I'm leaving....

for the beach tomorrow!! We thought we would not get to leave until Sunday afternoon but things at Johnny boy's work changed so we are able to leave tomorrow when he finishes up at 3:00!

That means......8 DAYS AT THE BEACH!! Can ya tell I'm excited!!

So I have mentioned this many times before but here goes again.........Johnny and I started vacationing in the Outer Banks the year before we married....that's 31 years ago. And there was not much down here back then.......only a hand full of restaurants. You couldn't even buy a mixed drink down there! If you had your bottle, they would mix it for you. haha.....

If you have never been to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, you really should try it....so worth the trip from wherever you ar!

Not many hotels and the ones they did have weren't all that great. But the draw was the beach. It's just beautiful and it's not crowded...even now, as it has become built up and more and more people come there, it's still not crowded. Or at least doesn't ever feel crowded. It's just the best place on earth. So we continued to vacation there every single year........for 31 years! We used to rent beach houses when the kids were young, then they got a little older and I guess wanted a little more action so we started staying at the Ocean Reef which is all suites. And they loved it there so that is where we stayed for 11 years.

Then the kids grew up, Johnny's sister bought a oceanfront condo so we just started going there and that's what we do now. We did rent a large house last year as family came from Va, Texas and Georgia.

And so now it will be just us, relaxing.......watching movies, swimming, lounging on the beach, eating lots of seafood and just enjoying the time away from work! And here's a pic from last year....

I'll have lots of pics when I return......Happy 4th of July to everyone!!

later........