My boy Bumble. And his boys.

Our trip to St. Augustine was multilayered. It was a mini-vacation. It was a reunion. It was a trip down memory lane. It was fun. Most of all, it was about the boys. My Bumble's boys. If you are interested here are other pictures from the trip.

We went to Teddy's house for smoked chicken & ribs. Those were the best ribs I have EVER had! And that is quite a statement. Before dinner they played cornhole. I watched, drank wine and took pictures. And ate ribs. Oh...those ribs.

There were 3. Zack, Scott & Teddy. Plus my Bumble. Two more of the gang came the next night, but I didn't go. It was poker night.



It was action packed. And competitive.



Zach asked his girl to marry him on this trip. So very sweet. Here is the newly engaged couple.





After the game, we had dinner. You'll have to excuse the Gator sign. I'm sure it was an oversight on someone's part.



After dinner, it was another heated round of cornhole.



This one just melts my heart. Completely.



There was horseplay. And scathing looks from the other end of the court.



Meanwhile, at the other end, they were laughing it up.





And this one just says it all.

Not again!

Not the most willing of my subjects. But, most certainly, the most handsome. As I was taking this picture he was trying to talk me out of it. But, when I take most of his pictures he tries to talk me out of it...unless I trickerate him! ie: "Smell for me sweetie!" In which case he begins striking amazing poses.

“Can you believe how handsome he is?”
¸.•*´¨`♥ William Makepeace Thackeray

Why I Love Him

Why I love him. He allows me to go on my merry little way...snapping photos and doing what I do. He finds a shady spot, pulls out his chair and studies...waiting for my return. He also serves as a impromptu farmers market greeter, chatting with other market shoppers.

I love him because it warms my heart to return from ever how long it took for me to gather all the photos I felt I needed to shoot and see his sweet, sweet familiar face.

Bumble Studying

Because I can...

Today involved a trip to St. Augustine. Even though we live in St. Augustine, it is still a trip. If the truth be known, going anyplace from Suckcreek Drive is a trip. Not unless you count The Loop and Publix. Bless their hearts.

This trip involved breakfast out, as most of our trips do, mainly because I am not generally known as a cooker of breakfasts. I don't enjoy the mess of breakfast (how can one meal dirty all of my bowls and pots?) so that is what led us to this new little joint. And a joint it is. It looks like it started as a one room cabin in 1950 and they have added a room or level every 5 years there after. It is called the Oasis...or more correctly The World Famous Oasis. I had some of the absolutely best home fries I have eaten in a resturant! And a helping big enough for me and the rest of the dining room I was in. And since it was raining, and photo ops were going to be scarce, I shot odd things.

My coffee mug...Oasis almost worn off

We then moseyed on over to the Seafood Shoppe. I waited in the car while Bumble braved the sprinkles for jumbo shrimp.

Sign from Tahoe window

We also went into the Discount Grocery Store next door. It is only the best place in the world! For $12.48 we walked out with ummmm...4, maybe 5 bags of foreign cookies and some not so foreign, but fancy never the less, 3 bottles of squeezable condensed milk for yummy coffee drinks in the mornings, jar of exotic spicy mustard, lovely pear preserves, Nutella, box of onion soup mix, bottle of shrimp boil spices, 3 cans of fat free sweetened condensed milk (not to be confused with my squeezable ones) for bananna pudding, a box of chicken broth...organic, and probably a few other things that have slipped my mind. Simply awesome.

And, like I said, it is raining. So when we got home I played in PhotoShop and made this little montage :-) that showcases a little group of actions that I have grown to love. I'm going to put it here. Why? Because I can.

Aly's Vintage Actions Montage (click for large view)


That pretty much brings everyone up to date. I'm now looking a silent screen of football (Tennessee vs Florida) and Bumble is in his office studying for 2 exams on Monday. Poor baby.

Oh...I almost forgot. We went to the Denoel French Pastry Shop and got two...count them...two fancy pastries. A little pricey, but hey...it is FRENCH!!