Rain, Rain Go AWAY!!!!!!

When we woke up Thursday morning, it stormed. Thunder and everything. Don't you tell anyone I said this because I'll deny every word of it, but I kind of liked that storm. It was all cozy inside the cottage and I just snuggled down into the bed to listen!

Jonathan slept on the couch, since we were fresh out of beds, so he and Khi spent the morning chillin' and watching MeeDonald (Mickey and Donald).
Ronda and Silas bonded a bit. He was actually starting to feel better after two trips to the clinic.

One guess as to what I did.

Since we couldn't really hang out at the beach, due to frigid temps (for swimsuit weather, anyway) and wind...we got ready and walked down the road for an early lunch.

We got there right when it opened at 11:30, so we didn't have to wait - and there weren't too many other people in there.

I ordered a shrimp pasta salad - kind of like the one I posted on the blog that day! This one had garlic and parmesan in it - that was a great twist!! I also got three meals out of it. :) They sure do serve large portions in that state!

I decided this would fit well in my office. (It says "Don't worry...be crabby.")

Someone was tired of sitting still. (Khi too!!)

When we got back to the cottage, we learned that six people (including a toddler) don't fit well in a cottage that size. I tried to take a nap but that didn't work, so I laid in bed and watched a marathon of My Fair Wedding with David Tutera. I heart that show.

After a while, everyone else played cards, but I don't know how, so I went outside. It had stopped raining, but it was SO cold and windy. Ronda said she'd never seen the Gulf this choppy.

I spent most of the afternoon bundled up in the gazebo with my journal, Bible, and (of course) cup of coffee, trying to stay warm while arguing with God. He won.

Finally I went inside, changed my clothes, and bonded with Mr. Silas.

Let the record show I became pretty stinkin' good at rocking him to sleep. He liked me.

SINCE we had Jonathan on hand...

...seemed only right to put his skills to work. :) He grilled shrimp, barbecued chicken, and grilled some asparagus.

It's a vegetable.

Or so I'm told.

I supervised. Tough job but somebody has to do it!

His masterpiece.

Bekah tastes her first asparagus.

The sun finally came out, even though it was so cold. Ronda and I went down to watch the sunset. I'd wanted a picture in the weeds. I felt it was a sign of arriving when one had a picture taken in beach weeds. So Ronda helped me out....

And then we sat and watched the sunset.

And that concluded our rainy day.

Almost. At the end of the day, Khi did a little fashion consulting for his brother.