Independence Day

These are from our July 2012 family vacation on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks.  This same island is currently in the path of a hurricane which appears to be avoiding Mathews County, thankfully.

I'm grateful that, for a variety of reasons, we decided (a while back) to schedule our family vacation later in July this year. Usually we're in Avon, NC, the first or second week of July.  Hopefully this storm won't be the start of a summer trend. And, hopefully the last week in July will be storm-free.

I'll spend this Independence Day at home with lots of food and a few friends. Son has to work, but Daughter and I may go to the fireworks display at the high school, we'll see.  Right now, most of all, I'm looking forward to a few days off from work.

I hope your Independence Day weekend is a wonderful one.

Beaches

Once again the weather this past weekend was just wonderful. I had the privilege of joining high school friends on boating adventures that took us to New Point Saturday and Winter Harbor on Sunday. Saturday's excursion was in honor of my friend Glenda's 50th birthday, which was a blast.  

Sunday, her children (and she, but they made the phone call) 

invited me to join them on another boating/beach adventure.

(I've grown so fond of her children these past two days, I'm drawing up adoption papers.

Son will be leaving for college in a few short months, this works out perfectly.)

Glenda and Billy

The first shot above is from Saturday's New Point Birthday Extravaganza.

(Many more photos from that day and a little story about a boat ride gone almost awry will be forthcoming.) 

The rest of these are from Sunday's Winter Harbor Beach Day, which was much more low key but just as much fun and included friends Lisa, Craig, and their children Malia and Luke.

My thanks to Glenda and Billy (and to Glenda's adorable children) for inviting me along for the ride.

I definitely enjoyed it.

Hope your weekend was a great one.