Well, crap. I just looked through my recent posts and saw that I have only posted one thing that was NOT Catch the Moment since early September.  I keep thinking I will get back into blogging regularly but…I don’t know.  It’s just not clicking right now.  I’m thankful for Catch the Moment because one day 10 years from now when I look back at my blog, there won’t be a huge 2 month gap with no record of what’s been going on in our lives.

This installment of CTM includes the second half of our vacation and {UGH} it was hard going through these and narrowing them down.  It’s hard being home. It’s hard being away from my little family, as we were essentially an isolated little unit of 4 for 10 days. On an island.  It was 80 degrees.  Now I’m back in chilly Indiana and suffering from PVDD. Post Vacation Depressive Disorder.  Back to work, back to reality, one day further from those amazing sunsets.

288/365 – Wednesday, October 15th: The boys’ first time playing putt-putt.  They didn’t necessarily follow all the rules but we had fun regardless. After vacation, I laid with Theo in bed and asked him if he could go back to the beach for one more day, what he’d like to do again. He said he’d like to dig a deep hole in the sand and play golf.  I really had no clue he was enjoying it that much at the time. So sweet.

289/365 – Thursday, October 16th: We had a cooler morning so we walked the beach down to the pier and had lunch at Angler’s Beachside Grill before going swimming for the afternoon.  Lunch and dinner views like this never get old.

290/365 – Friday, October 17th: SOO many fun pictures to choose from for Friday, our last full day in Florida.  We enjoyed the beach, the pool, a sunset dolphin cruise, and dinner overlooking the harbor. I have a lot of photos to go through, sort out, and organize into something special for us to hold and look at for years to come.

291/365 – Saturday, October 18th: Oh, sad day. I snapped this and a couple other quick photos of the entrance to our condo building as we were getting ready to pull out of there on Saturday morning.  I ended up not taking any more DSLR pictures that day so this will have to do. Bye-bye Sea Oats. WAAH!

292/365 – Sunday, October 19th: We stayed at my best friend’s house on Saturday night and finished our drive home Sunday. An hour or so into the ride home, I had that feeling. I said “I don’t wanna go home yet. I feel like doin’ somethin’.” The next road sign we saw said “Lost River Cave” so we took the exit and followed the signs. 20 minutes later we were getting ready for a boat ride into a cave.  It was a fun and unexpected add-on to our trip that we all enjoyed.  The history of this place was very interesting and any nature loving person passing through Bowling Green, KY should check it out. 

293/365 – Monday, October 20th: Back to Indiana and leaves that are changing colors and long sleeves and silly kids playing in the backyard and all that stuff.  

294/365- Tuesday, October 21st: A little after dinner activity. At Lost River Cave on Sunday, the boys mined for gemstones.  We had a gemstone guide so we washed our stones and matched up as many of them as we could figure out. Pretty and pretty fun. 

In case I haven’t mentioned it enough yet, waah. I miss my vacation. I want it back. This week, I think my favorite picture is day 290 – Ryan tossing Theo high into the air at the condo’s pool.  I also really like those gemstones though.  How about you – which one do you like best?

~C~

As always, I’m linking up with the hostesses of this Catch the Moment 365 project, Mindi, Sarah, and Stephanie.