Friday Favorites

Hello friends and happy Friday!!!! It was a full week and back at work for me. When you work in tourism the 4th of July is a very busy time. And it was. I am looking forward to a weekend at home getting some things done. And now to some favorites of the week.

I have to show you a couple of things I bought at Ross. Do you have a Ross clothing where you are? Sometimes I can find things there and sometimes not. These are discounted clothes taken from other stores who haven’t been able to sell them. So you really have to dig to find something good. When you do it is usually at a great price.

I found this really cute dress it was a great price I tried it on at the store and it seemed fine but after I got home, and started to wear it on vacation, it just doesn’t hang right on me. I’m going to do that thing you should never do. I’m keeping it in my closet until I lose a few pounds.

And this cover up thingy. I also got this at Ross. It could be worn over a dress or even a t-shirt. I will use it for both.

I wore this several times on Vacation.

I ordered this phone case. You can order it with the names of your kitty cats or doggos and list their colors. I love it. You have probably seen these online on Facebook and Instagram and lots of other places. I was so happy with the way mine turned out.

You can also add you own name at the bottom.

On Wednesday one of my coworkers brought me this yummy strawberry Açaí refresher. we have had such a busy week little things like this really mean a lot. We have such a great team!!!

I also wanted to mention a few books I have read or listened to. First, Impossible by Danielle Steel this was an audio book through Libby. It was short but fun to listen to going to and from work. It was about a love affair that was impossible.

This book, One True Loves, I took to the beach and read it in just a couple of days. I ordered this one from Amazon. To give you an idea of why I could barely put it down, it started out with, I was having dinner with my family and my fiancé and the phone rang, it was my husband. This book is so good.

And this one was a favorite. The Book Of Charlie. I also ordered this one from Amazon. Charlie lived to be 109 years old. He was persistently good natured and just had a way of looking at the good side of everything. I loved this book.

But I guess the favorite of all is to be back home with all my babies. Gus has been sleeping with me every night and Kitty Kitty has camped out on my bed for days.

How was your week. I hope you have a great weekend!!!

Always remember

Love your day your way!!

Vacation At Wrightsville Beach, NC

Hello and happy Monday. It was back to work today for me and hubs. We took off last week and went to the beach in Wrightsville NC. This is near Wilmington. It is about a nine hour drive for us. We have flown there a few times but we wanted to take some beach chairs with us so we drove. We left out about 5:30 AM last Sunday morning. When my husband says he wants to leave at a particular time we will be leaving our house at that exact time. He is good about staying on time. Of course he didn’t have the million things I had to do before leaving. I always arrange who will stay with the kitties or come in and feed them. I always make sure the house is clean before we leave. That’s just a little pet peeve I have when I leave. I like for the house to be clean.

We had a few traffic delays and we stopped a few times for fuel and food. We got to the beach around 4:00 PM. The weather all week was great. We stay at the same place. Surf Suites. Each suite is ocean front. Their balconies are really large with plenty of room to stretch out and relax and enjoy the ocean and listen to the waves.

Wrightsville Beach is a fairly small coastal town. If you are looking for amusement parks and lots of shopping centers this is not the place. There are a few places to see in the small town of Wrightsville and of course Wilmington is only about a fifteen minute drive and there’s lots of things to see and do there. But the beauty of this place is that it is so laid back and peaceful. We are usually tired from the drive when we get there. We go to a local grocery store and stock up on groceries for the week and then grab something to eat.

The first morning was a little overcast but other than that we had lots of sun.

We started every morning walking into town. It is about a three mile walk round trip. One morning we walked a little more and made it just over four miles. It was a great way to start the day. We usually walked early around 7:00 AM. I loved looking at the beach houses and boat docks along the way. Then we usually walked on the beach. We took beach chairs this time so that we could spend more time at the beach.

And we had some really good meals.

Crab stuffed salmon. This meal was at The Oceanic. One of our favorite restaurants of all time.
Carolina crab cakes. This was at Poe’s Tavern. The music here was great and a lot of Edgar Allen Poe references. Poe’s is a chain restaurant. They are located in a lot of coastal towns.
More Carolina Crab Cakes. this was also at The Oceanic.
Shrimp and fries at South beach Grill.

I went out a couple of mornings at 6:00 AM to get sunrise pictures. And one morning there was a wedding on the beach at sunrise.


I read two books and started a third one. I will have them listed on Friday Favorites.
I also took along a blanket I am crocheting. Luckily I just started it so it hasn’t grown too much yet. The blankets get a little warm in the summer especially after they have gotten to a certain length.

So we had a great week. We started back early Saturday morning. I missed the babies so bad. When we got home they were overjoyed to see us. They ran to us and jumped in our laps and let us love on them. HA!!!! They’re cats you know that didn’t happen. But Gus did sleep with me Saturday night and even if he didn’t want to show it I know he was glad we were back home. I know I was.

And of course seeing this was the best sight because it meant we were almost home.

A great and fun week but I am always glad to get back home. How was your week? How have you been? I have missed being with you on the blog. I have a lot of catching up to do and getting around to reading all your posts.

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!!!