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Yum! Yum! Yum! Which one would you pick as your snack for the day? Today I picked both. Apple for my snack before lunch...I was hungry. And now the Skinny Cow for my movie treat. Plus I had to check on a condo on the 17th floor today, so I took the stairs. Oh my goodness, I could not breath for 5 minutes after I was finally there. No jumping up and down like Rocky. The elevator was pretty handy for the trip back down.

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One thing we love to do while walking on the beach is to pick up sea shells. Here is our little collection so far. This coconut palm basket is the same basket I made last year in Hawaii. Now that we have been living here a year, we have noticed a few things about the beach that we were not aware of before.
One: During the big tourist months, March-August, you will not find many sea shells along the shore.
Two: The seaweed attaches the Gulf in July. This year the seaweed cleared up the first week of August.
Three: To collect big shells, you must take a boat to Shell Island.
Four: The gulf breeze is always refreshing.
Five: It's relaxing to go hang out at the beach with friends.
There are more than just five but that's all for now.

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The one constant that we love to do in each new town we live in, is to find the best pizza joint.
Springfield, MO - New York Pizzeria
Bartlesville, OK - Brick Oven Pizza Downtown
Branson, MO - I can't really say we had time to find the best. oops
Panama City Beach - Mellow Mushroom
Just to be fair to some, we love crazy weird pizza. When we scarf down pizza, one we would consider the best, it must have sliced tomatoes, chicken, and the rest is a mixture of either/and spinach, artichoke hearts, and feta cheese. We leave the Canadian Bacon and Pineapple for the group parties and delivery.
Anyone hungry?

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It's a little too late in the evening....actually early in the am, so no time to write. Gotta get up early for work tomorrow. I'm just a darn night owl. Always have been, probably always will be. Coffee in the morning will be my cure.

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We love hats. Todd picked up a couple new hats today from work. Oh do I remember when hats from work were free!

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Don't forget to stop and smell the roses. Or in this case the flowering bush by my house. I just love the colors of the world. Cheers to the earth and all the many colors we see daily.

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A couple days ago we purchased a couple of magazines, "Whole Living Body + Soul" and "Clean Eating". Our intention is to start eating healthier meals and snacks. This is my dinner after I got back from the grocery store. A Multi-Grain English Muffin with delicious toppings of Greek style lowfat Yogurt sprinkled with Apple Blueberry Granola and a side of Apple. It might look good to some and "what were you thinking" to other; and I would agree with both. Surprisingly I will have this meal again, because I am full and everything tasted so good! I like surprising my taste buds. Oh and my grocery shopping mainly focused in the fresh produce section. Seriously! I actually bought a butternut squash, not real sure what I'm going to make. And I just finished roasting my own garlic. Maybe one day I will be a great housewife! Cheers to being healthy and hopefully losing a little weight in the process!

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TGIF! At least for me it is my Friday...on Monday. Oh yeah, since when do we celebrate Mondays? Only when you have Tuesday and Wednesday off work! I'm thinking about spending the next 2 days relaxing around the house. We have been on the move for so long, and with all the craziness at work a little TLC for myself is key. A little meditation and prayer is on my agenda.

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Questions? Answers? Does it really matter when the end result is the same?

Today was a gloomy day, a down right terribly disturbed day at work. I showed up for work at 10; it’s supposed to be same ole stuff just on different days. But today ended up being completely different than any other day. A day I would not like to repeat. Police cars, Fire Trucks, Ambulance, Yellow Crime Scene tape. Yep today was not planned by any means, well at least to our knowledge. A man, a 67 year-old grandpa, either fell or jumped from the 22^nd floor. The investigation is still open. The family is in shock. Goodness this entire building is in shock. We are saddened by the incident and we truly hope the family finds peace. But the question remains; Does it really matter what the answers are when the result is death?

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A lifeguard stand in PCB? I think this is the only lifeguard stand in Panama City Beach. I could be wrong but this is the first one I have seen in a year.

