This picture is relatively unrelated to this post, other than it was taken in the ocean and I am at the beach.

Also, it's a crazy cool picture (I'm not sure if I would ever swim again if I were these people).

This post is just a quick note to say that we are very much enjoying our gulf coast vacation with our (immediate/extended)  family. 

I wish I could live in a big house with my family forever. 

Preferably by the beach.

(Picture credits)

Golfcarts

Our vacation was amazing!

It was super low key and relaxing, and flew by WAY too fast.

One of my favorite things about Bald Head Island is that they don't allow cars in the island.

The only way to get around the island is on golfcarts, which adds to the slower, lazier, vacation-y feel.

(plus its really good for the environment, cause the carts run on electricity.)

All-in-all, I am very much a fan of golfcart transportation.

~Katie

Island in the Sun!

Tomorrow our whole family is going to the beach! We'll be accompanied by my aunt Ster, uncle Dwayne and cousin Sarah!

I'm pretty ecstatic! (I'm pretty sure everyone where I work is REALLY sick of me talking about this trip.) We, took a trip to the beach with said family a few years ago, and it was hi-larious!

I have very high hopes for this trip!

(Photo from last trip, taken by my cousin Sarah)

~Katie

ship in a bottle

photo taken from Steve Madden's website

Isn't her outfit so classy yet adorable? 

It makes me long for the beach! I can't wait until June!

p.s. I can't figure out why the picture is so tiny on the blog. Forgive me.

- Emily

Beach Bliss

"The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace."

- Kate Chopin

This past week our friends the Carroll's took us to Hilton Head Island for mine and Abby's birthdays! We had a wonderful time swimming in the frigid ocean, enjoying the hot tub, watching movies, shopping, boogie boarding, star gazing, dolphin watching, picture taking, and being with our lovely friends Aubrey and Rebekah and of course Aunt Kathy and Uncle Todd. Here are some pictures taken with my birthday present!

Abby and me

Aubrey and me

Abby, Rebekah, and me. Isn't that tree lovely?

Sunrise!

And now back to real life.

- Emily

The first three photos were taken by Rebekah Carroll and the last photo was taken by moi.

Lately I've been really bummed out. I can be really emotional sometimes, and for the past month, I haven't been very happy. Of course there are times when I am happy, but something or other always brings me down. But, while I was at the COGOP youth conference, I realized that I have been depending on other people to make me happy and I should be depending on God to make me happy. I'm still having a hard time realizing this, but I'm working on it.

Luckily, our friends are taking us away for a week of beach time! I get so excited and happy when I think about it. I'll be able to get away from everything and be with one of my best friends. Hopefully the water will still be warm, because we have every intention of swimming. :) And I got a camera for my birthday, so I will be taking LOTS of pictures!

This is from Bald Head Island a couple years ago... I miss it.

- Abigail