It's true, I can't stop dreaming about vacation. While I'll be hard at work this week, lucky John is actually headed to the Gulf shores of Alabama for a little fun in the sun and some time with his family! They've always vacationed together on the Gulf coast, and I'm starting to see the wisdom of a favorite spot: it's like a second, sun-filled home!Do you guys have favorite vacation locations, or did your family always go somewhere new? My parents love the "adventure" of driving down one way roads in the wrong direction, deciphering menus in every imaginable language and the thrill of traveling into the unknown, but I have a sneaking suspicion I'll always dream of going back to my favorite beaches every summer!
Photo by We Are the Rhoads.
P.S. I'm guest posting at {av}'s divine blog, long distance loving today; if you're in the mood for a little San Francisco City Hall elopement, come take a peek!
I am with you on this one! I wish I could take a one year vacation and just travel around the world
ReplyDeleteI just went on vacation but it is sounding awfully good again. Thank goodness warm weather is around the bend!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I started a Kauai family vacation as often as possible, from the moment we were married there. Love Kauai!
ReplyDeletewell at least he'll be out of the house while you get your work done (no distraction?) :) We always go to York, Maine for our summer family vacations - it's nice to have something to look forward to every summer!
ReplyDeletewe usually like to go to new places when we go on vacation...but i could go to charleston, sc ALL the time :) xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteOh I need a vacation too!!! When I was a kid I spent majority of my summers in Portugal.
ReplyDeletei love driving adventures too, walking through foreign downtowns and all of that...meeting strangers...i've never been one for beaches. but that photo is making me miss and long for warmer weather, that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteI love exploring new places so we don't usually go back to the same spot twice. But I think we could make Wine Country our vacation spot of choice since it's so sentimental and all :) We're going on vacation next week to Florida - staying at my husband's nanny's condo she's got in Clearwater. Maybe that could be our new vacation spot (although I'm thinking I"d prefer somewhere else!).
ReplyDeleteAlso, your comment on our good news was hilarious and sweet all at once - thank you!!
what a timely post! My husband and I have been talking about getting a cottage/chalet- I also love the adventure aspect of life and travel-
ReplyDeleteDon't know that I have an answer.
I grew up in Toronto but we have a farm with a cottage about an hour and a half outside the city- They didn't purchase it until I was 12 so I never felt like it was where I wanted to spend my weekends- They did travel with me alot though-
oH yes, we always spend ( as we still do ) the summer holidays at the same place, Benicassim.I can´t wait for July!!! great pic to frame this post! kisses
ReplyDeleteOur favorite vacation spots are tropical locales and spots along the Mediterranean! We are headed to Hawaii in two weeks for a much-needed {I mean much} vacation for my birthday. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteOoo, Gulf Shores! If you grow up in AL, vacationing there is mandatory :)
ReplyDeleteI need a vacation, STAT! As a kid, we'd go to San Diego to see family, we'd hit up Disneyland, and occasionally we went to the East Coast. I loved the summers we went to France!
ReplyDeleteWe always went to Santa Cruz. But I love going to far away places alone. It just seems so much more magical to create your own memories. John better bring back some awesome souvenirs for you!
ReplyDeletei so badly want to go on vacation, too!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes! I am so glad you are taking some time off to enjoy the sun, darling!
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We kinda did both when I was younger! We always had a few weeks at my grandmas house during summmer but we also traveled abroad every now and then - mostly to the other nordic countries. Good times :)
ReplyDeleteHope you get your holiday soon ;)
Hi sweet Lena, I would like to go on vacation too!
ReplyDeleteI hope August will arrive very quickly!
Have a nice week :)
Silvia
I think this is my dream bikini. And speaking of, yikes! bikini season is less than a month away. I'm excited for our Paris/Prague/Bulgaria trip...just six more weeks!
ReplyDeleteI hear you! I need one too. I did a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean in the beginning of the year... it was amazing! But it honestly feels like forever ago.
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that sucks you can't go with him. my family always went to the mountains which TOTALLY sucks when you're a kid. who wants to see stupid mountains?
ReplyDeleteIt seems like every summer my family takes a trip to Rhode Island for some beach time and its always a good time. I cant wait till beach weather finally arrives in the northeast
ReplyDeleteAlthough I can't see myself in a teeny tiny bikini like that, you make me want to try... such a perfect yellow!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Bermuda. I just got back from my first time and already it seems like a vacation at a home away from home. Eagerly awaiting a trip back in the fall with the boyfriend so he can experience electric blue water too!
First of all: love this photo. Second of all: I'm always thinking about vacation. And thirdly: Your blog is adorable!!! I love it!
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oooh i'm SO ready for vacation! my family always went to new places, but i kind of wish we had a particular place we always vacationed at. having so many memories in one special place would be wonderful!
ReplyDeleteMy parents were the same, they loved to drive all over! My favorite spot is always Hawaii, I never tire of going there for Thanksgiving week. I also love the French Riviera it's just bliss! xo
ReplyDeleteOh I feel ya- I've been daydreaming about vacation too - we're currently saving up for our honeymoon in Italy..it will be a while but I'm so excited. Mainly for the food, I must be honest.
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I'm dying for a vacation, too! Your itsy bitsy yellow bikini makes me want one even more! xo style, she wrote
ReplyDeleteoh i could use a vaca right about now - growing up we always went new places. next up for me is NYC (with the girls) followed by San Fran and Portland (with the boy). can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteif i could go anywhere right now it might have to be korea but my travel list is ridiculously long so in the time it took me to type this i changed my mind 5 times. haha
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Our family had a cabin and we always went up north for the summer where it was cool (a necessity in Az). We could fish, play games, hike- all without the distraction of TV, computers, phones etc. We no longer have a cabin but I still long to head up north and just be able to relax.
ReplyDeleteWe love Cannon Beach in Oregon, my Husband's family has a house there so we get to go often. We spent just about every other summer in Geneva visiting my grandparents and family. I love summers in the city and the swiss alps!
ReplyDeleteThe Beach House! My family has a beach house, and I've been dying to go there lately. I hope I get to visit soon! It's in the Central Coast of CA and it's just great! Fog early in the morning for good sleep, and sunshine in the day for good fun!
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Lucky John!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'd like to be well-travelled, but I do think there are places I would like to visit again and again...
It's 4:30 am and I can't sleep ~ am soooo in need of a vacation!!!! We used to go to our cabin in Lake Tahoe to go skiing for two weeks every February growing up. Every year our parents took us out of school for two weeks and we were in heaven!!! Later on in highschool my mom and I would go to PV every summer for a girls trip. I miss family vacations. Heck, I miss any type of vacation!
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kristi
dreaming of a vacation myself right now...sigh...
ReplyDeleteWe love to visit Port Stephens whenever we can - it's 2.5 hrs north of Sydney with beautiful beaches.
~ Clare x
such beautiful shoes you have!!!!!hughs Anja
ReplyDeletethe gulf coast is beautiful! we vacationed near destin, florida a few years ago and loved it. hope john takes you there next time!
ReplyDeleteWhen my husband and I were dating we had the most amazing weekend in the Napa Valley. We actually both vividly remember sitting on a bench at Honig and falling in love. {We had only been dating for a couple of weeks} But from that moment on, Napa has always held a special place in our hearts. But I love anywhere that involves getting away to relax, explore, eat fabulous food, and drink amazing wines, or rum punches, or cold beers . . . where are your favorite beaches? xo Samantha ps. Your parents sound so lovely.
ReplyDeletelucky john! wish you could have headed down south with him. hopefully he'll bring back a tan for the two of you :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, Gulf Shores is fun. I hope you get a vacay soon, my dear!
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