text from Bella. Ha ha!

And I realized I’ve become “that girl.” You know, the one who talks about her dog all the time and tells stories of what her dog does because it really is cute but no one else really wants to hear about it. The girl who looks at a bird and it reminds her of her dog (yep, Linds, I did it on this trip!).

I’m trying my best to hide it because I know how annoying it is for everyone else, but I can’t. I love my dog and I miss her!

Hope you’ll still like me. At least I am not forcing you to let my dog lick you on the mouth. I haven’t gone that far…yet.

Gap Jacket

JCrew Rose pin

Anthropologie Necklace

American Eagle Shirt

American Eagle Jeans

Banana Republic Glasses

Sunglasses: Banana Republic
Necklace: Anthropologie
T-shirt & Jeans: American Eagle
Jacket: Gap Outlet
Rose Pin: JCrew

Sweet Little Coconut

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Guess what we did. We bashed open a coconut and drank the milk out of it! It was so fun. I wish it would have been a bit sweeter, so what we should have done is mix a little drink in there. But it was a wonderful treat. We also learned that there is an outer shell that needs to be broken and then you can just cut into the inner shell where the meat & milk is. I thought he was just going to bash it open and all the juice would fly out. Thankfully, it didn’t.

Have you ever done this?

Toms Shoes

Anthro Sweater

Sweater: Anthropologie (on sale!)
Jeans: Gap
Shoes: TOMS