Girls' weekend 2015

Last year I was lucky to get away for the weekend with two of my besties and my sister, and this year we were lucky to get to do it again!  Sarah, Sarah, Julie and I headed over to Cannon Beach on Saturday of President's Day weekend (which also happened to be Valentine's Day) and spent two nights at Sarah's mom's beach house.  The weather was perfect, and it was nice to get away from the grind for a few days.

me with Sarah and Sarah, friends since 1992

Julie and I, sisters since 1979

Aren't they so cute?

Sunday morning I walked down to the beach with my book and my coffee.  It was unseasonably warm and not very windy, so it was perfect.  I was feeling a little reflective because I had found out that my extended family in Eugene was having to make some very difficult decisions about my uncle, my mom's oldest brother.  Whenever I know someone who loses a parent, it always takes me back to the days when we lost my mom and saddens me because I know they are just at the beginning of their journey through grief.  

Pretty ironic book title for how I was feeling that weekend... 

Sunday we went into the town of Cannon Beach and did some shopping and had lunch.  You can see how glorious the sky was.  If you live in Oregon, you know that these days at the coast do not happen very often.  We were so happy.

When we got back to the house, we all just wanted to sit out in the sun and read.  Not a very thrilling weekend away for some, but the four of us were so happy to get some peace and quiet that sitting in the sun reading our books was heavenly.

Umm, yes, that's Sarah sitting in a TANK TOP in the Oregon coast in February.   

Even Julie is reading!  

Randy took Trey on some adventures while I was gone, and I got these two pictures texted to me.

What cuties 

Love him 

Just like last year, we enjoyed a weekend night in with our puzzle and drinks.

This puzzle was actually quite difficult and we didn't finish it.  Gasp! 

Sunday night we went down to the beach to watch the sunset and then got take-out for dinner to go with our margaritas.  Then, Sarah and I forced Sarah and Julie to watch three hours of the Bachelor with us. Sorry, girls.

Monday morning we took another walk before we headed home.  I just can't get over how magnificent the weather was.

Even though the weekend away was fabulous, I was excited to get home to this:

Trey is his fort of Randy's float tube and a million blankets and stuffed animals.  

Is it still in our living room two weeks later?  

Yes, as a matter of fact it is...