We are supposed to be at the beach

Today is the day that we are supposed to have arrived at the Outer Banks.  We booked this trip at Thanksgiving last year.  It was supposed to be the last big trip as our family of four.  Not that there wouldn't be more, but this is the last one we could really guarantee that Catherine could go with us.  The North Carolina governor opened the bridge two weeks ago, but we made the painful decision not to take the trip.  There was no guarantee that the restaurants and attractions would be open, and vacation is too expensive to be able to not enjoy it the way we want.  It turns out that some things have opened up, but we were able to get over 90% of our money back.  This has also turned into a crazy busy week, and the kids would have had to miss a lot of important things, so it truly is a blessing that we didn't go.  We are all a little disappointed, and a little bit of longing for the beach has occurred.  This was definitely the right decision for us though!