Comments on: What I Learned from Summer Vacation

By: ben and erin

ben and erin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:10:55 +0000

ok.. i'm just NOW getting caught up on your blog. and for that reason, i'm not gonna comment on every post. but i will read!

anyway...i'm a mountain girl too. maybe it's because i dread wearing a swimsuit...

and i LOVE the pine trees all lined up in a row too. that and the rows in corn fields/bean fields in iowa...

annnnnndddddd...... did your cats seriously pee on the counter? did i totally miss that? i'm soooo sorry! i definitely would've cleaned it up!

By: chelleybutton

chelleybutton — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:20:36 +0000

Oh. Well, I guess I haven't spent much time in the mountains then, huh? ;) I was just thinking outdoors but not the beach, I guess. :)

By: melchizedek

melchizedek — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:10:45 +0000

How funny! Dad mentioned Colorado for next summer. Didn't mentioned a group tour, though… I'm betting he prefers the mountains more, too, but also like you, he's really tolerant and indulgent. Traveling with kids is an acquired skill that improves with practice. Thankfully, our kids have proven themselves very patient as we learned. Des Moines folks loved the "pencil trees", too. Man may plant them, but God grows them.

By: Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect

Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:30:55 +0000

I don't know about bugs being a problem in the mountains, Chelley. Bears, yes, but bugs?

By: chelleybutton

chelleybutton — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:07:31 +0000

Gotta love SkyMall! I always wonder if anybody actually buys anything from it though...

I don't have unlimited texting either, so I can imagine the pain you felt! Actually, I've never sent a text message. Received a few, but never sent any. I know, I'm weird (have I mentioned I also don't have an iPod or digital camera?;)

A dolphin trainer? That is interesting. I don't think I would've guessed that about you.

Can you be neither a beach nor mountain person? I mean, I think I like both but also have problems with both: mainly, swimsuits in the one; bugs in the other. ;)

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:09:28 +0000

How kind of the cats to give you a welcome home gift… :oÞ

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:29:17 +0000

You're an interesting lady! The dolphin training gig sounds awesome, and I constantly need to remind myself about my tendancy to worry. :) Have a great day!

PS – LOVE the title of your blog!

By: JanMary

JanMary — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:26:54 +0000

I'm probably more a beach girl as we live on a relatively small island the beach is never far away, and anything we call mountains here are probably really only hills!

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:40:36 +0000

Because I live in Mobile,AL I've grown up a "beach-girl". How could you not love the beautiful white soft sands of Gulf Shores, Alabama or Destin, Florida—the best beaches in the US(my opinion, of course)! Because my favorite season is Fall–& what better place is there to visit in the Fall than the mountains! We usually visit Gatlinburg, Tennessee when I speak of "the mountains". Love to do the hiking trails and the the cute cabins with your own personal hot tub are fun too. So, I guess I'm both a beach-girl & mountain girl! I'm also a fan of cheese grits, but love to crumble crisp bacon (not the healthy kind) on top-yum!

By: Musings of a Housewife

Musings of a Housewife — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:12:06 +0000

Cheese grits. YUM. :-)

And I'm a beach girl who appreciates the mountains, but I still luv ya. ;-)