Notes from the beach...

My trip to the beach was very relaxing. Here are a few notes from the trip:

• On the way down (Wednesday night) I hit a racoon. He was sitting smack in the middle of my lane...green eyes just staring right at me. Before I could even decide what to do..."K-THUNK"...and then, "Oh my gosh, I hit a racoon!"
• Thursday was a day wrought with many emotions...while out shopping we learned that Andrew Kenney (the 22-year-old son of a good friend of ours) passed away. He had been diagnosed recently with an unknown but very aggressive form of cancer. Please keep his family in your prayers. (Chris and I will be attending the funeral tomorrow morning in Winchester.)
• Four of us spent a lengthy time in the hot tub on Friday morning...what a life...waking up and jumping in a hot tub...I could get used to that. We also went to Manteo where those of us with Pandora bracelets purchased a couple of beads (thanks my friends for the 2 lovely heart beads...you really will be in my heart forever).
  
• Saturday was the most beautiful day of all. A nice relaxing morning and a little more shopping before we headed home (thanks Donna for the awesome gift...a new Vera Bradley purse in Peacock...I love it!)

I am so thankful I got to go on the beach trip again this year. It was such an amazing time and I truly cherish my relationships with the women of Crosslight.

Here are some pictures.

View from the house we were staying at.

The ladies at the big chair in Manteo. We do this every year.
Note: We had an older man take the picture and he had a hard time not cutting off people's heads.

I tried to do a self portrait with the beach in the background, but let's just say that they turned out not to be so flattering!