Our little beach vacay

Let me start with a confession... I am not a beach person (or so I thought!). After the winter we had here in Virginia though, I was craving something warm and tropical. A few months ago when Tyler and I were dreaming of vacation, going to the beach was totally not my first choice. As time went along and funds became tighter (thank you med school) the beach looked like the best decision. I am so glad we made that choice! Being a redhead the beach really scares me =). Now don't get me wrong, I think it is BEAUTIFUL and I love to listen to the waves, but becoming a lobster in less than an hour even with sunscreen always makes me a little skeptical. I have had some TERRIBLE sunburns in my younger years and don't ever want to relive them!

I had mentally prepared myself and was equipped with SPF 50 and 90 when our trip began. I was able to really enjoy being on the beach and stayed out in the sun just long enough to get a little pink but not cooked (Thanks to my husband who made sure every inch of my exposed skin was covered with sunscreen). We had a WONDERFUL time and only wish we could have stayed longer! I can't wait until our next beach trip!

This was the view from our room. It was so nice to wake up to this every morning!

This was my view from "our " spot on the beach...

This is Tyler soaking up the sun. He studied so hard this summer so I was glad to see him relaxing...

I love flip flops!

One night we went to a place called "Broadway on the Beach" where we discovered Margaritaville! The wait for dinner was 1.5 hours so we decided to do a little shopping in the stores nearby while we waited.

And it was totally worth the wait! I love a good margarita and Jimmy Buffett did not disappoint!

What's a meal at Margaritaville without a "cheeseburger in paradise"? It was SO good!

This was a really cool margarita maker that only worked when the song "Cheeseburger in Paradise" played in the restaurant.
Going on vacation with just your husband is lots of fun but it also usually means not many pics as a couple (much like honeymoon pics of just one person or the other...ha!) On the last night we met up with one of my friends from work and her boyfriend for dinner at an all you can eat seafood buffet. We tried to take this picture after dinner but clearly my camera (and I) was still thawing out from the FREEZING restaurant so the lens was blurry and we didn't know it....sad! In the pic Tyler is sporting one of his new golf shirts (thanks Crisps!). He was in golf heaven in Myrtle Beach and was able to play with some guys he met while we were there (if you know Tyler, you know how good he is at "networking"=)).

I am so thankful we were able to take this much needed trip but we were so glad to see this sweet face again!