Betty's Blog: What a weekend!

Thursday night, my friend LeeAnn texted me and asked if we wanted a free weekend away this weekend. Well, thankfully I didn't have any sittings this weekend and I checked with Brad and he said "SWEET" so that meant we were headed to North Carolina. Lee has a friend at work that has been offering her cottage for quite some time now and Lee decided to take her up on the offer. And, she included us! It was a beautiful house in Corolla which isn't where we normally stay. It is further up the barrier islands. We had been in that area years ago, in fact the kids and I had been with the Lowmans up there in '99 when Brad was on cruise. At that time we actually saw some of the wild horses. We didn't see any horses this time, although we looked and hoped! I decided to pack light this trip and only brought Brad's little point and shoot. I was so upset when we got to Dave and Lee's and Lee told me that her daughter, Gina was coming! A weekend with Jack and I didn't have my camera - UGH!! I was not happy! I knew I would regret not bringing it, I just didn't know I would regret it so quickly! So, we got there pretty late on Friday evening after stopping at the Coinjock Marina for a yummy seafood dinner. We found the house and it was gorgeous, huge and roomy. We stayed up and talked a bit and then headed to bed. We got up on Saturday and Gina, Lee and I went to Food Lion and picked up some breakfast and lunch stuff. We went back and cooked breakfast and then took a walk on the beach. The beach was beautiful, lots of shells and of course it wasn't crowded in the least. We then just hung around the house and Jack entertained us the rest of the day. He is SUCH a good little boy! Saturday evening we ate at a seafood place and it was amazing! After dinner Dave drove us up to the upper end of Corolla and we drove on the beach. On Sunday we got up and cooked breakfast and then Gina and her family left, they live near Richmond so it is a bit further for them to drive and they had things to do at home this afternoon too. We hated to see them go, it was great having them join us. Dave and Brad went to the gym and worked out while Lee and I packed everything up and straightened up the house. When the guys got back and showered we went to a little deli that Dave knew of and got sandwiches to go. We drove back to the beach that we had driven on Saturday night and had a picnic lunch. The weather was incredible, perfect, and so beautiful. We then went back to the house and loaded the car and headed home. It was a perfect weekend spent with some wonderful friends!