OBX experience 2006

The sixteen hour drive home was excruciating. The remnants of sand throughout the car and in every single one of my orafices, were all I had left of the lazy hazy crazy days of OBX. It is bittersweet.Sad to leave such a great group and happy to chalk up another great memory of OBX. The initial shock of size of this group this year finally wore off by day three. The realization that we actually knew so many people on this beach was unbelieveable. The row of umbrellas topped off by the infamous Red O'Maley tent(which is how Sly, the lifegaurd knew us), only told part of the story of this catch-all clan. The unsuspecting newcomers had no choice but to get with the program. The program goes like this, "do what you want say what you feel and one thing leads to another".... and you'll do just fine.
It wasn't totally about the sun and the waves and the beach, which by the way, we had just about perfect weather.

My little neices have not all been together for a very long time. It was like they have seen each other every day for the past two years. I had such a good time playing Deal/ No Deal with them, which included commercial breaks that each little one took a turn performing.I know....isn't that just precious? They were pretty inventive too. And they were the surfer chicks...move over Bri and Keenan. Jaci was nailing those waves. Later in the week, Cassie and Jenn were hanging ten with little Mac following up at the end.

This vacation was like a cruise ship, each night there were different opportunities eg. kareoke and virtual guitar game night., beer pong at the B's house another night,guitar nights,Poker night, the beach games and volley ball in front of O'maley's during the day. We even had our own beer boy complete with belt and accessories. His name is Chris and he's HOT. Too bad girls he's married.

Since Bri and Jake could not join us , our neices brought their version of "Flat Bri and Flat Jake" to join in festivities and pictures. Soooofun.I did have little prego Reagen that I could talk to her tummy, so I sorta got a Bri fix that way. Poor little thing, she was very patient with me. Wait till her little girl is born ..as soon as she hears my voice she'll freak....wah! that's that crazy voice!
I received the best birthday present ever from Susie O. The coolest bottle cap opener that I had the best time uilizing all week long. Imagine that, like I needed an excuse to open a bottle.Really...It was like magic. It always goes so fast and we can not believe the week is over. It's different every year, yet it's the same focus.....relaxation.

I must say, I did a much better job this year with the sunscrean. I know Cassie will appreciate it when she's fifty, unlike her Aunt Jill with my "something about Mary" tanned skinned.I did get my saturation point and had to sit under that umbrella.Everyone was cringing when I was coming at them with that sunscrean. Even the big folks.

I had a special time with my Richmond Ya ya sisters hanging later.....just us as the sun went down, it was very cool. I loved that, I know whatever. It's an old bag thing. We take em when we can get em. Okay, there was way more stuff. And when they hit me I'll fill ya in. It was a great year. There's never a bad time at the beach.
I love my family and I love my friends. Next year will be so fun, but I'm not aloud to talk about it yet. It makes my man sweat. We need to live in the now.