{simple summer days}

Well hello there:)
Have I mentioned just how much I love summer?!!? Just kidding:) I know you know that already!!!
The other night I coaxed my husband into having "date night" with just the two of us!! Do you ever do that with your other???
It's not always easy for us because we are people people!! We love to have our friends around us but every once in awhile it's nice to re-connect and just do something together!
Guess what I wanted to do.....
you got it.....go to the beach:)

I love this beach.
It's secluded a little challenging to get to and usually there aren't too many other people there:)
Let me tell you....there were almost no people there because it was HOT & HUMID...just the way I like it!

We weren't there too long....just long enough to have a little vino for me & a margarita for him!

But it was absolutely beautiful & even better since there were hardly any people there!

I love the huge dunes at this beach.....

We didn't climb them this time....it was just too hot!

All I know....is that this was the perfect summer evening too me:)
tinkering on the beach...taking photos...drinking wine & spending time with my honey:)

These are all the photos that I go back to time and time again during the long midwestern winters. They help me remember just how pretty it is here int he summer & that happy times will happen again:)

I do feel happy that if I must live in Indiana at least I am only a half an hour from the beautiful Lake Michigan:)
And I do feel super lucky to have such a wonderful husband! He is so easy going and is "mostly" willing to put up with my antics.

Hey...let's do this....can you do that....don't mind me I just tore out the "you name it".....I have a project in mind...can you drop everything you're doing and help me:)

Like...let's go to the beach when it's a million degrees out and look for beach rocks....{I have a project in mind}

But see....he's always willing to do it!! There is nothing like being married to your best friend and most proud supporter:)
and every once in awhile....I compromise too:)

I wish we had pelican's ....we don't....but we do have seagulls!! And they are pretty happy too:)

Too me there is just nothing like having a little sand on your toes:)

And for goodness sakes....why didn't anyone ever prepare me to have to shave my toes when I got older....

I am learning that as I get older...hair just grows everywhere:)

Owell....at least I am getting pretty handy with the razor:)

PS...I know a couple of you asked about a close up of the flip flops...here it is:)

I am going to try and whip up a similar pair of these soon:) Along with all the other things I have rolling! But really....I think it would be pretty simple to do! I'll let you know:)

And our evening ended at the happiest place that we just ended up finding:)

A cute little bar on the water!!

We will be back....oh and they are dog friendly....so we could bring the girls:)

couldn't resist a Summer Shandy....love it:)

And on a side note....

even the frogs are "happy" in the summertime!!!

Now those are some happy frogs....and the tiny flower in the photo makes it look even happier! Who knew moss bloomed:)

Hope you have a really fabulous weekend!! I know I am soaking up every bit of summer that I can!!!!!

Take care~

The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple. ~Doris Janzen Longacre