More OBX ...

On Saturday we really wanted to go out on

the beach but with the wind, it was so cold

we tried a new to us restaurant for breakfast

Grits Grill

it was delicious!!

afterward Declan went with Lynne and Tom to do

some 4 wheelin on the beach

they were hoping to see the wild horses but no luck

Johnny, Bucky, Jacquelyn, Avery and I went shopping

at the outlet mall

lots of great deals

then we went riding around

then back to the hotel to try and warm up some

very, very cold

being silly at breakfast

Jacquelyn was trying to get a picture of Avery with her

new sunglasses. She kept looking up so Jacq told her

to look down.....but instead she squatted down, so cute

Declan hiding in the hotel room

I think we were all just so cold we didn't feel like leaving

our hotel rooms so we ordered take out

Jacquelyn and her crew got Mama Kwans again! haha

Johnny and I got subs from Stop and Shop

another fun day for us on the Outer Banks despite the cold

later....

Outer Banks of NC ....

I love the OBX.....it's my place

it's where I am the happiest

Johnny and I rode down on Thursday March 9th after work

got down there about 8:30 so went over

to Mama Kwans and had a great dinner at the bar

best fish tacos

then checked in to our hotel

the next morning Jacquelyn, Bucky, Declan and Avery arrived

we went over to Bob's Grill for breakfast

first we went to Millers, closed for cleaning and upgrades

Then went to the Nags Head Pier, also closed for upgrades

a lot of the places down there will close up for a month

or two in the winter for deep cleaning, repairs, etc.

after breakfast we headed over to Food Lion to pick

up some bottled waters, beer, snacks

then we went out on the beach....

looking for purple shells, oyster shells and sea glass

Declan and Avery Grace love sifting through the sand

looking for shells and sea glass

a little later on Lynne arrived so we all went to Tortugas for

a late lunch. Was super nice outside when we arrived

but while in there the cold front started moving in

the wind was blowing so hard you could see the sand

flying through the air

we came out of there and wow, it was COLD

we ended up going to Mama Kwans again as

Bucky and Jacquelyn really wanted to eat there

fine by us, we love it

later.....

Been MIA....

I really blame Facebook for my being such a 

slacker with my blog.

I don't usually sit down in the evening until about 7:30 or so

and then I have to catch up on FB then Instagram

and then because I get up at the butt crack of dawn

I go to bed! haha...

So let me just do some quick catch ups

and maybe try to blog a little more going forward

January wasn't too exciting. I really wanted to try for 15 Jazzercise

classes but I came down with bronchitis so I only got 

in 10 classes. But that's still good

We had a pretty decent snow on Jan 7th

light and fluffy, Johnny used the left blower to blow the 

snow off of our cars, funny

Jacquelyn and Bucky live in our neighborhood so they

walked over for some fun in the snow 

below is Avery Grace's "show me your lips" look

February came and again I thought maybe I could do good with Jazzercise classes....omg, only 4 classes! To my defense, 9 vacation days and then I came down with something, cold, allergies, who knows, we are having crazy weather.

We had a fun vacation in Ft Lauderdale

with Tommy and Joanne, Kim and Chris and some of their family

what a fantastic time

Ft Lauderdale is a crazy and wild place

I'll do some other blog post on those with a few pictures

The day after we returned we had our sweet Bella Boo's

eye surgery scheduled. Had her at the vet

at 7:30 that morning and was able to go get her later

that afternoon. She did really well with it and was so 

good about not messing with her eye she did not have

to wear the cone on her neck. Which was a good thing because

when I put it on her, she froze....would not move an inch

I love how our other 2 Teddy Bears stayed close with her

she was on pain pills for a week so not very active so they

def knew something was not right 

And now it's March!!

going to be a great month

Our grandson Declan will turn 4

we are going down to the Outer Banks for all of the St Patricks

festivities, then we will go to the Irish Festival here in Richmond

And it's MY birthday month!!

So I need to be really really good and blog all about it.

later.....

We the people .....

I've been blogging for a very long time

I don't think I have ever put up a political post

but I just feel I want to document my thoughts on this day

January 20, 2017 when our 45th president will be sworn in

Isn't it amazing to think that this awesome day, this event in our

great country has only been done 45 times!

