Guess where we went last week?!:)

The Outer Banks of North Carolina!! WhoooHooo!

Hubby had to put some crown molding up in a condo in Kill Devil Hills so we got to stay there for the week...for free!:)

 We finally found some sea glass!

 Collected buckets and buckets of shells!

(This was the only day with ANY clouds at all!!)

 Enjoyed the near empty beaches!

Found a skull-shaped shell!

 Took some selfies!

Because of the government shutdown there were no vehicles at Oregon Inlet which is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Never seen that before!

 They have a really hard time keeping the sand off the roads on these barrier islands and to show you how skinny some areas are I borrowed a photo...

 ....from the Outer Banks website.  Can you get over this...it's an amazing place!! Go look at the map to see these barrier islands along the coast of North Carolina!

 On the way home we visited my folks....and a farmers market.  

 Oh....and I found a quilt shop at the beach and bought a few treasures!:)

~d

Mile Post 9 Adventures

We were at the beach last week, Kill Devil Hill, NC. Don had to put a new kitchen in a condo....and we were able to stay a few more days.
Here's the kitchen he had to replace...some of the upper cabinets are already gone....the rest he tore out...and we schlepped down two flights of stairs....

...and then schlepped new cabinets up.....two...flights....of....stairs...ugh!

About 75 up and downs and a day later the kitchen was in....cardboard counter tops and all!;) A granite top is on order....so then the fun began!

This was the first day...before going up and down the stairs...when the sun was still shining...

Then the kids came and so did the rain. But everyone just went with it walking on the beach between rain showers.....going to see Ironman II and Robin Hood...having some so-so Chinese and some fabulous Mexican food....

Doing a little shopping at the local Wings where you can find everything beachy...

...including things nobody should be wearing even though she really liked it! On our last full day the sun finally came out...but it was only 67 degrees. We went to the beach anyway and it felt soooooo good....we stayed too long....not wearing suntan lotion. I'm a bad mom! We are now all pretty crispy and peeling.

On our last day we did just what Bob's sign implored us to do....
and we said good-bye to the beach.

Once home...nursing our burns...I made my STUD Swap mini. The theme for May was "Wish You Were Here" so we had to make a mini representing where we live....so mine starts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and ends.....

....at the beaches!;)

~d