Kimberly Reed Photography

so lyndsay, my best friend from college, and her husband are expecting their first child. her baby shower was last weekend so i headed out to philly to celebrate with her and her family. her family owns and operates wycombe vineyards in Bucks County. If you live out that way or plan to be in the area, you absolutely must stop by for a tasting. (I recommend the 2006 Chambourcin and the Naked Chardonney). She and her husband are opening a cheese store in Doylestown over the next few weeks, which will sell gourmet cheeses, in addition to wine from the family winery and other local wineries. How cool is that? I’m so excited for all of the amazing things that are happening in their lives!

anyway, both of our busy schedules only seem to permit us to visit once or twice a year, so it’s always a treat to spend some quality time together. i took some pretty sweet maternity photos of her (look for those over the next few days), and then we went to the jersey shore and spent some time at the beach. i’m such a beach person- i love everything about it- the sun, the sand, the boardwalk, the saltwater. it’s just so relaxing and refreshing to me. i love to stick my toes in the sand and watch the waves roll in. (i will admit, i didn’t spend a whole lot of time in the ocean because shark week was recently on the discovery channel, and i couldn’t get that stupid theme song from jaws out of my head…i know, i know…i’m a dork ).

one of the only things i don’t love about pittsburgh is there is no close proximity to any ocean-y goodness. the first person to figure out a way to move an entire city about 400 miles east is my new hero…