a little getaway

My mom and I went to the beach for a few days, and it was perfect. It was as though the weather knew exactly when we were going to be there and acted accordingly.

{that little girl in the tutu makes my day}

We spent our days reading on the beach (I read The Help- loved it!), and our evenings watching movies and eating ice cream. Of course, that's not to say we only at ice cream at night...

{We got gelato from Grotto. I got chocolate, my mom got lemon sherbet}

While we were there, we passed about ten of these:

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Would it kill them to branch out a little? It's not fair that only the people who live close to them get to enjoy Grotto on a regular basis. Just sayin'.