Beach Trip Planned!!

FINALLY!!!!

My aunt and uncle are coming down to Flagler Beach from Ohio next weekend and they loved the pictures I posted of the Flagler Beach Motel so much that they booked a room there :D So we are also spending the weekend with them. YAY!!! I haven't seen them since my grandpa died about 8 years ago so I am excited about seeing them and spending the weekend at the beach.

We can't really afford it but I am gonna make it happen!! This will be the last beach trip until the end of June. We leave for Nebraska in 2 weeks (from today) and will be gone for 2-3 weeks. And as soon as I get back and save some money for a week or 2 me and my boys are gonna go and spend about 3 days or so.

Being at the beach is one of the the things I love the most.......aside from my children of course!! The beach brings an overwhelming peace to me. I just really can't describe it.

Well, while you wait to see more pics from next weekend, here's a few from the past.

And these pictures are available on customizable products from my Zazzle store, Stolen Moments Beach Photography 

This is one of my all-time favorites!! I love the angle of this!! This photo was taken at Flagler Beach earlier in the year.

Not a Flagler Beach Photo but one from Daytona Beach during spring break 2012. So peaceful!!

Beach Withdrawals

Well, unfortunately there was no beach for this momma for Mother's Day which means no new beach pictures from Flagler. I was very sad not to go but I have a son who couldn't go and I didn't want to leave him home momma-less for Mother's Day. He may be 20 years old but he's still my "baby".

I am not sure when the next trip will be since we are saving all of our money to take a trip to Nebraska in June. My 15 year old son is going to a National 4-H Shooting Competition.....because he is good like that ;) He will be shooting in the muzzle loader competition and we will be gone for a few weeks. Taking a detour to kentucky to pick up my friend and she will take the 2nd leg with me. On the wy back we'll probably stay a few days with her. And unfortunately there's no beach in Nebraska :( Did I already write that in another blog??
I just may sneak off one Sunday before we leave and get me some beach time and a nice tan (well add to the tan I already have) before going west.

I'll get some more pictures soon......hopefully.
In the meantime check out some pictures from Flagler Beach and a few other beaches around Florida at my Zazzle Store- Stolen Moments Beach Photography

Have a blessed day and see ya soon................
:)

Mother's Day at Flagler Beach?

I am thinking a big fat YES!!! It just dawned on me a few hours ago that Mother's Day is coming up- in one week. And what better gift can my husband and boys give me? A Mother's Day at the beach :D
I dream of living at the beach and waking up to a beautiful sunrise that is coming up over the horizon while sitting outside the beautiful motel Flagler Beach Suites. Yep, the motel is nice enough to live in. My husband said, the first time we stayed there, "ya know I could retire here and live right here in this motel". The rooms are nice enough to live in.....believe me.
So I figured while I am sitting here dreaming of the beach I would share some of my photographs from Flagler Beach. Enjoy!

This is one of my favorites of the Flagler Beach Pier. This was taken the weekend me and my husband vacationed there for our 14th year anniversary. It was a great way. But anyway, we had paid to walk on the pier (which is only a buck fifty by the way).....we no longer paid for our tickets and took about 20 steps and the rain came pouring down!! We rushed back to entrance, which is an A shaped building and within 5 minutes the hail started. We were stuck. Lightening all around, the rain blowing in on us....a little scary actually but we couldn't make it back to the truck so we had no where to go. I was trying to keep my camera dry but I looked out on the pier and seen a beautiful picture waiting to be taken. So here is the outcome.

This Flagler Beach Pier picture is available on many products from my shop Stolen Moments Beach Photography.

