Beachwear

Hi ya'll! from the land of sunny skies, sandy beaches, and sweet tea (pronounced swayt-tae)! 

Mom and I arrived safely in Orange Beach Saturday night and have been enjoying our home-away-from-home for the past 2 days.  Although I'd hardly call this year's condo "home".

Teaser alert: Our condo leaves much to be desired, despite it's rockin' views, so look for some MTV condo cribs later this week, and be ready to ask yourself "what were they thinking?"

Beheaded giraffe in a Memories of Home candle? Wha???

Apologetically, I must admit that our forecast for this week in Bama looks to be the best we've ever seen.  We're usually lucky to hit a 70 degree day, and the weatherman promises high 70s and sunny all week. 

Extra warm weather? I'll need extra big flip flops!

We're keeping mom underneath her "amazing technicolor dream umbrella" (coined by A.J.) and we decided to invest in some hats to keep our skin protected from the sun.  Because, sometimes, life's a beach, and then you fry. 

The view from the shade

So we headed on down to the Shark Store to check out the best merch in town.

I tried on this bonnet, because that's apparently in style, and I legitimately had to convince mom that  she could not purchase that visor.  

Little House in the Rice Fields

Next, mom tried on a "beverage inspired" sun protectant.  

Dual-purpose

We totally rocked these fedoras, but decided they didn't match our swimsuits. 

Plaid is rad.

And finally, Mom settled on cowboy-hat meets straw-sun-shade....

She would only let me post this picture of it.

And I ended up with sombrero meets gaudy-Kentucky Derby.

Don't worry, Rachael IS wearing a swimsuit

Ahhh, Mondays! :)