2023 Vacation, part 2

Wednesday morning I awoke with a migraine and went back to bed after medicating.  Andrew and Thomas went back to the mainland and played some frisbee golf.  I love that they bond in that way.  I walked over to the nearby shops, but didn't even find any I wanted to go into.  We had visited the favorite bookstore Tuesday morning, and that was here I had decided to spend a bit of money.  That evening we decided to try a new restaurant on the sound front, and yet again, really good food!  We walked out to the sound but the wind was overwhelming.  When we returned to our rental, we convinced the kids to walk with us (and of course the sweet pup!) over to the ocean.  I took so many fabulous pictures.  Of course our TV watching continued that evening.

Thursday was the day I was most looking forward to.  We had decided to do our shopping in Duck.  I know the kids were a little disappointed that we didn't get to walk along the boardwalk as much as we would have liked, but with Andrew's mom joining us, it just wasn't an option.  We did get to a little bit though, and again, I took lots of fun pictures.  We also ate lunch out that day instead of dinner, and we visited a place from the TV show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.  It was 100% worth the stop!  That evening, Andrew and I walked to park across from where we were staying and walked along the sound.  It was gorgeous.

Friday Andrew took a bike ride (he had rented a bike down there) and I took the kids and did a bit of shopping.  We started our laundry process and got things organized.  Dinner was a fun place near-by.  Afterwards we took Andrew's mom over to the park on the sound and she was able to enjoy the views.  We got home just before a major storm came in.  Even dark clouds are prettier at the ocean though!

We were out the door by 6:30 the next morning, and home 14 hours later.  It was so nice to be able to have Andrew's mom and both kids with us.  It was also different though.  The kids are used to having their own space, and after dinner we didn't see them much.  They retreated to their rooms and hung out there the rest of the evening.  I understand, but I wished they had joined us a bit more.  It didn't really feel like we did as much this trip, and in many ways, we didn't.  We just sat and relaxed, and for that I am grateful!