Back to Reality!!
It has been a few weeks since I've posted. We've been on a major vacation and now it's back to reality--laundry, laundry and more laundry, work deadlines, cooking dinner, football practices, etc. What a great time we had!
If you've never been to Ocean City, NJ, you must go! What an amazing place! We stayed at a beautiful condo (thanks, Ellie!) two blocks from the beach and boardwalk. We had a blast playing in the sand, catching the rays and body surfing. This photo captures a perfect moment in time.
Also, how darling is this? My coworker, Kim, came to the beach for a day with her daughter, Morgan. We couldn't believe Sage and Morgan had matching swimming suits on!
We rented bikes for the week and loved riding around the island on our cruisers.
Loved meeting fellow scrapbooker, Therese, and her family in Ocean City!
We also went to my friend's brother's Barmitzvah celebration on her dad's private beach. Wow--total celebrating in style.
We went to NYC for a day and toured the city and went to Mary Poppins. I highly recommend this Broadway play--excellent!
The boys had to come home after a week for football practice and a Especially For Youth conference with our church. The girls and I went on to Baltimore to visit Amy Ketron and her family.
We dressed like this when we went to the most famous cafe in Baltimore--Cafe Hon.
Elementary school kids had made self portraits like these all over the restaurant. Very clever!
Loved meeting all the scrapbookers at ScrapMasters in Bel Air, Maryland (this is the coolest store with a cafe inside it--you must go). Also all the croppers at the television station the next day.
Our last stop was in Lancaster where we stayed with two old-order Amish families. Brecken stayed with the Riehl's and Sage and I stayed with my dear friend Barbara Fisher. It was cute--I went to check on Brecken one day and she had Amish clothes on, they'd done her hair in Amish rolls in a bun and she was out milking the cows and sweeping up manure. What an experience. I celebrated Rumspringer with Elmer Lee (Barbara's 16-year-old son) which was a once in a lifetime experience.
Loved meeting Christina--another fellow scrapbooker--in Lancaster.
Well--I'd better go put my third to the last load of laundry in.
I have a busy week next week--Backyard Adventures with Lisa Bearnson and CKU. Hope to see you there.
Enjoy the last month of summer.
Lisa B.
If you've never been to Ocean City, NJ, you must go! What an amazing place! We stayed at a beautiful condo (thanks, Ellie!) two blocks from the beach and boardwalk. We had a blast playing in the sand, catching the rays and body surfing. This photo captures a perfect moment in time.
Also, how darling is this? My coworker, Kim, came to the beach for a day with her daughter, Morgan. We couldn't believe Sage and Morgan had matching swimming suits on!
We rented bikes for the week and loved riding around the island on our cruisers.
Loved meeting fellow scrapbooker, Therese, and her family in Ocean City!
We also went to my friend's brother's Barmitzvah celebration on her dad's private beach. Wow--total celebrating in style.
We went to NYC for a day and toured the city and went to Mary Poppins. I highly recommend this Broadway play--excellent!
The boys had to come home after a week for football practice and a Especially For Youth conference with our church. The girls and I went on to Baltimore to visit Amy Ketron and her family.
We dressed like this when we went to the most famous cafe in Baltimore--Cafe Hon.
Elementary school kids had made self portraits like these all over the restaurant. Very clever!
Loved meeting all the scrapbookers at ScrapMasters in Bel Air, Maryland (this is the coolest store with a cafe inside it--you must go). Also all the croppers at the television station the next day.
Our last stop was in Lancaster where we stayed with two old-order Amish families. Brecken stayed with the Riehl's and Sage and I stayed with my dear friend Barbara Fisher. It was cute--I went to check on Brecken one day and she had Amish clothes on, they'd done her hair in Amish rolls in a bun and she was out milking the cows and sweeping up manure. What an experience. I celebrated Rumspringer with Elmer Lee (Barbara's 16-year-old son) which was a once in a lifetime experience.
Loved meeting Christina--another fellow scrapbooker--in Lancaster.
Well--I'd better go put my third to the last load of laundry in.
I have a busy week next week--Backyard Adventures with Lisa Bearnson and CKU. Hope to see you there.
Enjoy the last month of summer.
Lisa B.
31 Comments:
oh darn - you were in NJ?? i live in NYC - would have loved to have shown you the city. next time!! promise??
I have the most handsome and gorgeous cousins. Brecken's face is hilarious in the ocean pic. It sounds like you had a blast. I look forward to seeing you all soon.
Glad your back Lisa, missed your post. Sounds like you and your family had a great time. So happy for you...
Shannon
Lisa... where is YOUR photo in feather boa and cat eye glasses?? I'll have to post it on my blog site I suppose. :)
sandysmiles.blogspot.com/
Gee, but it's great to be back home... remember that song?!!
