Ogunquit, Maine August 9 - 11, 2008

Josh and I had the opportunity to celebrate the completion of his internship by taking a trip to Maine! It was so beautiful and relaxing. We stayed in the cutest little beach town named Ogunquit http://www.ogunquit.org/ at the Hartwell House Bed & Breakfast. We ate a lot of seafood, window shopped at the cutest little boutiques (couldn't resist buying something for Lilly Anna - see picture below), walked the perimeter of the beach, took fun pictures and just had a wonderful time! Now we're off to our next trip - TEXAS!

Hartwell House B&B














Ogunquit, ME Beach














Josh picking out his lobster














CHOW time!!!














Lilly Anna is ready for the beach next year!!

A Very Special Name

Since we found out last month that baby "Larry"/"Lorena"/"Texas"/"Burp" is a girl, my first instinct was panic! We had pretty much agreed on 2 boys names (first and middle) and hadn't quite agreed on anything for a girl! We both wanted to use family names, so without hesitation I suggested naming her after our grandmothers. Josh LOVED the idea! So we're excited to share that her name will be Lillian Anna and we'll call her Lilly Anna!

Mimi Reynolds (Lillian Gertrude)

Lillian Gertrude was Josh's paternal grandmother. She went by her middle name, but everyone called her Trudy. She was a wonderfully Godly woman whom I'm so blessed I had the opportunity to have known. She spent her last few years living with Josh's parents in Dallas which was great because we got to spend a lot of time with her. She had the sharpest mind and would tell the best stories! I really miss that about her. We think she's feeling pretty special right now in heaven!

Grandma (Anna Beth)

Anna is after my grandmother, Anna Beth. Not only is she extra special because I'm named after her, but because she has to be the coolest octogenarian! Seriously, she's tech savy (has been emailing for YEARS and will snopes.com you any day if you send her false forwards), taught us about the TiVO probably 5 years ago (says it was invented for old people because they fall asleep during the evening news so when they wake up and rewind they don't miss anything) and she has such great taste that I sometimes borrow her jewelry and shoes! She even designed my bedroom in college that we still use for our guest bedroom - it's a mixture of Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger prints! Not only is she awesome in that sense, but she's one the most caring and thoughtful people you would ever meet! A true southern belle! Oh, we're so blessed!

So there you have it, our little girl is going to have a really special name that we hope she will be very proud of!

Livin' for the Weekends

Our summer is about to come to an end - thank goodness! Josh's last day of his internship is Friday - 8/8/08!! I can't believe it's been 10 weeks. Luckily we have seen each other every weekend. Either I've gone to NYC or Josh has come here to Ithaca - which is no easy task because it takes 4.5 hours to drive it and 5 hours to ride the terrible Greyhound bus (Josh has some incredible stories from his rides)

It's been worth all the sacrifice because we've had amazing weekends just being with one another. Our favorite weekends have been in Ithaca because it's so beautiful and relaxing - we've made it a tradition to visit the Farmers' Market. Every Saturday late morning, we head straight for the breakfast burrito booth - oh, it's so yummy! Then we head to the beautiful arboretum and read, relax, take pictures and talk. It's been wonderful! If the pictures don't sell you on coming up for a visit, I think the summer weather will. It's been perfect - usually in the low 80s during the day and low 60s at night - makes for sleeping with the windows open the best (we don't have A/C and don't even need it!)

The Breakfast Burrito Stand!

Fresh flowers - they are so cheap, too!

Lily pads at the Farmers' Market
Relaxing at the arboretum. The view was beautiful, but the bugs were bad on this trip!