Amy & Stephanie came to visit the family in North Carolina and deliver me my Mother’s Day Gift! Amy crafted a beautiful serving tray that I can use to serve up great lunches or cocktails or whatever we choose.
They arrived really late on Thursday evening so Friday was spent getting pedicures and hanging out with Grandpa. Saturday we had a cook out with the cousins. It was fun to see them all together. The boys tried to play a game of baseball and then the thunder came! It was raining so hard and within a very short time the yard was flooded. Everyone retreated to Carol’s house and a game of Charades with the cousins pitted against the friends provided everyone with some side splitting laughter!
Sunday, our little family of four met some old friends of mine for breakfast at Cracker Barrel and then headed for Wilmington and the beach! It was a cold, cloudy day and the wind was blowing enough that it felt like being sand blasted so we didn’t linger on the beach. It was a long day of driving but we found a great hotel right on the beach and had a wonderful sunset. Monday morning we had lunch on the patio and sat facing the ocean for a bit before heading to Historic Wilmington for some site seeing.
Wrightsville Beach
Wilmington is not as grand as Savannah or Charleston and a bit run down on the waterfront but we did get to see some interesting architecture and ride a horse drawn trolley car!
North Carolina is a state where you have to go to a special store (ABC) to purchase liquor. You can buy beer and wine in the market but for anything better you have to make a special trip to the ABC store. So when we were driving along in Wilmington and we see this
Drive thru Beer store!
Unbelievable! You can’t buy alcohol just anywhere but you can drive thru and pick up a six pack! And, they bring it right to your car just Jack n the Box!
Amy flew to New Jersey Monday evening and Stephanie flew home on Tuesday. It was great to see them, I just wish it was longer.