I'm calling this post "Overdue" for several reasons.  One is because a family vacation was long overdue for us but also, because this was supposed to happen the week that Hurricane Florence showed up over a month ago.  Please forgive me for the picture overload....I want to document this for the future.  If you look at all of the pictures...I will be surprised.  

After almost 4 hours of driving across North Carolina, we made it to Holden Beach.  

Hurricane Willa

Boy did it rain today.  It rained from the moment I woke up and is still raining now....10:30ish p.m.  Hurricane Willa, a Pacific coast hurricane, brought rain to a large part of the U.S. and my area was included.   This rainy weather has me a little down and very reflective so, pardon me if I share my heart for a moment.  

Sunday Night

Sunday night always brings up conflicting emotions.  I'm sad that the weekend is over and I'm ready to start a new week.  Wait, I'm sad that the weekend is over and I don't want to start a new week just yet.  If I could do anything tomorrow, I would sleep late and spend the day on my couch watching a Golden Girls marathon with Balto.  (Blossom would be with Scott wherever he is.)

Daniel needs a haircut.  Saturday, I styled his hair like this.  I'm not sure if anyone got the hint...

Monday

It's early Monday morning and I already need a nap!  

Fall has finally reached the Carolinas and we have been enjoying cooler temperatures for a couple of days.  Wait, I just looked at the forecast and the high is back in the 80's today.  I'm not a fan of cold weather at all but I do really enjoy fall weather the best of all!    

Blossom had a rough weekend.  She started throwing up late Friday night and after a whole day of it on Saturday, we decided to take her to the ER that night.  $700 later and they weren't sure what was going on.  Her tests kept coming back normal.  They gave her some fluids and anti-nausea meds.  We got home at 1:00 am on Sunday morning.  She seems a little better this morning.   I took this photo on Saturday when she wasn't feeling very well.  I'm just now starting to wonder if it had anything to do with the essential oil diffuser I bought on Friday.  I diffused lavender on Friday night, which is supposed to be safe for dogs, and she sat with me the entire time.  I won't do it again.  Could that be it????  If so, that would be a good thing.  

Blossom doesn't look like herself in this picture.  Her eyes are very weak looking.  

Family Fun

Saturday, Mom, Dad, Daniel and I, drove to Chesterfield, South Carolina to visit my Uncle John and Aunt Sara. (Kevin and Laura were at Mitey Riders Equine Therapy) Some of my very favorite childhood memories are at their home.  Chesterfield is a small, historic town full of beautiful old southern style homes with wraparound porches.  Everyone knows everyone in Chesterfield.  

Forty-Five

I had a birthday this week.