Kure Beach trip

We just returned from a quick little beach trip down to the North Carolina coast. We stayed in Kure Beach in a quaint little hole in the wall. We went with our friends Ned, Kelly, and their little boy, Nicky.  It has to be one of the most relaxing trips we have taken in a while. There was no schedule or place to be. We slept when we were sleepy and ate when we were hungry and that was just about all that we got done.  I enjoyed early morning walks on the beach by myself while everyone was sleeping. This was a wonderful and very peaceful thing for me. I would take my mp3 player and just get in a good 30-45 minutes of bliss. The beach at 6:30 in the morning is a wonderful thing. The overnight tides and winds have erased the previous days' tracks and replaced them with a pure blanket of untouched sand. Later in the day I spent time on the beach, then a dip in the pool, and then some chilling out time in the room or outside in our rocking chairs. I read an entire book that I had just started right before I went on vacation. That is the fastest I have ever read a book!  We did take a trip up to Wilmington and had dinner and a horse drawn trolley ride of part of the historic district.  My new interest is Wilmington and don't be surprised when we decide to go back there soon to do some more sightseeing.

 I started getting a little homesick about 3 days in and was comforted to know that it wasn't just me-Brandon also wanted to get home. We go on vacation and have time to think about what we need to be doing after we get home. Brandon has a Bobcat problem that he wanted to get home and tackle and he has about 15 chickens that he wants to kill and put in the freezer and I wanted to get home and clean up the house, get the girls to their 6 month dentist check-up, and spend some time at home before I have to go back to work. The girls both start ball practice this week.  AND both of the girls start school 1 week from today. There are some things we still need to get before we send them off on the merry little way next week!

This is what you call the playpen by the sea.  Brandon kept an eye on Nicky while Ned and Kelly enjoyed a dip in the ocean.