Senior Trip with Jackson Part 1

For Jackson’s senior trip, the two of us went to Paris! We had THE best time! He is so knowledgeable and easy to travel with…he handles everything! We had some issues with our flight but wound up on another airline with the fancy layback seats! 

We got there late Thursday and missed almost a full day. We were WORN OUT and went to bed but were up Friday morning ready for The Lourve! 

We toured around, had lunch and found Mona! 

Afterwards we went to get Jackson a vest he has been wanting! That was part of his graduation gift from us. 

To make it a full day, we had dinner reservations at Moulin Rouge. It was AMAZING!!!! I would see it again! 

Such a handsome date! 

The next day, Jackson found this cute little spot that was local for breakfast/tea! 

We mostly shopped/looked around town that day! This was our view from our street! SO pretty! 

**Traffic was AWFUL due to the Olympics coming. Several roads were closed and we were not able to walk. We had to Uber and go wayyyyy out of the way to get where we were going! 

We wanted to go to The Ritz to Hemmingway’s Bar and it was beautiful! We loved seeing all of his things! 

We took the train to London! I had never been and we both really wanted to see it! So we left EARLY  and headed that way! 

We hit all of the highlights…

Buckingham Plaza….

London Bridge…

And Big Ben! We saw where Princess Dianna got married, visited Harrods and had a delicious lunch! 

It was a long day but SO much fun! 

Bahamas Trip

This year, we took a much needed vacation with Dalton’s sister’s family and ours to Nassau. This was an easy flight and oh so stunning!!!! The water was crystal clear! 

We arrived on Thursday and MD met us a few days later. She was in California with a friend on their vacation. Sweet Jackson David brought me flowers. I mean….be still my heart. He will be THE best husband. 

We ate a local places and I was loving the land of no make up and tanning! 

Oh how he loves Sue-anna! 

We WALKED a LONG walk to Baha Mar and enjoyed looking around and playing slots.

Sis arrived Saturday! We were glad she joined us! 

For Susan-lanie’s bday we rented a boat to take us snorkeling! We were so excited to spend the day on the water! 

First stop….Pig Island! 

We also went to Turtle Bay which was super cool…and SO CLEAR!

I tried to soak in allllll the things with these 3. 

I love being their mama. 

Razz turned 11 while we were there and MD and I got her the funnest gifts! She was THRILLED over this lipgloss! She is getting so grown up and it’s so much fun! 

We found the cutest little place for tapas and met up there. Dalton had to leave us to get back to court, but we had enough fun for him, too! 

We had another day on the boat! 

All the fun and sun!

As we were leaving we saw the Mega Duck…we HAD to do it! They had a blast! 

We headed back the next day after a week of sun, laughing, eating and snorkeling! It was such a great way to relax and be together as a family. 

June Recap

June came and went super fast! We started the month with Jackson’s orientation at UGA. He has been going to Athens for 3 years, so he knows his way around and already has a solid friend group…I am SO thankful!!! He met up with one of his friends who had the same orientation time. 

The last bird is about it leave the nest! What am I going to do without this boy?!?!?

We were THRILLED that MD was named to the Presidential Scholar List for having a 4.0 GPA. UGA calculates GPA a strange way…an A is not a full 4 points, so this was a BIG accomplishment! 

For 2 weeks of June, 3/4 of us were in Canada on the annual fishing trip Jackson normally takes with Dalton’s dad. They boys went for the first week. 

Jackson loves this place! 

Dalton has not been in years, so he enjoyed some time away and with Jackson. 

And then the second half…I went. Getting there was an adventure. We missed one full day because the weather was too foggy to fly out on this TINY plane!!!! We had a TWO hour flight on this thing with ZERO bathroom. This flight was BUMPY and I was so thankful to finally land!!! 

Only to take a FLOAT PLANE to the next location! It held 3 passengers. I was glad I took Dramamine! 

This place is an island with just a camp. You fish all day and the guides do a shore lunch for you. Of course when I was there it was RECORD cold. 

This lunch was the highlight of my day every single day! 



Annndddd the fishing was slow but I did catch a nice one! 

While we were in Canada, MD went to visit one of her sorority sisters in Jupiter, FL. She had a blast! 

Dalton’s Uncle Ben passed away and we had a memorial service. That’s him in the urn. No joke. I have never scattered ashes, but I can now mark that off my bucket list. Word to the wise, scatter on a non-windy day.

Jackson finished up his thank you notes! I think he said he did 156! So thankful for our friends and family who celebrated our boy! 

The end of June was spent at home resting and repacking for July adventures! This summer has been filled with traveling. Both the kids are planning to study abroad next summer, so this was the last summer we will have of family traveling for a little while, so we took full advantage! 

Nantucket

Hands down this has been my favorite vacation to date! We left the Sunday before Memorial Day to head to Nantcuket! 

It did not even seem real, it was beyond beautiful!!! 

We rented a house with The Atkinsons and Kelly insisted on this jeep for getting around! It was not necessary, the island is super walkable, but we used it anyway! 

Everywhere I looked, I felt like it was a movie! I also LOVE Elin Hildebrand so I got to see so many places she writes about! 

The food was the BEST! They did not serve saltines with the raw oysters, but DDD went to the store and made sure our meals were complete! 

There is nothing I love more than spending time with these three! 

Sister had SO many good meals! Both my kids love seafood and the lobster did not disappoint! 

Going off with another family can be tricky, but The Atkinson’s were SO much fun!!! 

The weather was phemonal and the shops were so much fun to browse! 

I mean at least once a day we talk about how good our food was on this trip! 

Anytime you can wear long sleeves or a sweater in the summer is a win in my book! 

Our house were perfect for 2 families! We enjoyed this little guitar every single night. Jackson would write a song about our day and sing it. We would DIE laughing! 

This was at Baryoshi! Holy Cow! The sushi was 10/10!!! 

We also went to Cisco Brewery and enjoyed drinks, lobster rolls, live music and great weather! 

I mean HELLO!!!! 

We loved dining at Lola 41!!! The atmosphere was unreal! 

Brotherhood of Thieves was also a favorite! 

We saw the nicest man and he agreed to give us a tour of the island on his boat! The girls were shopping but the adults and Jackson LOVED this!!! 

Cru was our last dinner spot! Ohhhh the views!!!! 

We also ate Breeze & Sailor Valentine and Brant Point Grille. We spent 5 nights of food, laughing, music, great weather, napping and reading! A PERFECT vacation! I will 100% go back any chance I get!