~~Life is a Beach~~

Well, hello there!!! 

So my last post was about a week ago bragging about my vacation at the beach for the 4Th of July. 

It was soooo relaxing! 

A little recap- My family and I spent a week at Silver Strand with about 30 or so other family members there. We all slept in trailers/hotels and only a hop, skip, and a jump away from the sandy beach! We drank, we ate, we laughed, and we played. It was a fantastic time. 

Some pictures for you! (:

                                                
                                                                 We're HERE!

Thank you Pinterest!

My dad

My awesome parents

My uncles

Teething nephew, AKA not happy!

Drinks...mm, mm good!

He can live on the beach and be the happiest kid ever!

  A table of food that seemed unending!! Oh, and six different dishes of ribs..because, well we're American!!

                                                       Extremely large marshmallows!
                                 
                                     Jacuzzi time with Jackie, my brothers Kellee and Anthony
                                 
I miss the beach already! It was overcast some of the time but even being overcast it was nice being at the beach, cuddled up in a nice blanket while drinking some hot coffee (or something else). We came home sandy, tired, and still on vacation mode which means we barely started cleaning out the trailer today...we actually didn't finish. We decided to take on the task little by little! What's the rush?!


And of course, I got called in for an interview at Nautica literally five minutes after arriving at the beach. It's funny because my interview was on Tuesday so I went home Monday night, sick as hell may I remind you, woke up in the morning with no voice and only a bathing suite to wear to my interview. Could you picture me  now walking in with only a bathing suite on to my interview? Just so you know,  that would never happen! So, shopping it was! I found a really cute, on sale dress at Dress Barn where a very helpful associate helped me find all the sales. I bought really cute heels that unfortunately gave me 3 blisters on each foot--not so cute! However, being sick and having found an outfit last minute I still managed to pull myself together for the interview and kicked a*s! I am crossing my fingers I get a call back! Maybe I'd had better luck with the swim suite...I joke, I joke!


I just want to say after having an early start on motherhood, having 4 crazy children, having a job that involves an enormous amount of stress, loosing an incredible amount of weight meanwhile graduating and becoming a teacher...I couldn't have a better motivator nor an inspirational leader to look up to more than my mama. Sometimes, I don't appreciate her enough but she deserves so much. She is such a strong woman. After I came back from the interview, the family and I surprised my mom with a cap and gown to wear while she walks down the sandy beach lit up with tiki torches to celebrate her graduating as well as champagne glasses all around! I am super proud of her and couldn't ask for a stronger, more motivated mother! I love you!
Congrats Mrs. Gonzales!



We ended the vacation on the night of 4th of July huddled all together under blankets next to a bonfire and eating s'mores while watching fireworks. We told scary stories and played funny games! It was an amazing time spent with loved ones. 


NOW, back to reality--BOOOOO!! 


I am moving out of my sisters house so by the end of the week you are sure to see pictures of my room empty (at least semi empty), but for now I'm sitting here almost done with this post knowing I should probably start packing something however I know I am going to end up playing with my nephew or get caught up on Facebook. You will read more about the moving details in the next post!


I hope everyone had a wonderful time on the 4th of July. I'm sure your recovery from the hangover is over by now...if not, it was a damn good 4th!! Stop by and tell me what you did!