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My phone rings and it's my sis, Crystal. She's like screaming on the phone all in an uproar. Once I get her to slow down and speak in English she says, "Haley passed. Haley passed his first CPA exam. We just found out like 2 minutes ago and you should feel special because you are number 2 on the call list. And we literally just got home from eating at Cialito Lindo and we decided to check the computer. His score was there and he passed with flying colors! Yeah!!!!! He passed and we just found out!!!" So post 3 of 365 is devoted to saying GREAT JOB! CONGRATS! YOU DID IT! THAT A BOY! and GOOD LUCK this Saturday as you knock down test 2 of 4 in the Big CPA exam! Cheers to Haley!

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Today was my Saturday, although tomorrow will not by my Sunday. Todd and I headed up to Pensacola to see our friend Nat and her family. They are the most energetic people we know. We played school, then went to eat at Fish House, then to the park for a concert. The crew got a little carried away with the jammin music and thought they would dance along. From left: Craig, Carlye, Nat, and Todd...lucky for me I was behind the camera. Although earlier we were making funny faces of each other for the camera. Oh yeah the music was just THAT good.

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Today is number 1 of 365 days of my 28th year of life! To celebrate my Birthday Todd took me to my favorite restaurant on the beach. Then we got to pick out our favorite desserts, then we got to share our desserts on the beach. We love being able to walk on the beach and just let the air soak in and listen to the waves crash on the sand. To also celebrate my 28th year, I'm starting a picture blog. Oh yes, I HAVE to take a picture everyday this year. The picture could be about what I did or who I saw or anything to my liking. I hope you enjoy this first picture, it is more that what I had hoped for, if you can only imagine. Also, Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes, I feel soooo special!

Well Hotdog

We have started a new trend in our family. Now that we share a day off work together we are trying to be more "outdoorsy". Our adventure this week was traveling down 30A and then to end up in Destin to eat some Wing Stop (it reminds us of Springfield, MO).

Seaside, FL is just around the block from us and it is awesome. It's actually the town that "The Truman Show" was filmed a few years back. We enjoyed the cute shops and watching everyone ride around on their bicycles. We strolled around there for a while dreaming of which house we would have as "our" home. We love the cute beach shutters on the windows.


We had some awesome hotdogs for lunch by the water. It was so good. I haven't had a hotdog in forever and I realized that relish and mustard makes the best toppings ever!


This is the cute little church. The pews inside are white with black trim. Actually most the buildings in Seaside are white. It's almost creepy with a hint of neat-o.

Since we live at a tourist destination we always check out the license plates on each vehicle. It's so surprising how many Missouri people travel down here. At work the other day I was talking to a guest and he was wearing a Mizzou shirt. The funny thing is it didn't even dawn on me that we were in Florida and a Mizzou shirt is not the norm attire. Once he said he was from Columbia, I made the connection about the shirt. Big duh on my head. We love pointing out Cardinal hats and shirts, and Missouri tags, it's like a little game.

Family Time at the Beach

OH yes! my family was here!!!! Oh my goodness how I have waited for the day to spend time with my parents and my brother and sis-in-law and my cute little nephew and niece! We enjoyed last week so much!

We were able to love on our little Logan and baby Emma like always! It was soooo good to see my family, the blessings they have given us and the fun times we shared were just memories for our memory bank. Below are some pics of our fun! Enjoy! And hopefully we will see them soon as saying goodbye is not going to be easy....ever. We love you!!


Double date without the kiddos!



It's not everyday that you can get buried in the sand with you nephew! That's right, I'm a cool Aunt! :) And Logan just loved playing in at the beach...although he loved his "cool pool" more.

And we have to have time for a photo opp! Emma Elizabeth at 6 months! She is so stinkin adorable! Oh my goodness I just love her so much!

Baby Sister and Big Brother.


After Eliz and I shopped all day we finally found all the necessary pieces for the beach photos! I love the choice! Such a great family! I'm just glad my brother kept smiling because once you get 2 kids it's hard to get a shot of all 4 looking your direction.

Todd couldn't believe how much he loves this little baby girl! Although I don't think he ever changed her diaper....humm


The boys played Golf...twice!


The girls had Pedicures!


Happy 35 year Anniversary to Mom & Dad!