I will start this with something interesting.......I told Johnny

about 20 years ago that either Warren Buffet or Donald Trump

needs to be president of our country.

at the time, they both were democrats

I just believed politicians were no longer working for the people 

of the country and that we needed a businessman to run it.

And if he picked the right people for his cabinet, we would be

ok with foreign affairs. 

So now look at us, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in today

as the 45th president of the United States.

I have supported him from the beginning.

and not only because he is a smart businessman but because I

felt like he was doing this for his children and grandchildren.

I truly believe that he would not put his family through this

campaigning disaster if he didn't feel like he could make our

country better for the future. 

Is he the best choice, probably not, is he crass at times, oh yes

I can't even tell you how many times I cringed when he tweeted, debated,

interviewed......but it still did not sway me. I still do believe that he is there

to work for the American people. That is our problem, we have had

politicians and they do not work for us. They don't.....the do in the beginning

but then politics come in to play and things change.

I will say, I have voted Republican and Democrat in the past

I have tried to vote for the person and what their goals were

for the country. And really, none of them have lived up to my expectations

I do believe that Bill Clinton did pretty good his first 4 years

after that, no. And I believe Ronald Reagan did a good job.

There was no way I could have voted for Hillary. In my heart, I just

don't believe most of what she says. And I think the icing on the cake

turning me against her was Benghazi. I just don't know how as 

a woman, as a mother she could care less about our service men that

were killed. And the fact that she lied about it to the mothers

of those 4 men, that takes a cold heart. 

I thought about maybe I could vote for Rubio but then again, that would

have been 4 years of politicians kissing each others ass and getting

nothing done. So I decided that I needed to support a non-politician

People keep saying he needs to be more "presidential" and he needs 

to stop tweeting. I don't believe that, I think he is an American

who truly loves this country and wants to make it better and

safer for our future. I have grown children and 6 grandchildren so

that matters to me. He doesn't trust the media, he has 1,000

reasons not to trust them. I no longer trust them as they showed 

how they tried to control our thinking.

so President Trump, tweet away!!

I will be honest, I did not support Obama and I never really 

cared for him. I could say a lot of things but I'll only mention the one

thing that really bothered me about him. He promised to get our troops

out of Iraq. That was one of his big platforms

and his supporters were focused on that and preached it

to everyone who would listen. And even though it was Bush

who had signed the agreement to have the troops out by 2011 (?)

he failed to negotitate to keep enough troops in place. I felt like all

he wanted was to be able to say "I fulfilled my promise to get the troops out"

but at what cost......it enabled ISIS to then go in

(who was just forming)

and I'm sure everyone knows had we kept a strong presence over

there, ISIS would not have grown as they have

So I blame Bush and Obama for not protecting our country.

because truth be told, it is not safe

and we need someone to make it safe

Is it Donald Trump....I don't know but at least give someone

else a shot at it. Because as we know, Hillary would not have 

done it.... she would not have grown our military and she would not have protected our military. And if you do not have a strong military force, you don't have a lot of power to protect your country.

When Obama was elected both times I said I would support him

and I would respect him. And I did......maybe between Johnny and I or very

close friends we made jokes but in public, I did not say ugly things and did not make fun of him. I don't think that is the proper thing to do.

 I would not do that to any president and oh my, there have been

plenty that you could! So the things that go around about Trump from

adults that I know has been horrible. Like I can't believe that mature 

adults would say some of the things they say. But that's not my job to judge.

I think the worst thing I have seen through this entire election was

last night on the news, they were live interviewing protesters

there was a child, maybe 11 or 12 years old, it was 9:30 last night

so first thing I thought was why isn't this child at home in bed, it's a school night! Then the reporter asked him why did you set that fire in the street

the child replied "because I can"

and then the reporter asked something about why he was out there

and he replied "because Trump sucks"

you know what, no matter who you support that is sad....and yes

that is the worst thing ever. That child is our future and look what we

have done. So if you choose to go out and protest, which is all of our right to do that, please keep in mind, act as an adult, don't do and say foolish things.
let us keep things civil and respectful. If I went out and acted like a fool
at a protest, I would be terrified of my own children seeing me
act like that......haha!!

All I can say now is I hope as Americans we will support our new president

because hoping he fails as president is hoping our country fails

our people fail and our children fail

Let's try to support Donald Trump and give him a chance

let's act like adults and true Americans because the one ugly

thing that I will say is......if you don't love this country, then leave.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

later.....