The last time I was in North Carolina it was to welcome home my 
big sis from Iraq and as luck would have it, this visit is sort of a farewell for her next upcoming deployment. I love the life we are building and the places that the Army takes us, but it always makes me spite the Army when I have to watch one of my closest family members trek off to do their job. Anyway…
So here we are.
We’re only going to be here for a short time, but man, are we packing in adventures. Tiari and David wanted to take us down to Carolina beach and let me tell you, I do not like the Atlantic. The Pacific ocean will do for me until I am thoroughly shown proof that the Atlantic has more to offer than brown water and sand 
so fine it actually looks like salt. Of course that didn’t stop my kiddos and Darrylynne from frolicking the entire day. Watching them all together made me realize how lucky we are to have each other. In a sense my sisters are what make our family. We aren’t that close to our mother and our dad is so busy it’s challenging to keep in good contact, although he tries. I love that my kids know their aunts and are as close to 
them as they are. It’s funny, the things I remember the most this trip are the feelings I experience not the places we have been or seen, don’t get me wrong we’re having a grand old time doing all that we’re doing.
Back to the beach – we bbq’d on the beach and spent the majority of the day sitting under our makeshift tent made of a tarp and Tiari’s explorer trunk propped open. Erik even got Stryker to get into the water. He is so funny, for a big dog he sure is a scaredy cat! We wanted to spend a good part of the night out there but a
freak storm trampled all hopes for that. There was excitement on the sea when the wind capsized a small sailboat, no one was hurt but the drama was high…lol. It was also quite entertaining to watch cars get stuck in the sand and have to be rescued by bigger trucks and albeit more skillful drivers!
Later that night us four adults went out for a drink stopping at a couple of pubs in what I guess would be
called the party area of Carolina beach. We did get a really cute bartender at the last pub we went to to make me a white gummy bear and I have to admit it wasn’t half bad. The best part though was stopping at a little mom and pop store to suck down some mango ice cream…yum! We came back to the hotel that night to find that the hibachi we used for dinner had been stolen from the gazebo while we let it cool. Lesson learned, secure all personal belongings before heading out to drink.
We spent most of this past week doing pretty routine things. Tiari and David had to work and Erik and I actually tried to sleep in, they have really light curtains leaving us sleep deprived at about 6 every morning. We took Darrylynne to the gym in the mornings and played with t
he kids in the afternoon, and had dinner ready when Tiari and David came home. On Thursday we all made our way down to Fort Bragg to go to Tiari’s brigade picnic. They sure know how to feed a community, not once did they run out of food or drinks. The ribs were pretty darn scrumptious considering it was from the DFAC! However, the kids were pretty bored because the only entertainment they thought to have was a dj and food. We had to play keep out of the sun with all of the five branches growing out of the ground in that huge field. That night T and David had a dining out so instead of cooking we opted for fatty hamburgers at Five Guys, Erik
had to refrain from eating everything in sight, it was that good. No night would be complete without some ice cream. Since there isn’t a Cold Stone here we had to settle for some DQ, which really is the next best thing. Tomorrow we’re waking up and heading east to Virginia. Like I said the adventures never cease!
I have to let you know that during our cross country road trip I only had to drive a total of maybe 4 hours. That’s right, my knight in casual civilian clothes is here to do all the heavy steering. I am back on cloud 9 with him here with us. It seems like we’ve had to wait a lifetime or three just to be able to be a family again. Now that we are I can’t imagine us being anything but together, I know those dreams will be shattered eventually but right now it’s us. Together. And I couldn’t be soaring any higher! My hubbster is the bestest!
I'm doing this from phone so forgive any errors....lol ;-)
big sis from Iraq and as luck would have it, this visit is sort of a farewell for her next upcoming deployment. I love the life we are building and the places that the Army takes us, but it always makes me spite the Army when I have to watch one of my closest family members trek off to do their job. Anyway…So here we are.
We’re only going to be here for a short time, but man, are we packing in adventures. Tiari and David wanted to take us down to Carolina beach and let me tell you, I do not like the Atlantic. The Pacific ocean will do for me until I am thoroughly shown proof that the Atlantic has more to offer than brown water and sand 
so fine it actually looks like salt. Of course that didn’t stop my kiddos and Darrylynne from frolicking the entire day. Watching them all together made me realize how lucky we are to have each other. In a sense my sisters are what make our family. We aren’t that close to our mother and our dad is so busy it’s challenging to keep in good contact, although he tries. I love that my kids know their aunts and are as close to 
them as they are. It’s funny, the things I remember the most this trip are the feelings I experience not the places we have been or seen, don’t get me wrong we’re having a grand old time doing all that we’re doing.Back to the beach – we bbq’d on the beach and spent the majority of the day sitting under our makeshift tent made of a tarp and Tiari’s explorer trunk propped open. Erik even got Stryker to get into the water. He is so funny, for a big dog he sure is a scaredy cat! We wanted to spend a good part of the night out there but a
freak storm trampled all hopes for that. There was excitement on the sea when the wind capsized a small sailboat, no one was hurt but the drama was high…lol. It was also quite entertaining to watch cars get stuck in the sand and have to be rescued by bigger trucks and albeit more skillful drivers!Later that night us four adults went out for a drink stopping at a couple of pubs in what I guess would be
called the party area of Carolina beach. We did get a really cute bartender at the last pub we went to to make me a white gummy bear and I have to admit it wasn’t half bad. The best part though was stopping at a little mom and pop store to suck down some mango ice cream…yum! We came back to the hotel that night to find that the hibachi we used for dinner had been stolen from the gazebo while we let it cool. Lesson learned, secure all personal belongings before heading out to drink.We spent most of this past week doing pretty routine things. Tiari and David had to work and Erik and I actually tried to sleep in, they have really light curtains leaving us sleep deprived at about 6 every morning. We took Darrylynne to the gym in the mornings and played with t
he kids in the afternoon, and had dinner ready when Tiari and David came home. On Thursday we all made our way down to Fort Bragg to go to Tiari’s brigade picnic. They sure know how to feed a community, not once did they run out of food or drinks. The ribs were pretty darn scrumptious considering it was from the DFAC! However, the kids were pretty bored because the only entertainment they thought to have was a dj and food. We had to play keep out of the sun with all of the five branches growing out of the ground in that huge field. That night T and David had a dining out so instead of cooking we opted for fatty hamburgers at Five Guys, Erik
had to refrain from eating everything in sight, it was that good. No night would be complete without some ice cream. Since there isn’t a Cold Stone here we had to settle for some DQ, which really is the next best thing. Tomorrow we’re waking up and heading east to Virginia. Like I said the adventures never cease!I have to let you know that during our cross country road trip I only had to drive a total of maybe 4 hours. That’s right, my knight in casual civilian clothes is here to do all the heavy steering. I am back on cloud 9 with him here with us. It seems like we’ve had to wait a lifetime or three just to be able to be a family again. Now that we are I can’t imagine us being anything but together, I know those dreams will be shattered eventually but right now it’s us. Together. And I couldn’t be soaring any higher! My hubbster is the bestest!
I'm doing this from phone so forgive any errors....lol ;-)
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Such a cute post!
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