Isn't it amazing that photos can evoke so many emotions no matter how long ago they were taken? I found a picture today that Drew dug up of me on the beach in the Hampton's when I was seven months pregnant with Belle.
It's so weird to look at myself as a woman who didn't have children. Even though I was about to have a child, I looked like a totally different person, which I guess I was. The only person I had to worry about back then was myself. It seems so funny now, looking back at what I thought were stressful times. Or when I thought I was tired or overwhelmed and couldn't go on. And then bam!, you have kids and it takes tired, stressed and overwhelmed to a whole new level. A whole new universe actually.
Or the enormous range of emotions that pour out of me when I look at the pictures from our HIlton Head trip this past summer. The pictures are as real to me as when I pass by the boogie boards waiting patiently in the garage for next summer to arrive. I honestly think Hilton Head might be the happiest, most relaxing place on earth.
This shot was actually taken in Charleston at {I think}, Folly Beach. I may have even posted it here before, but it is so awesome and conjures up so many happy memories that I think it deserves another showing.
This one of Lily reminds me not only of Hilton Head but of us playing every Saturday this summer at the beach with our friends. Kids playing, running, swimming and the adults relaxing and talking while we sipped cocktails. Our favorite time of day was when most people were actually leaving the beach and the sun was setting. It was so serene.
This picture reminds me of the girls and how many times they asked Drew to balance them on his shoulders and throw them up in the air. This memory is so vivid I can still hear the water splashing when they came down for their landing. Drew is in really good shape but let me tell you, these sessions in the pool put his workouts to the test as he seemed to be more sore after this than an actual workout.
I can not wait to go back to Hilton Head next summer, but until then I will always have my pictures.