Good Morning.

So, I have to get up really early to take Chloe to school, like out of the stinkin' house, going down the road by 7am at the latest...all the while praying I don't break down because obviously I'm still in my pajamas looking haggard for sure. Anyway, this little ditty of a rainbow certainly brightened up our otherwise miserable, typical, early morning. It was going right over the farm where Chloe takes horseback...very poetic since the farm is such a magical place anyway. Chloe's school happens to be right across from the farm {so convenient}. Lovely, lovely...however I wonder if there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow or a steaming pile of manure? It's a toss up.

image courtesy of coco

Horse'n Around

Yesterday, Chloe and I, went to the barn to ride horses for awhile - just some good ol' pasture riding.  It was such a gorgeous day and we love being out there.  You drive through the gates and it's like driving into another world - completely laid back, no rushing to do anything, fresh air {sometimes REALLY fresh}, all the sounds of the farm animals, chasing the chickens {but once you catch them they are really sweet to hold and pet}, and I especially love the farm community family.  Truly a slice {or should I say acreage} of paradise.

images courtesy of me

Hot Fun In The Summertime!

I am a coastal girl for sure...mountains are beautiful and all but make no mistake, I am a total sand and wave girl through and through.  Coco and I joined some of our friends at the beach this week and had so much fun.  We went to one of our local hometown beaches, Surf City, NC.  I love it there because it still has an old school surf town vibe.  Delicious food and beverages were consumed, the kids got airbrushed tattoos, and of course no trip would be complete without a few trips to the best place on Earth, Bert's Surf Shop.  I've loved surf shops since I was a kid {Bert's being my all-time favorite} and I still love 'em - those are my people.  Soul surfing all day with bleached out salt water hair and your idea of dressing up is a clean wife-beater tank and cutoff jeans on top of your drenched bikini...shoes not accepted.  On our trip, we were also lucky enough to bring back just-caught shrimp and flounder from a local fish market to enjoy at home for the next few months {yes, we bought a lot}!

As you may have seen me mention before, my retirement plan {probably at the age of 145} is to retire on the beaches of Costa Rica.  However, I'm afraid the wife-beater and cutoff jeans will simply not look the same, but I'm game...

images courtesy of me and Bert's

Landscaper's Delight

So Coco surprised me with the landscaping plan for our new home-to-be {ya know, the 50's mid century mod...drool...}. We previously talked about what we would want our new backyard to be like and we came down to {drumroll...} a chicken and a pool. Yes folks, that's all we want in life. A couple of chickens for eggs with a sweet little coop, and a small pool. You can see in Coco's drawing, she placed herself in it with a look of terror on her face because she's actually scared when the chickens run after her, but I call that a good life lesson and just don't let them see the white's of your eyes. Run Coco, run...

Can chickens swim? We'll let you know...

image courtesy of coco