GOING BACK!

White wash ocean waves crashing to the shore

I am so very excited; it is only 4 days away until I go back to Delray Beach, Florida.  It has been 4 months since my last visit.  It seems like a year.  I miss my best friend and her family so much.  After 3 years, it is still very difficult to have your best friend of 25 years living over 1300 miles away.  The further away I have ever been was an hour drive away which is approximately 40-50 miles.

Ocean bringing in seaweed from the depths of the ocean

A gorgeous view of the waves coming to shore.

Bird searching for food after the storms

High waves due to storms on previous days

I leave for Florida on Thursday.  I miss the pups in Florida too.  I call them my Florida pups.  There is Harry, a beautiful British Golden Retriever, who is Luna’s baby brother.  Harry became so depressed when we lost our Luna girl.   In October 2011, Harry opened his home to his baby sister Billie!  She is so beautiful.  It was her 1-year-old birthday this month.  I haven’t seen Billie since April, I know she has grown so much in 4 months time.  Harry loves Billie so much and is very protective.  They have tons of fun together.

Baby Billie and Harry laying on couch together

I always bring stuffed animals to the pups.  We call them “babies”  I started that with Chooch, who was our golden before Luna.  Chooch lived to be 14 years old.  When I came to visit my best friend I would always bring a “Baby” for Luna and she knew it.  Every time I came over she went digging in my bag for her “baby”   I continued the “Baby Tradition” went they moved to Florida .  When Harry came to live with Luna I added another “Baby” for him.  He always wanted Luna’s Baby too.  I have continued the tradition with the Billie girl too.  So before I leave for Florida I have to make sure I get 2 “Babies” for my 2 “Fur Babies” in Florida.

Luna trying to carry all her Babies in her mouth.

Harry’s security blanket is sucking on his babies

Harry loves his babies. Here he is sleeping with his panda bear

Harry is very depressed, Luna has died and he is sucking on two of her babies.

We will be getting our tatoo of Luna’s paw print on Saturday.  In the time that I have visited my friends in Florida I have never seen a sunset over the ocean.  I’m going to ask if we can go to the ocean during a sunset.  I’m sure it will be a beauty to behold.  Oh yes, I will be taking tons of pictures.

I will be taking more pictures of the beauty of Florida.  I will have more designs to create with these beautiful pictures.  I will be adding them to my store when I get back.  You can visit my store today to see the beautiful landscape and beach designs that I already have for sale.

It will be a nice vacation for me.  I can get away from work for ten days,  visit with my friends and the fur babies.  I am counting the days.  I can’t wait to see the sunset over the ocean.  I will be writing about my vacation when I get back.

Delray Beach, Florida

In my previous post I wrote why we picked Florida for our theme at our store Luna Love of Life Gifts.

Delray Beach is where all my pictures were taken for my store as of this writing.  The majority of the pictures were about the ocean and landscapes of Delray Beach.  It is so beautiful.

WHITE WASH WAVES ON THE SANDY SHORES OF DELRAY BEACH

I travel to Delray Beach 3 to 4 times a year.  I visit my best friend and her family. Every time I go I must see the ocean because it is so beautiful.  I can spend hours just watching the waves coming to the shore.  It is so serene and beautiful.  Just imagine having a very stressful day at work, all you have to do is stop by the beach and watch the waves of the ocean washing against the shore and all that stress is gone.  It is that beautiful and serene.  Just the vastness of the ocean is awesome to behold.  If you can’t tell, I really love the ocean and can’t wait to go back.

BEAUTIFUL BLUE WATER OF THE OCEAN

Serenity of ocean waves

One of Delray Beach hotels right off the ocean.

That is one reason why my store has several different items and different views of the ocean because I think it is so beautiful.

Downtown Delray Beach has lots of little shops that are very unique.

ONE OF THE UNIQUE SHOPS DOWNTOWN

There are quite a few different restaurants for all types of taste.  The awesome part of these restaurants, especially from a Midwesterner point of view, is the fact that you can eat outside and enjoy the beautiful weather.  There are some restaurants that are located right across from the ocean.  You can have an awesome lunch or dinner outside and view the ocean at the same time.

Delray Beach is a tourist town, it has many different events going all the time.  During the winter months, the snowbirds, come to Florida.  The snowbirds are all the people who come and live in Florida for the winter and go back home for the summer.  In Delray Beach, the snowbirds come from New York and New Jersey.  Most of  Midwesterners go to the Gulf side.

According to VisitFlorida.com

“Delray Beach is located north of Boca Raton, this Palm Beach County city is a lively beach town full of galleries, shops and boutiques. Delray Beach also attracts visitors with the Delray Beach Tennis Center, the historic Colony Hotel and the annual Delray Beach Garlic Festival.”

According to “I Love Delray Beach” by Danila Dahl

“Delray Beach  is Voted All-America City Award in 1993 and 2001.   It is also Affectionately Known as Village by the Sea.”

I will be going back to Delray Beach on August 16th.  I am counting the days. One thing that I haven’t seen yet is the sunset over the ocean.  I’m going to see if my girlfriend can take me to the ocean to see the sunset.  I will be taking lots of pictures.

Our baby girl Luna passed away on August 21, 2011.  When Luna died her veterinarian had made an  ink imprint of Luna’s paw.  We are taking that paw print and getting a tattoo on our leg.  She is our baby girl and missed very much.

You can find our Luna’s story on our “Home” Page or at http://luna-love-of-life-graphic-design-gifts.webs.com/dedication