fun in the shops in York

after the rain settled down a little, we headed to the shops in York. we were both sooo cold that we were looking for sweatshirts to stay warm. crazy eh! yeah, it's summer and it was chilly at the beach!!

isn't this picture neat...
they are glass blown balls hanging from a fixture above.
having fun trying on some shades!

this one is for kristi, (because she's old!!!)

me and a silly lobster we found in a store

some pizza hats we found...

the last stop was ice cream (before dinner of course) at this really yummy place :) we watched them make taffy, it was really neat! they had all kinds of treats from ice cream, to candy, to chocolate... everything a girl could ask for!!! we got some treats for the road ;)

yummy, delicious sundaes from Gilfords in York
peanut butter sundae for amy

and an oreo brownie sundae for me!

good stuff and lots of fun! and yes, we both found some sweatshirts to wear :)

Rt 1a scenic photo tour

after spending some time at the beach and settling in our room, amy and i set off to take some shots down scenic Rt 1a. we didn't know how far we'd make it before the rain, but we ventured off anyways. here's some pics of what i got...

part of the shoreline

some cool rocks i found while venturing out on the shorecan you see all the snails on the rocks!some boats just hanging while the tide was low
check out the clouds... big storm coming

i like the lines and colors in this pic
(it's also is the huge puddle which took my flip flop away! lol!)

here are some flower pictures i got as well...

this last one is my favorite. :)

we got some good shots before the rain came down... bigtime. we were searching through the radio stations and heard the thunderstorm and tornado warnings, it was crazy! i'll leave you with a documentary of the storm... enjoy!

Moody Beach

After lots of motel searching (thanks jess) and waiting, it was finally here...
our beach weekend!!!

Amy and i made the drive up to Maine friday morning and were beach bound :) Jess joined us late fri night after VBS. the girls came up sat to join us too. Wait til you see all the pictures from the weekend... i'll be posting quite the display of pics.

here is a classic beach shot.
notice what's missing.... the people and sun!
it was overcast for a lot of the day and very windy and cold!!!
hadar let us go on the private part of moody beach, it was nice :)

i love taking pics of myself... cheese!

amy and i

this is me and my co-teacher hadar.
she has a house literally right on the beach for the summer, how nice!
amy, notice camera in hand... i'm not the only one who took lots of pics ;)
here we are at our table in the motel eating some lunch
(cuz we just love it when they have a table in the room! love ya jess!)

upcoming posts...
route 1a scenic photo tour
fun in the shops in york
jess arrives, beach at night and super early morn
the girls are here
pool fun
fun times

we'll see how far i can get... check back for more fun pics and adventures!

Molly is married!

on sat, july 5th molly wiinikainen became molly modica :) i was really glad that i got to be there for the occasion. amy and i almost didn't make it there in time, but we pulled it off!!!
let me just tell you the story...
i made it to amy's on sat about 1ish. we knew we had to leave by 2 to get to the wedding on time. well, we were already off to a tight start because we had to make a pit stop to the mall (which was in the other direction!) we got what we needed and then we were off. it was going good until we realized that we would be needing gas. the gas light went on and the countdown began. 45 miles to empty, 35 miles to empty, 20 miles to empty, 15 miles to empty, then the counter went ---. now what, we were on the PA pike where exits are far and few between and even with our handy dandy Garmin, we had no gas station or exit for that matter in site!!! we soon found the exit and prayed that the gas station was not far off. the toll collector said it was through 3 lights and it'll be right there... we made it!! to make up time, we got gas and changed into our dresses at the gas stop, quite fun i must say ;) then we were off again and do you think we made it? of course we did, just as the mother was being walked down the isle! phew, we did it! and we had a blast at the wedding. here are some of the pics i took at the wedding at reception.

the beautiful bride

alisha was too pregnant to be in the wedding, but was there because little sophie didn't want to show herself to the world yet!!!

me and the bride (i think this was after i put her birkenstocks on for her lol)

jess, jenn mo, and me... they were both bridesmaids

dancing the cha cha slide! it's my fav :)

i just love this pic of haley and molly dancing!

can you tell that we all had a great time?!

i'll leave you with molly and ben walking down the isle... sorry, i don't know how to rotate videos!

4th of July!

i know it was about a week ago now, i figured i'd still blog about what i did on the fourth. i made a last minute decision to fly down to molly wiinikainen's (now modica) wedding and make a pit stop to see my friend and her girls in MD.
i flew in late thurs night and attempted to retrieve my rental car. that was a fun time because i couldn't figure out how to start the car!!! here's a pic of what kind of car i got. ps, i chose a full size but since none were available, i got bumped up to specialty for no charge! yaay :) my pick, a really nice volvo... here's a peek...
i wish i had a pic of the key, it was really neat. a box thingy that you place into the dash. there really was no key like any normal cars. all i knew is that i couldn't lose it, because of the 250 dollar replacement fee, yikes!

the next morning i gave kalei and emory some really neat glow sticks and ribbons for the fireworks. we decided to go into baltimore's inner harbor to catch the show... it was fun after we got stuck in traffic, paid a fortune to parking, got poured on, and sat as soon as they began!

dancing with the ribbons

fireworks... a bit far away, but still good :)

then we did sparklers when we got back... i burnt my finger :(

me

here's a cute video of the girls watching the fireworks... i think we all had a blast!!!

Starburst

even though it rained before the fireworks went forth, we decided to go anyways... everyone was suppose to meet up, but they choose to go and watch a movie instead ;) whatever! so here are some pics from the fireworks.

jess and i

steph and jeff

teddi, rob, and mack

eric and shawny b came too

and what would be an event without a group picture! can you guess who's taking the pic!?

here are a couple pictures of what i captured from the evening and a video too. enjoy :)

weight update

i know i haven't posted in a couple weeks about my progress of my weight loss... so here's the update. i remember posting saying i've lost 21.5 pounds... well, that's kinda where i'm still at. i'm a little discouraged but not really that much. i went on vaca since i've lost last and i've also had more than my share of ice cream :( what can i say, ice cream is my all time favorite thing to eat ever!!! so, even though i haven't lost, i've remained the same for the past couple weeks and that's good too. i have gotten complements from co-workers and friends saying i'm looking like i've lost more and that makes me feel great :) i think i'm really just working out my body sooo much better and it has shifted my weight around and i'm shrinking in size! anyways, here are 2 recent pics that show off how i look now... enjoy!

me at starburst

and me last week

leave some encouragement... it really helps and presses me on further towards my goal! :)
thanks for the support!