Friday, October 26, 2012

My First Hurricane

Ahh. My first hurricane. For a storm-a-phobic this is a little unnerving. We leave in a little over a day, but the storm path is predicted to come ashore and hit center just north of here. If you watch the weather channel, you get scared real quick. If you watch local weather predictions for the area, you relax. Who is to be believed? I can handle rain. Wind...a little. But 75 mile per hour wind? Not so sure. So, I pray that we leave before it hits full. Pray with me. It makes me feel better. :) Hubby works so our departure is all up to him. I am praying he gets to come back early. Here's to hoping. Thanks for your prayers.

For all my friends that are living in the path of this thing, I'm praying for you too.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Finishing Touches

As we come to the end of this trip, I have to admit that I am more than ready to go home. I think that it is a feeling that is shared by all. But, I can not discount all of the fun experiences that we have had. Some blogged about and some not. We have had an opportunity to visit friends, historical sites, a zoo, quaint villages (that still hold true to their roots),  festivals, the ocean, and some neat shops. The only things left on my list are the Hollywood cemetery (morbid, I know) and St. Johns Church. Lucky for me... they are fairly close and I can do both in one day. St. Johns Church holds the allure of "Give me Liberty, or give me Death" and the cemetery holds several well known figures in history and a couple of dead presidents.

I was amazed at how easily that this has gone. Every chance that we had, we have been going somewhere. We never made it to Washington D.C. but that will have to wait. I was warned that it might be to chaotic with the little ones right now. (By the locals) So we decided that at this stage, only the oldest would get anything out of it and that we can do it on another trip. I'm sure that this will not be the only chance to see this area of the map. The locals have been helpful in finding things to do that were not "published" in a phamplet somewhere. We were able to mingle and fit in on several occasions.

The Brass Monkey had the most disgusting burger I have ever seen, and on Mondays it is half off. Hubby thought that it was great and my eldest enjoyed hers immensely. It was huge and included so many toppings that it was daunting. Fried egg...on a burger?! The other restaurants were okay, but I won't forget that one. Not that we tried them all, but a few that are unique to here.

So my Virginia posts are over. I still have a little longer here, and one more excursion, but I hope that you enjoyed traveling with us. Maybe next time I can blog more. We will see. :)