Folly Beach, SC is probably one of my favorite places to go. I have a love affair with sandy beaches and sunshine, and Folly Beach gives me that and my southern family! It's been four years since we have been. FOUR YEARS!! What were we waiting for... the perfect timing. I couldn't have asked for a better way to end the summer (saying 'end of summer' makes me cringe, I won't be saying that again).

My husband is the travel planner, so I must first say thank you honey. You out did yourself this time!

A check of the weather, before our vacation begins, shows three hurricanes out in the Atlantic... what's the big deal?! We took off in our grandpa car, a Grand Marquis, without looking back. It really could have gone either way, so god bless our lucky stars hurricane EARL took a slight turn and headed just far enough north to not affect our stay. Ava was a perfect traveler (that girl didn't complain or cry once the entire time), the weather was perfect, the waves (and surfers) were amazing to watch for two days as EARL approached, being around Sudanos always makes me feel happy (mostly because it seems like we talk and laugh a lot), Charleston is still my wanna be home town, two nights without Ava made me a little sad but I really enjoyed my time alone with Dejan. There are so many stories from this trip, I could go on forever...

Ty spitting grits all over me after we starting laughing so hard, having to evacuate our condo at 7am (after going to bed at 1am) due to a fire alarm, Ava's new BFFs- two wooden birds and her real life BFF- Nick, walking the pier with Nick & Rosanna and Ava getting us all to "stomp and shake it", Mia showing us her new cheerleading chants that I am still cheering to this day, Zia Rosanna taking us to Monza and the fun car trip we had getting there (despite going down a road the wrong way), 3 hours on the beach, 1hour in the pool, eat, nap, over to Sudanos, the boat ride on our last night there, and the amazing brunch we all had together before leaving. I get teary eyed just thinking about it. This isn't even half of it, but a little peak into our 10 day trip will help spark other memories when I look back.

Thank you Sudanos! Thank you Folly! Thank you Charleston! Thank you Dejan and Ava! for all making this girl feel really happy and content about facing the upcoming winter months. It was a perfect way to end the summer! All the memories, pictures, and videos will keep me entertained for quit some time. I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!! TIAMO!