{Life as we live it}

OBX: days 1+2

a photo heavy post...while the kids stayed w/ my parents, Tim & i celebrated our 10th anniversary down in OBX for 5 days. we had an awesome time!!! this vacation was a much needed getaway for the both of us.

we stayed at First Colony Inn, an adorable and cozy bed & breakfast. i've always wanted to stay in a b&b & so glad i did...i'm now spoiled!!!

the first day we kept it simple, picked up a few things at the local market for our room, drove up & down the strip to see where everything was, had a super light dinner, planned out the rest of our visit & enjoyed happy hour at the Inn while relaxing on the back deck.

on Friday, day 2, we ventured off to the beach, which was not crowded at all. it was perfect.

the water was pretty, so blue & so clear. nice size waves, lots of splashing in the water for us. i didn't want to leave when it was time to go.

got the hubby to snap one of me jumping, ha.

this is the back of the Inn where we stayed. our room window is the the second one from the right on the roof.

after lunch, we visited the Wright Brothers National Memorial. definitely something Tim loved & i enjoyed it as well.

that monument in the background is far away from where we are standing...instead of walking from the museum area, we drove closer. it was a VERY hot & humid day!

here we are closer, before we began our trek up the hill.

view from half way up the path...

made it up, sweat & all...

there were a LOT of self portraits of us during our vacation :)

after the extremely hot & humid, long walk, a pitstop for some ice cream was much needed, at Logan's.

there was a nice variety of ice cream to chose from & the best part were their quirky signs throughout the shop :)

i had their cappuccino crunch topped with chopped peanuts (the crunch was pieces of taffy & dark chocolate chips-HEAVEN)...so so good & they did NOT skimp on the ice cream. our belly's were so full!!

back at the Inn, we partook in happy hour, this is something the Inn had every day for two hours, wine, tea, fresh lemon aide and a variety of snacks to indulge in. each night the food was different. the white & red wines were delish, too. i should have bought a bottle, maybe next time.

(photo courtesy of Blue Moon Beach Grill)

after much needed rest from all that hot & humidity, we stopped at Blue Moon Beach Grill for dinner. i'm glad we ate there, the food was extremely yum!!! i could have eaten here for dinner every night, ha! yes, it was that good.

since i snapped a TON of photos, i'll share the rest tomorrow in a separate post.

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xo!

father's day surprise...

last Friday, the kids & i went drove down to surprise the parents with a visit. the normal 2 hour drive turned into more of a 3.5 hour one instead. three stops to the potty (not sure what is up w/ my kids & their bladder) & an accident on I-64 didn't help much.

this is a backup before getting through the tunnel...this is NORMAL during the summer months & of course during a normal work week.

anyway, kids & i arrived safely & walked into my parents house, greeting the parents w/ smiling faces & they were pleasantly surprised. it was hilarious b/c i think they had to do a double take before they realized it who we were...LOLOL. we took my parents out to dinner at one of my dad's favorite places to eat, Logan's. it was nice & food was good. service seemed slow, which didn't help much w/ tired & hungry kids. but it was nice.

 

it was a quick trip, but fun. good to see them both & they were happy to see their grand kids to boot! :)

we left the next day so we could spend the rest of the weekend w/ Tim. it was a VERY low key & relaxing day. Tim slept in til nearly noon (must be nice)!

Corinne baked her daddy cookies & Ty & i bought him Krispy Kreme donuts...can you see him trying to hide his face as he indulges into sweetness?! hahahaha! later we went out to eat at the Outback, which is always a wait. i am not sure why we didn't just make reservations before hand. oh well, it was well worth the wait.

 

mini vaca @ the Beach...

beware, LOTS & LOTS of photos to share. i wanted to spend a day or two at the beach with the kids this summer. so we went down during the week & stayed at my parents house. we went to meet my parents at the church where they were playing a card game. something they do there every Tuesday. so we hung out with them there for a few hours. went out to dinner & relaxed. headed to the beach Wednesday morning for they day. Ty & Corinne had SUCH a blast at the ocean front. it was so nice & just relaxing. the day was PERFECT with the sunshine. not a ton of humidity either. they didn't want to leave at all either...LOL. i had to bribe Corinne with ice cream, which i didn't have, just so she would walk back up with me to where our stuff was. later that night i got to hang out at dinner with some friends, Tywla & Roderick, i've not seen in years!! it was such a nice time catching up with them. Thursday, we just spent that day relaxing. dad brought grandma over to see the kids before we headed back home. Tyler loved seeing her, but Corinne wasn't in the mood...LOL! oh & i TRIED numerous times to put my daughter in her bathing suit, but she refused!!!

 

 

i am thinking of taking them down again in August before school starts! we'll see! have a lovely weekend :-)