We took our much needed vacation to Destin, FL this past week. It was great. We had lots of great family time. We started our journey on Friday night after Jay got off work. We made it into Alabama and decided it was time to stop. We got their Saturday and pretty much got to the condo, went to dinner, Walmart and to bed! Sunday and Monday were spent at the beach and pool. Liam wasn't real sure what to think about the beach. He doesn't like being messy so the sand was a little frustrating for him since it was always sticking to him! The water was a little cool so we didn't get a lot of time at the ocean. Liam took his nap and then we tried the pool. The condo had a great pool and setup. He seemed to like it better than the ocean but still wasn't real sure about it. On Tuesday we spent the day at the outlet malls shopping. Wednesday, we went to the zoo near Pensacola. It was great! I highly recommend to anyone going in this area. You could feed so many of the animals! It wasn't a huge zoo but a great time. Thursday and Friday were back to the pool and ocean. The more time we spent in the water the more Liam liked it. We started heading home Saturday and got home on Sunday. Lots of fun times and great memories. Jay got to spend lots of time with Liam which was good because he doesn't get a lot of it when we're home. He's been working more hours and then the 45 minute drive home doesn't leave a lot of time before Liam is in bed between 7 or 7:30p. One night Jay had Liam giggling so hard. I was dying laughing and loving every minute.
The condo had a full kitchen so we ate almost all breakfast and lunches there. Even though it was vacation and we were cooking it was okay because the condo had a dishwasher! A luxury we don't have at home! It was great! We had a view of the ocean from our condo even though it wasn't directly on the beach. When Liam was napping I was usually sat out on the balcony reading while Jay was down at the pool (he has to be active or goes nuts!). I read a book in two days! Something I hadn't done since being pregnant. I started another book and trying to finish it. I almost finished a bottle of wine in a week. I didn't care if I had makeup on. And I actually felt okay wearing a bathing suit! It was a great week!
We're now back home and reality is setting back in. Sadly, it's not a good reality right now. We found out at the end of April that Jay's dad has jaw cancer. Unfortunately, it's worse than they first expected so he has to go to Indy for surgery. His surgery is scheduled for June 7th. Jay is taking off work and will be up there with his mom and dad for the first 4 days. He's dad will be in the hospital for 7-10 days. It's been crazy trying realize what is going on...again... Jay's mom had a massive rare brain tumor removed 5 years ago. So needless to say it sucks we're here again. He's dad could definitely use prayers as he is in pain now and this surgery is going to be crazy intense. We're suppose to go to Brown County with my family June 15th but it looks like Jay will need to be with his family (which is way more important) and help his parents get back home. God got us through it before so we'll do it again with Him by our side.
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