The beach!

After  months of cleaning, sorting, purging, garage sales and then unpacking, cleaning, sorting, purging and organizing...we got out of the house! Whew...finally. It was a nice break this past weekend to spend our time together and see something new! We headed towards Wilmington and found a funky little beach house to stay in on Kure Beach. Beach towns are always a little quirky and fun. The beach "apartment" we found to rent was very, very plain and kinda smelly but it made the warm sand and glorious sun that much more enjoyable. Aside from the air conditioning we wanted to spend our time outdoors. 
It was so crazy to feel warm ocean water. It has been so long since I could let the water come up over my knees without making my feet lose feeling. 
The Oregon coast is beautiful, quaint and relaxing. We are looking forward to finding just the perfect beach for us here in NC. I think in Oregon our favorite was Neskowin or Pacific City. Easy to get to, friendly beaches and good food nearby. 

At Mellow Mushroom for Dad's 40th! 

My favorite little beach comber

She is looking for dolphins ( we saw some!)

Here is one we found on the beach!

This bush was covered in butterflies. 

No vacation is complete without a stop at Krispie Kreme!

Beach Bum all worn out. 

I spent Tuesday cleaning out the sand and washing clothes. It is nice to have quiet days to spend with my little man. Sometimes I miss my friends and family so much I start to cry so then I just turn on the tv. I don't feel lonely watching my soap opera families and all their drama. Judge all you want but the fact that Victor has amnesia is a lot more interesting than all those ridiculous talk shows on all day long. I mean seriously...has anyone ever been able to get through 10 minutes of Nate Berkus? And with that...here are some highlights from our very first road trip.