Another Fabulous Weekend

Well, my husband, our 12 year old, and I headed back to Flagler Beach this past weekend (April 28-29) for a short overnight stay. We once again stayed at our most favorite place- Flagler Beach Vacation Rentals. And once again it was a great experience. I found this little beachside motel while driving around one weekend. It was cute and looked clean. So we pulled in and asked about it and checked out the rooms and we were impressed. The "motel" which is more like a suite/efficiency apartment, had just reopened from being renovated. EVERYTHING is brand new!!! It is so cute and I am so glad we found it that day!! It offers a nice size pool too. For more information on Flagler Beach Vacation Rentals, visit my Squidoo Lens where I have lsited ALL details about this motel. It is very detailed and gives you all the info you should need. Follow this link...... www.squidoo.com/flaglerbeachflorida

Ok so back to our weekend- Our 15 year old chose to stay home this time- ya know because we're just not cool enough for him to hang with anymore. Gotta love teens :( So we headed out around 9am.....which is way too early for me! I am NOT a morning person. Even though it's only a 2 hour drive for us (we live in N. Central Florida) we didn't get there until around 12 or so. We checked in to our motel and then headed down to the beach- which is only a few steps away. We played some paddle ball, swam a little bit, watched a few dolphins play, soaked up some sun and just enjoyed a few hours of waves crashing ashore.

We headed back to the motel and chilled at the swimming pool for about an hour or so. We had so much and the water was nice and cool. After that we started heading to my brothers house (who lives in Palm Coast so right down the road). As we were about to turn on his road he called and said he wasn't home :( Maybe if he'd answer his phone once in a while we'd of known that.....gotta love little brothers! So we turned around, went back to the motel and got showers and decided it was time for some dinner.

We headed to our favorite spot- High Tides at Snack Jack. While we were waiting on our seats (I ALWAYS choose to eat outside on the porch) me and my son walked down the steps to the beach and searched for some seashells. Which you can find many in that area because it is kinda deserted and there's not many people taking all the good shells.

After about 15 minutes (that was quick) we were called to our seats andput in our order. This time around I chose the fried shrimp......which was a first. Can you delish!!!! Oh my goodness, it was the BEST shrimp I have ever eaten!! I also got the cole slaw that is amazing and the hushpuppies too. Oh and they have the best tea! Hubby and son chose the wings once again. And of course I smagged about 4 of them and they're also delish- dipped in ranch dressing of course! We got to watch the beautiful sun set behind us while sitting on the back porch enjoying our fabulous food! I can't say enough GOOD things about this restaurant. You can also read about Snack Jack on my Squidoo Lens- I told you it's all about Flagler Beach :D SO run now and check it out......well wait until you're done reading this forever long blog post. hehe

Once we left Snack Jack, we headed to my brother's, who has now decided to come home. My 12 year old was on my last nerve about going over there.....he loves him some uncle Robbie! So we chatted on the back porch until about 12:30 and decided to head back to the Flagler Beach Motel. BUT wait.....we get to the front lawn and chatted some more and the next thing we know it's after 1am. My son decided to stay the night with his cousins.....so it was just me and hubby time. Phew, he is snoring 30 seconds after his head hits the pillow! What a fun guy ;) I sit up until about 2am (yes I am a night owl) and decided I needed my beauty sleep so I think I fell asleep with the TV on.

The next morning my wonderful husband awoke around 10am and he got all the stuff packed up while I lay in the comfy bed and slept until 10:30. We headed to Burger King and got some lunch and then headed back down to the beach to meet my brother and his family (and my son of course). We just hung out at the beach all day playing paddle ball, football, and trying to drown the kids....no not really :D The water felt so great and it was like 90 degrees that day so we all got some sun.
We left around 4 and headed to the Flagler Pier to rinse off, change clothes and thend ecided to head to one of our other favorite eateries at Flagler Beach- Rocky's Pizzeria. M-M-M good!!! We got pizza and soda and once our belly's were full we started heading home :( Oh and guess what? YOU can read all about Rocky's on my Squiddo Lens. I told you it's all there :D By the way Rocky's has the best pizza!! But next time I am going to try some lasagna.

Well that's about it for that trip. There's definitely more to come because like I said we visit there often!!
Here's a beautiful picture of Flagler Beach that is available on customized greeting cards/note cards that I have made and you can purchase them from my Zazzle Shop that offers LOTS of beach pictures.

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