David's Birthday Week

Well, David's officially in his late 20s. He turned the big 2-9 on September 4 and we celebrated together by taking the week off of work and relaxing together. We were so grateful for time off together and loved being able to spend the days doing whatever we wanted. It's so nice sometimes to not have anything to do, unless you want to do something. 

Wednesday morning we woke up and got on the road back to the Lake. This time, it would just be Hank, David and I as it was mid-week and the family doesn't really go down after Labor Day. We got to the Lake around 11:30 or noon and unpacked and relaxed. We immediately went and laid in the sun on the dock, David shot his BB gun and went fishing. We brought our TV down and David's XBox so we could watch movies (We watched Jurassic Park and The Lost World). It was so fun! 

Thursday, his actual birthday which always starts with a Happy Birthday song at midnight, we decided to drive the hour into Florence to spend the day at the beach! It was SO hot and was so fun walking in the sand with Hanky. He loves the beach and loves digging in the sand. We were going to walk down to the ocean but when we got to the surf, we noticed there were tons of jellyfish that had washed ashore. No peeing on each other today from a sting, thank you. We turned back around and drove into town to grab some lunch.

We originally planned on going to Mo's but found a seafood place next door that allowed dogs on their patio. We found a cute little picnic table and Hanky got to join us for lunch. It was so cute seeing all the owners with their dogs, and it was really nice that we didn't have to leave Hank in the car. It was hot out too and David and I are strong believers that no pet (or person) should be left in a hot car.

David's love language is seafood I think. Unfortunately, it's not mine so it's rare he gets to have it. He ordered calamari and a whole crab and was in birthday-lunch paradise. It was so cute and makes me happy to see him indulge on his birthday.

After lunch, we found a cute little ice cream shop and stopped for a scoop and some Taffy. With that, we drove back to the Lake and spent the rest of the day swimming, lying in the sun, napping, and relaxing. 

Friday, we spent the morning and early afternoon relaxing too. We were sad to leave but had a fun birthday party to prepare for on Saturday!