Decker Girls Beach Trip

While Daddy D was off hitting the links in Scotland, Momma D, Sister, DB and I hit the road to the Emerald Coast.  We've had it planned for months and it was over in the blink of an eye.  We shopped, ate TONS of seafood, soaked up some rays and spent lots of time playing with our favorite 2 1/2 year old.

We were LOADED down...it's a miracle we were able to fit it all in!

After we unloaded everything, we went straight to Tommy Bahama for a great meal...DB acted like a very big girl!

Our little "beach-bum"!

Sister and I cut our beach day short for a little pampering here...THANK YOU, Momma D for treating us!

We came home from the spa to find Momma D's DELICIOUS homemade peach cobbler!

Dinner and 'dancing' at Pompano Joe's!

We took a few tumbles on the dance floor...

Sister and me

DB had her first taste of Dippin' Dots and she LOVED them!

DB is a much bigger fan of the pool than the ocean!

I bet she jumped off this wall 100 times!

Our sunscreen-y baby!

We decided to be brave and all go to 'Bistro Bijoux' for dinner one night...we were a little nervous taking DB to such a nice place, but she did amazingly well!  DeeDee had LOTS of 'princess treats' ready to be given out at the slightest sight of a meltdown!

My Shrimp and Grits were AMAZING!

The Caramel-Bourbon Bread Pudding was to-die-for!!

After our big dinner, we needed to spend some time walking around...Baytowne was the perfect spot!  DB was SO excited to hold her ticket for the carousel!

We were both equally mesmerized by the 'zip-liners'!

You might be a 'dorky aunt' if you ride the carousel with your niece and make this face!

*In case any of y'all out there ever ride the Carousel at Baytowne in the future, beware...it is SUPER fast!

One night, DB wanted her hair to look like her Mommy's...so we used the diffuser and 'scrunched' it! 

This picture is for all of Sister's friends...AK let DB wear her most prized possession...her headband!

DB loved being at 'The Back Porch'...crab claws, mahi mahi and amber jack...YUM-O!

We hated to say good-bye to this amazing view!  :(

Momma D, thank you for such a wonderful trip!  It was great to get away and relax for a few days with my favorite girls.

 



A Check Off the Bucket List

Last night, I checked off one of the things on my bucket list....I saw this girl in concert!!!!!

I have been a fan of "Ri-Ri" since she hit the pop scene and I have always wanted to see her in concert.  Two weeks ago, she announced she would be doing a benefit concert in B'ham to raise money for tornado relief.  I spoke to Caroline and she had a group going, so I jumped on board with them. 

The concert was BANANAS!!!  It was everything I hoped it would be and more.  I wore my sparkles in celebration of Ri-Ri...I totally think they helped me dance better!  haha  I don't think our group ever sat down once she hit the stage...she played ALL her hits!  She did not disappoint...the encore with "Love the Way You Lie" and "Umbrella" was just icing on the cake!  I took a bajillion pics on my iPhone, but with the lighting, they're not the best...all the below photos are from my old-school digital...I couldn't risk taking the Reb into all the chaos.

Me, Caroline Davis, Caroline Mears and Mary Shaffer...we were SO excited to see Ri-Ri!!

Look who I found at Ri-Ri.....My BFF KLC!  Can you tell by our expressions that we were SUPER excited?!

Check out her shoes!

She was SO close to us!!

"Unfaithful"

Girls, had so much fun with y'all last night!  I think my head hit the pillow around 1:00 this morning...my 5:45 alarm for work came WAY too soon...but it was SO worth it!

4th of July

What a great 4th of July weekend it has been!  I spent the past couple of days at the "Hideaway" on Yates Lake with some of my favorite people.  The house was fantastic and the company was even better.  We spent all day in the lake and our nights were spent outside on the porch.  It was super-relaxing and low key...we kicked it college style and I think we all realized we're not as young as we used to be!

One of the biggest highlights of the weekend was the delicious food.  We all divided up the meals and different people were responsible for meals, snacks, etc.  The girls in the group are wonderful cooks and the guys have some mad grillin' skills!

We quickly filled up the kitchen with all our yummy food and drinks!

After unloading we went straight to the porch!

The group!  (minus Ben and Allison)

Sarah, Whitney and Casey

The sunset Friday night was gorgeous!

Spinach and Bacon Salad!



Thanks, Dad, for this great Cab!  It went perfectly with our steaks!

We ate dinner family style...

We started Saturday morning off with a little bubbly!

All day Saturday and Sunday were spent like this...

The walk back up to the house was STEEP...we only had 1 person fall! haha

Casey's black bean corn dip was a HUGE hit!

The Busbys

These two are getting married in October!

The guys started off the mornings watching sports...

We LOVED this dessert!

The storm on Sunday didn't damper our mood!

Guys, it was a great weekend!  All the planning we did was completely worth it...it couldn't have been anymore fun.  My cheeks are still hurting from all the laughing...to me, that's the sign of a great trip!  Happy 4th of July everyone!