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Monday, August 18, 2008

Back to Work....

After a much needed vacation for Erik and I, we are back to real life now! Booooo! We had an awesome time in the OBX last week, it was so relaxing. I'm having a tough time getting back into a work mindset today but hoping to adjust by tomorrow.


The main reason we went to the OBX was for a friends wedding. The wedding was beautiful and we were able to dodge the rain droplets just enough to get the ceremony in. Congratulations again Gretchen and Matt...best wishes for a wonderful marriage. We decided to make this a vacation so we stayed for a full week. Another couple went along with us (they were invited to the wedding also) and split the cost of renting a house. The house was awesome...so cute and the decor was just my speed; modern! I'm not a fan of that beachy look with seashells and lighthouses so when I saw the pictures of this house on the internet, I had to rent it! I'm so glad we did...the owners of this house know how to make you feel at home. Here is what we did all week...
Saturday: Arrive in the OBX at 6:30pm!!!!!!!!!!!! The most frustrating drive of my entire life...traffic was INSANE! Erik and I both said that we could not handle that drive again. Unpack and go out to grab some dinner at "Owen's Restaurant"! I had shrimp and it was very yummy. We also made a trip to the Food Lion for food at the house.

Sunday: Slept in, take a drive to check out the town, grab lunch at the brewery and wedding at 6:30pm followed by reception at the Mallard's Marsh.

Monday: Slept in again, went to Aquarium in Manteo, lunch/shopping in downtown Manteo (lunch at "Poor Richards Sandwich Shop") and dinner at "Dirty Dicks" later.

Tuesday: Went to breakfast at "Stack Em High", went to Wright Brothers Museum and dinner at Gretchen and Matt's place (Matt is a chef at a 5 star restaurant in Philly). He made a clam bake for everyone!

Wednesday: This was the rainy day of the trip so we decided to just drive around and shop. We made dinner at home this evening and watched a movie.

Thursday: Erik and I headed to the beach for a few hours. We both are not big beach people but had to make an appearance just once. We only stayed for a couple hours. Came back, had some leftover food from dinner the night before, played a round of mini golf, went to "Tale of the Whale" for dinner and tried another place for mini golf afterwards.

Friday: Slept in, went to 2 mini golf courses and dinner at "Applebees" (yes I know nothing special but the couple we were with really wanted to go here). After dinner we packed our things and relaxed watching Olympics until bed.

Saturday: Up at 5am to leave and beat the traffic! On the road by 5:30am. Arrived to Camp Hill at 12:00pm, picked up Del and headed home to unpack. Our vacation is now OVER! : (

We watched a lot of the Olympics when we were at the house...very exciting! Yay for Phelps! Below are some pictures I took while we were there. Enjoy!

A must take pic...LOL!

Marina in Manteo

Wright Brothers Monument

Me being goofy with the statues at the Wright Brothers Museum.

Beautiful sunset!

1 comment:

duane said...

I photographed Gretchen and Matt's wedding. They were a lot of fun. So happy the rain held off!

-Duane
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