We had a great trip to North Carolina, we originally planned on going for the long weekend, but Reagan wasn't out of school yet. This turned out even more perfect because we didn't have to fight traffic.
I ended up driving the entire way to Tim's parent's house, all 7 hours or whatever it turned out to be. I wasn't even freaked out. We didn't there till well after midnight, and everyone was crashed.
It's hard to remember what we did each day, but one day we drove out to the Outerbanks and spent the day at the ocean. It was really perfect. Hot, but not too hot. The beach wasn't crowded. We were on the marine corp base beach, and it was wonderful. I missed being able to swim, but I loved jumping the waves and the fact that there was no seaweed!! So different from the beaches back home.
One day we went out on Tim's dad's boat. It's a really nice boat, I fished off the front and caught 7 or 8 or more fish, I kind of lost track. They were mostly too small to catch, but the kids loved throwing them back in the water.
The pelicans were so cool, I wish I had taken pictures of them. I'd never seen pelicans in the wild before! At one point, a pod of dolphins swam by, there must have been 10 or 15 of them, it was a really special thing to see, as the sun was setting.
Tim's mom fed us well, and Tim's dad took good care of us. I really appreciate the fact that his parents are so loving and kind, and that they love and accept me so fully! They are so happy that Tim is in a loving relationship again.
Spent some time with Tim's sister and her new boyfriend, and lots of time with Reagan's cousin Seamus. He was very interested in the fact that I was now his aunt, it was cute to have him asking so many questions about how family works. Not so cute when he pulled me into another room to say that he saw us having sex on our wedding dvd. LOL I explained that we were just kissing (now you may kiss the bride..) but that yes, married people did have sex, but that wasn't sex. He told me that he thought sex meant a lot of kissing, and I said that yes, that was part of it, and we left it at that. Heh, not sure why these kids feel the need to ask ME all the questions, but I guess I'm not scary.
Tim's brother stopped in one night, good to see him. He is moving for university and his girlfriend Taylor couldn't make it, which was too bad.
Tim and I bought Tim's mom some hanging baskets and wrote her a card for her retirement. She was so happy with them, which made me so happy.
There's so much else to tell, but of course my brain just isn't thinking it all up right now. Overall, a great vacation, a relaxing time, great family time. I always leave feeling loved and I always feel a bit sad to go, cause I get used to be around lots of people and I enjoy it. It's so nice to have family at the beach! Makes for a fun, but not too expensive vacation!
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