Sounds like a fabulous trip! What a brilliant post - it had my jaw on the floor from snake-related horror AND my body shaking uncontrollably with laughter - a difficult combination to pull off simultaneously, but I feel I nailed it.
But fifteen eggs? WOW! I eat a LOT of eggs - but how on earth does could fifteen eggs count as a SNACK?!
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip with your family! Road trip convenience stores are great for weird food finds. We recently found little packs of Stroopwafels in the most unlikely of places while traveling to Seaside, Oregon.
As for young adults and their judgement - often it's best not to know what they're up to until after the fact. My son took up backcountry snowboarding as a teen, and now travels to some pretty remote places. His stories sometimes make me cringe. Once a mom, always a worrier.
Squirrels I can take, snakes I cannot. I have had a few run-ins with snakes that I hope to never have again including almost stepping on one. I ran like h*ll. My heart was racing so hard. Sounds like everyone had a good time. Enjoyed the photos. The first one with the sunset makes a nice computer wallpaper.
Quite a collection of interesting stories in this edition... I don't know why this quote popped into my head just now - a quote I can't attribute to anyone in particular, but here it is “There is a cost to silence and a cost to using your voice and every day I wake up and decide which bill I’m going to pay.” I guess I'm happy you are paying the voice bill today...
As for Rap Snacks... I've never heard of them before, and quite frankly, I think I could live in blissful ignorance if I never hear about them again...I'm not against the rap thing - there's something else there that rubs me the wrong way.
Holly, I think we might be sisters from another mother, lol. You mentioned how much an earlier post of mine reminded you of your mother. Your posts check off the boxes of shared history for me as well. I love them. They make me feel at home. I'm a few years ahead of you, sinking into some of those awwww moments, "it all turned out okay." You will be here before you know it. In the meantime, enjoy your triumphs. You all deserve them. 💟
Sounds like a fabulous trip! What a brilliant post - it had my jaw on the floor from snake-related horror AND my body shaking uncontrollably with laughter - a difficult combination to pull off simultaneously, but I feel I nailed it.
But fifteen eggs? WOW! I eat a LOT of eggs - but how on earth does could fifteen eggs count as a SNACK?!
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip with your family! Road trip convenience stores are great for weird food finds. We recently found little packs of Stroopwafels in the most unlikely of places while traveling to Seaside, Oregon.
As for young adults and their judgement - often it's best not to know what they're up to until after the fact. My son took up backcountry snowboarding as a teen, and now travels to some pretty remote places. His stories sometimes make me cringe. Once a mom, always a worrier.
It sounds like a fun and...educational...time at the beach and even better since it was with family. Glad your son is doing well and hanging in there!
And, no, I've never heard of "Rap Snacks" and am not sorry for it :)
I'd never heard of Rap Snacks before, either.
Gulf Shores is amazing. Snakes are whatever the polar opposite of that is.
“Water moccasin color.” Haha! Thank you for the scoop on the squirrel AND the snake! And happy to hear about your sweet weekend! :)
Ha!
Sounds like a fun trip.
Definitely some good stories for sure!
P.S. Rap Snacks are at our gas stations here in the South Suburbs of Illinois. I've been tempted...
He must have a very big pan for 15 eggs! Wow!
Squirrels I can take, snakes I cannot. I have had a few run-ins with snakes that I hope to never have again including almost stepping on one. I ran like h*ll. My heart was racing so hard. Sounds like everyone had a good time. Enjoyed the photos. The first one with the sunset makes a nice computer wallpaper.
Quite a collection of interesting stories in this edition... I don't know why this quote popped into my head just now - a quote I can't attribute to anyone in particular, but here it is “There is a cost to silence and a cost to using your voice and every day I wake up and decide which bill I’m going to pay.” I guess I'm happy you are paying the voice bill today...
As for Rap Snacks... I've never heard of them before, and quite frankly, I think I could live in blissful ignorance if I never hear about them again...I'm not against the rap thing - there's something else there that rubs me the wrong way.
Holly, I think we might be sisters from another mother, lol. You mentioned how much an earlier post of mine reminded you of your mother. Your posts check off the boxes of shared history for me as well. I love them. They make me feel at home. I'm a few years ahead of you, sinking into some of those awwww moments, "it all turned out okay." You will be here before you know it. In the meantime, enjoy your triumphs. You all deserve them. 💟