sayonara surfing summer

My surfer boy and I have loved hitting the waves this summer. Our motto: work, surf, sleep, repeat.

And we have lived up to it! We spend every free moment at the ocean, so much so my skin is never not some shade of red, my hair is constantly tangled, and my feet are always sandy. 

But like I always say, "A bad day of surfing is better than a good day of working." lol I really just saw that on a surfing website or something...but it's the truth. Even just getting out of our apartment for an hour after work to surf is so fun + it makes us 10x happier.  

Awhile back we got a Walmart low quality waterproof camera. It's a bonus because one of us 

(ahem, Sam) doesn't get bored while we have to take turns surfing. Win in my book. 

Plus it takes a really great action shots...

Hands down, the best part is coming home to find gems like this! ^^ 

And this. ^^

This summer has rocked because no wetsuits are required. Meaning, 1.) I can try to get tan, #notfair that Sam just gets brown and browner everyday 2.) We can just cruise over to the beach and not worry about fiddling with wetsuit wedgies and the like. But today the water was definitely starting to cool down #fallstartstomorrow so we surfed away the last day of summer until the sun set and our camera died.  

|| Erin

wils, an acronym 2

Round two!! 

Explanation for all you newbies -- WILS stands for Why I love Sam.

You can see round 1 here.

I love Sam because he lets me call him all sorts of names. 

I'm not talking names in the bullying sense like Rudolf the red-nose reindeer. 

Sorry, too soon for a Christmas reference??

I call him these names out of love and endearing-ness...if that's even a word. Ok it's not.

Most of them are pretty regular "pet names" (yuck, I hate that term but it helps get my point across) but no matter how bizarre, he just rolls with it. 

The last one just happened the other day so I think I'm getting more creative but in reality just getting weirder. (* indicates most frequently used)

Samuel

Sammy 

Sammy Boy

Sam the Man

Husband

Lover 

Favorite Person

Favorite Human

Babe

Baby 

Baby Cakes*

Baby Boy*

Honey

Honey Bunny*

and

Brother Bear??

Ya I have no clue where the last one came from. It just slipped out the other day. #awk
First off, that's not a favorite movie for either of us. Second, Sam hasn't even seen Brother Bear!!

But I love Samuel and glad he loves me no matter what name I call him. 

But does he really? I guess I'll never know...

|| Erin 

celine dion in vegas

Mama Bucks is the party planner extraordinaire and her motto: "what do you say to taking chances?"
So for her birthday she did just that, booked us tickets to the one and only Celine Dion!! In VEGAS!
My mom is cooler than your mom! Am I right, or am I right?
When Celine talks about the Power of Love that's Leslie for you.

After work, I Drove All Night to get to Vegas but thankfully Sam came along to be my road trip buddy so I didn't have to be All By Myself.  Sam however didn't stay for the girls weekend with Celine but That's the Way it Is, My Heart Will Go On.

Leslie, aka Mama Bucks, the birthday girl turned Vegas party animal planned an Incredible weekend for us. We hit the strip, bars...the Polaroid fotobar, and won some free Sprinkles cookies thanks to Kayla and Sam's basketball skills.

The next morning, the wild girls that we are, we relaxed at the pool for a few hours.
Surprise Surprise.

The events leading up to the concert were something else...stuffing our faces and bellies with the best buffet in Vegas, multiple wrong turns, getting plowed over by an ambulance, and dancing/running through the parking garage because we were 10 minutes late.

But just in case you were stressing, don't worry.
We made it just in time and the curtains opened up to this!!
What you've all been waiting for, CELINE!

tbh she was a literal dream!!
Her voice! That dress! Those legs! Like really she is the definition of perfection.
And you can see it in our faces...

We felt all the feels. I'm talking literal tears pouring from Sara's face as we sang It's All Coming Back To Me. Celine even gave us a shout out! Pointed and waved to us and everything. At that point, We're Alive and the night couldn't get any better.

 Thanks mom for planning the best birthday party and inviting me but I know it's all
Because You Love Me. 
And thank you Celine for the best night ever!
Love, Leslie's Vegas Crew.

|| Erin