costa rica

we planned a somewhat last minute vacation with our friends because we found some inexpensive tickets to costa rica. robert then found this amazing house & somehow talked the guy into giving renting it to us for the week for a steal. so while it may look an extremely luxurious vacation, we did it on a budget. we did some grocery shopping & made most of our meals at home. and we did do a few excursions, but to be honest, we really didn't want to leave our casa. it was located in the city of dominical & was way up in the clouds. we had the most amazing view of both the rainforest & the ocean. it was paradise (and it's for sale! it can be yours for a mere $1.4 million. yea.). 

{horseback riding to the nauyaca waterfall}

{bob's perfect swan dive}

staycation, all I ever wanted

this weekend some friends kindly let us borrow their condo in ponte vedra beach for a little "staycation". we had such a wonderful, relaxing time. we went to all our favorite beach restaurants, took walks on the beach & got some sun & went to a fun wedding at the tpc in sawgrass. here are a few photos from the weekend.

{friday night dinner & margaritas at tacolu baja mexicana}

{breakfast on the water at barbara jean's}

{searching for shark's teeth}

{a gorgeous outdoor wedding}

amelia island

my sister & I just got back from a mini vaca in amelia island, florida. we stayed in a cozy little motel on the beach & laid in the sun & drank champagne. it was lovely.

{the famous palace saloon}

{we did a lot of walking up & down the cobblestone streets}

{the sunsets were amazing}

a beach brunch wedding

my good high-school friend josh got married this past weekend. josh & I have been really good friends since ninth grade. our birthdays are just days apart, so we always shared joint parties because we had all the same friends. he married a sweet girl named cassy, who by total coincidence, I knew in college.they had a very sweet brunch wedding at the beach on saturday. there were lots of cute little details that cassy put together herself. robert & I took a few pictures & thought I'd share.

congratulations josh & cassy! 

{starting the morning off with a bloody mary}

{many different cakes. I probably shouldn't mention they were vegan & didn't taste so great. but they sure were cute!}

{a "just married" banner on the bride & groom table}

{don't you love it when the bride seats you with people you adore, like my dear friend heather?}

{I noticed the flower girl running around barefoot & then saw her sweet little shoes on the table.}

{mr. & mrs. joshua butler}

georgia's wassaw island

hope everyone had a nice memorial day weekend. we spent a few days in savannah at the xides 15th anniversary party. they took us on a boat cruise up the bull river to wassaw island on saturday. the island was so desolate & beautiful. we just wandered for hours & took lots of photos.

{we collected tons of perfect sand dollars}

{they call this the "boneyard"}

{we also found lots of starfish}

{amazing how god creates the fiddler crab to blend perfectly with the sand}

{we walked for miles down the beach}

{this reminded me of a mini stonehenge}