October Vacation

Husband and I took a late fall vacation around the 24th of October to Acadia National Park on Desert Island, ME. That late in October and many of the trees are past their peak but we were fortunate enough to have beautiful weather, the national park was quiet with very few visitors and there were still some amazing sights to be seen!

Here are a few photos of our mini-get-a-way.

The new bridge headed north

View atop a mountain looking down on Bar Harbor

Truly Spectacular View

Driving through the park loop...look closly and you'll see some wild turkey!

As you can see--there was still quite a lot of colorful leaves still on the trees!

I fully expected to see a moose at this spot- It looks like moose habitat to me..but as is my luck---no moose to be found

Look at all that fading fall cover.

My favorite place in Acadia-- Sand Beach!

We were lucky to have such a mild day for our visit

Thats a view of the "Beehive"

Looking down on Sand Beach.

Thunder hole but without the "thundering waves"

Our bed and breakfast in Southwest Harbor

Well, I have a million pictures I could post, but I think i'll save some for another day.

Thanks for stopping by!

And We're Back!

Phew- I have had a very busy month and I sincerely apologize for abandoning my blog!! But I am back and I am ready to celebrate the fast approaching holiday season with all of you!!!!

I suppose you would like to know what I've been up too??

Remember that wedding I was preparing for in Chicago? Well it was fantastic!! Check out the pictures below. The bride, Jenica, found the most amazing photographer- I wish I could show you all of her beautiful photos but there are just too too many.

So here are some of my favorites. :-) Enjoy!

The Bride & Groom

The bride looking out of her hotel room window.

Bridal Party & Bride's Mother

Getting Ready

The Ceremony


Pictures Around Town

The Amazing Cake!

The Wedding Favors: The Father of the Bride's Famous BBQ Sauce! (Recipe is Secret to All!)

Thanks for visiting, more adventures to tell you about soon!

WHAT HAPPENS IF IT RAINS DURRING YOUR OUTDOOR WEDDING?

What happens if it rains at your outdoor wedding????

So far so good...just a little sprinkling.....

Awww, The bride, Her Sea Captain, and One Salty Sea Dog.

The boys pose for a few pics! But soon its starts to rain harder.....

Quick! Everyone under the tent for the reception!!!!!

Now we can mingle where its dry................

The boys are still having a blast.........

But then things start to get very wet................

And....well...very very very muddy.......

But this is a Wedding...Its time for celebrations!!!

So we danced the night away, rain, mud & all!!!!

My Poor Shoes!!!!!!!

Oh well!!! Its an Island Wedding, these things happen!!!

But it was great to celebrate the marriage of two wonderful people!

One more wedding to go, and diet is going OK, hopefully the bridemaid dress will fit just fine!

Bad News

Bad news. I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding. No, that's not that bad news. The bad news is that I tried on my bridesmaid dress and it doesn't fit! And because its two weeks to go, getting it let out or ordering a new one really just isn't an option.
What is an option?

Well, definitely not this:

AWWW BUT I LIKE THAT!!!!!

And no more of this either:

DANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nope...its gonna be just a whole lot of this..........................

Bummer.

Did I Say Fall Was Here?

I take it back- It must still be August......

Even though it's my weekend to work, I had a little free time on saturday. So I went for a little seaside stroll. Join me!

How bout a quick stop in the gift shop?

Lots of neat things to look at here!

I hope you're enjoying your weekend!

PS> MISSY-- I MISS YOU! HOPE YOU'RE NOT WORKING TOO HARD_ LOVE YOU!