Our good friend, Angela, invited our family to join her and her kids at her family’s (her Mom’s, actually) beach house for the next few days.

We walked in to see THIS:

I can’t believe I got such good clarity of the sunbeams in this photo since I took it with my iPhone.

It’s been less than 24 hours since we’ve been here and we already feel like some of the weight that has been “resting” heavily on our shoulders has been lifted.

What is it about getting away that allows you to breathe?

Here are some of my favorite photos from this mornings’ walk on the beach & from some hangout time at the house.

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They’re also posted on MY FACEBOOK account.  You can check them out HERE.

So… other than Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett dying today, it’s been a pretty great day for us.

What did YOU do today?