A big move ....

I have not done a post since January 6th ... wow

But a lot has happened in our life so I thought I should

document everything going on!

We have a new grandson.....John Cash Delaney

born on April 25th, 3 weeks early

He's the Delaney namesake and just precious

Jacquelyn and I were able to go to York, PA and

be there when he was born.

Johnny had to stay home as we were SELLING our home!

that's right, selling our beautiful home of 27 years,

the home where we raised our children, made so many

memories. But for us, it was time to start a

new adventure!

So we decided to take advantage of the "sellers" market

and find the perfect home to retire in

down in the Outer Banks of North Carolina

And we did!

We downsized big time....going from almost 3,000 sq ft

to 1708 sq ft. 

Of course it was tough getting rid of things so I ended up

holding on to too much! We get in the new house and 

I have no room for so many things. So then it became

easy to get rid of things...haha

So now my blog will become 

"Life on a sand bar" 

and I'm really going to try hard and document 

our new life.

Moving day was not easy for our 3 doggies
poor Khaleesi Rue was so confused about what was going on
as the movers started bringing things upstairs, she took advantage of any
open cabinet she could find and was hiding

here's our kitchen. I love it and pretty much have the same
amount of cabinets as the house we sold.
a few are a bit smaller
I was unpacking as fast as they were bringing them up the steps
We have a typical beach box home, reverse floor plan
so our kitchen, dining, living room, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
are upstairs. Downstairs is a bedroom, bathroom and recreation room

here's the dining room....kitchen, dining and living room
are just one open room

we were unable to have our fence installed so the fence guy
installed a temporary fence so we could at least open
the door and let the dogs out

they were nervous at first but now seem to be enjoying it right much

and now after almost 2 weeks, they love laying in the sun in the sand

I'm not really sure when this "Nags Head" horse was bought
but my Momma bought it I'm going to guess 50 years ago. I was probably about 12 years old when we went, but not positive about that.

We went there when us kids were young and there was pretty much
nothing down here in Nags Head but cottages, a restaurant and a
couple of gas stations. It was always just called Nags Head but it is actually
made up of a few little towns starting with Kitty Hawk which is probably about 4 miles long, then Kill Devil Hills which is maybe 6 miles long, then Nags Head which is the larger town that goes to the end of the island. Later on it picked up the name of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It's actually just a sand bar along the coast, at some points only 1/2 mile wide if that. We moved to Kill Devil Hills. We are one block from the sound and 1/2 mile from the ocean.
Johnny and I have vacationed down here for 40 years and always dreamed of one day living here. So this "Nags Head" horse means a lot to me....that my 
Momma bought it. I remember her telling Daddy "do not ever bring me to this God forsaken place again"....haha. And then as the years went by, she loved coming down here. It grew from just the Beach Road to the bypass that started filling up with stores and restaurants and then Momma loved it and came down on vacation with Johnny and I. 
So in this window in the dining room is the perfect place for it.

I just couldn't wait to get my flag up and my sweet
babe installed it on flag day for us!

It will be 2 weeks tomorrow that we moved here

I still wake up each morning and cannot believe I am here

life on a sand bar....it's just fun

later....