Loved it, you are a great publicity person, going and going and going... that energizer bunny has NOTHING on you!! lol
Sandy in TN
Loved meeting up with you, too, Lisa. Petra actually has a letter ready for Sage but we didn't get your addy. See you next time you are out East! Christina
Loved meeting you and your girls at the crop at the TV station in Baltimore. It was so much fun, even for the vendors! :)
Canda
CandaCraft.com
Wow! You have been busy! It looks like you had a great time with your family, though!
I'm impressed that you are that caught up with your laundry already.
It was great meeting you at the book signing, I already read the book cover to cover. Thanks so much for taking the time to chat with all of us!
Looks like you had a great family vacation, take care as you transition back into your routine.
Thanks again,
Kristin Faust
Love the boas!!! And the beach pictures...I do miss the Atlantic Ocean, at times like these...so different from the Pacific.
I live at the Jersey Shore it is beautiful here! I'll be down near Ocean City on Saturday. It's nice to have people talk about the beautiful places in NJ and not just the airport! lol
Will there be a sneak peak today for the kit of the month?
That is my daughter's favorite swimsuit this season! Must be the popular choice.
Sounds like you had a great time!
sounds like u had a wonderful vacation. glad u r back. sure missed your posts.
Jackie
Tpa
Sounds as though you had a blast on your trip. How wonderful that you could share so many amazing experiences with your family - I'm sure they'll remember this summer for a looooong time!
Welcome back!
Hi Lisa,
I really enjoyed meeting you at the book signing. Your daughters are so sweet. My two sons so enjoyed meeting Sage and Brecken. I cannot believe how patient they were.It was well worth the wait! Love the book. Its one evening we'll remember for years to come. THank you so much for being so nice to take the time to talk to us all. Scrapmasters is awesome! Take care. We are off to The Adoroniaks soon. any suggestions to keep a 5 and 7 year old boys busy on a 8 hour car ride? Maryellen
What a great time you had. I grew up in Lancaster and my paternal grandparents were Amish and left the church when they got married. I have experienced the Rumspringe and there really is no words to really explain it. Did you go to a "hop"? You will know what that word means if you did! HA Thanks for sharing the cute photos.
Sounds like you guys had a fabulous time with all your travels. Did you do this much traveling when the kids were younger. We're about to embark on a family adventure next week driving 1100 miles to my BIL's wedding & then 1100 miles back with a 6, 4, & 1 yr old. I'm praying for patience for all of us, creative games to play when boredom sets in & restful sleep for all of us in all the different hotels we have to stay at. Can't wait to see family we haven't seen in 5 yrs though. SO excited about that!
Lisa, what a wonderful time you all had!! How amazing to stay with the Amish families...love that.:)
Love,
Les
Hi Lisa,
Looks like you had a great time. I have really missed your blog updates but it looks like good reason that you haven't posted. How fun. Hey I will see you on Tuesday. I am so excted. See ya.
daurenet
Best wishes on your Backyard Adventure this week.... For those of us who can't be there, could you let us know the title of the book that you'll be talking about in your keynote...I'd love to read it!
Thanks and have a great time!
THanks for sharing all the great photos. I just checked the KOTM - wow totally AWESOME idea!
LOL about the Brecken's Amish visit! Sounds like you had a great time, I bet you were glad to come home and sleep in your own bed though. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, you are SUPER busy, but it sure sounded like a blast!!!
I was in Ocean City for an overnight in the late 80's. It totally rocked and I wish I could go back there...yummmy crab and lobsters!
Lisa, I Want to say: thank you because you made my day, I´m Liz from Mexico City, and one of my friends went to the CKU and she bring me an autograph for your part...really is amazing have conection with you.
Blessings
Liz Gil
You have been a busy girl. Thanks for taking time to update.
Wow you had a great vacation! Good for you. Those pictures are super fun too, can't wait to see what you do with them. I have a quicky question... Do you know when the stamp sets are being shipped out??? Thanks, Leisha
So sorry I missed you in Bel Air - I'm only about 45 minutes north in PA. About 1/2 hour south of QVC and 2 1/2 hours west of Ocean City and 30 minutes outside of Lancaster....maybe I'll run into you one of these days! :) Hope so...:)
Did you have a blast at Cafe Hon?? The big Pink Flamingo gets me everytime...LOL I am from Baltimore, Hampden to be exact, and it is funny to see Cafe Hon where a jewelery store use to be...LOL
Blessings,
Ronnie
Hi Lisa - Just checking in to see how your Adventures went...I believe they were last week. Can't wait to get an update and see some photos!!
I have the SAME cami as the girl who is in the picture with you in sequin cami. Ok, while I am well aware (being in the fashion retail industry) that it's not crazy for two people to have the same top, this one is from Italy and pretty pricey. Crazy. Plus, I never look at blogs to begin with so to see someone in my top..wow!
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