Outer Banks ... Part 3

*sniffles* It's over. I'm sad. 349 days until we do it again. *sighs*

Outer Banks ... Part 2

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OUTER BANKS 2009 Part 1

Welcome to our beach house!

This is the view off the top deck - there are 3 levels of decks.

Games every night!

The loves of my life!

Sunrise off the deck!

A little basket ball on the courts in the back of the house.

This is the house from the movie NIGHTS IN RODANTHE with Richard Gere and Diane Lane. It was a 2 hour drive to get there but well worth the trip! We watched the movie that night! SWATCOP was taken aback by its beauty.

Walking to the beach on the bridge over the dunes.

Kite Flying 101

Well, I am off to the beach...

WISH YOU WERE HERE!

My favorite place in the world...

Hello faithful readers! My blog has been stagnant since I left and it's not because I haven't been thinking about blogging, it's just because the Outer Banks has once again stolen my heart. Each year that we visit makes me fall deeper and deeper in love with the beach...and I was already REEEAAAALLLYYY in love with the beach! I could spend the next 4 hours telling about all the beauty, but I thought I could SHOW you quicker....and, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words!!

Grrrrrrrr....I can't get my pictures to load....I will try again later....with my toes in the ocean...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

OBX (Outer Banks) or BUST!

Well, it's that time of year when our closest friends and their families (THIRTEEN OF US)voluntarily drive 6 hours to North Carolina for a week of nothing but relaxing and having more fun than all the days of the previous year put together! And we do it in a GIGANTIC house! Seriously! We start the countdown the day we leave the previous year! And now it is 2 days away!

Friday is our church's monthly FAMILY production called FX. My 3 BFFs are major components to the event and 3 of the 7 kids heading to the OBX will be worshipping on the worship team. And SWATCOP is one of the actors...maybe I will sneak a video in if I can get one without him knowing! How bad do you want it? Then at 2am Saturday morning we will be packing up 7 kids and some tired parents into the car for a middle of the night drive to the Outer Banks!

Remember THIS?

Get the rest of the story HERE!

Yep, that's why we go! I can't tell you how therapeutic it is for all of us to spend time decompressing and letting go...nothing to worry about, no work, no school, no NOTHING! Just 7 days of nothing but FUN!

I am so thankful for our family of friends...we truly are like family. I am truly BLESSED!

AND AND AND....ladies, the MEN COOK the entire week! How many of you can go on vacation and NOT COOK ONCE?!! ME! ME! ME!

Yes, SWATCOP will be there! Tell me how badly you want to see the incriminating photos and maybe you will get a sneak peek! He's a riot!

Sorry for my distance this week...I have missed you all...but I am busy getting ready! I am hoping for good WiFi this year so I can keep you updated on all of our festivities...please say a prayer for our safety! Excited to soon be posting from North Carolina!! :)

Peace.