Before things got a bit crazy with the stay at home order in the state of NC, we seized an opportunity and ran away to the beach for two nights with our friends, the Woolstenhulmes. Ever since the schools were cancelled and the state of emergency was announced in NC, we had been pretty much only hanging out at our house (Robert was still working though) and went on walks with the Woolies. Katya and Cameron were still hanging out but we didn’t allow any other friends in our homes or our kids to go anywhere else. So! We figured we could go quickly to the beach because it was still allowed and we knew that NC beaches in March were nothing like FL beaches during spring break. Besides, this was the weekend when the kids were supposed to be performing their musical Cinderella...and so they were all feeling a bit down.
We rented a house to fit us all in Emerald Isle. Since Robert didn’t have work on Friday, we were able to leave early and get to the house by 2 pm (it’s a 2 hour 40 min drive). We dropped off our bags and went straight to the beach which was super close from our house.
It was nice and sunny but super-duper windy!!
Then a couple of hours later, the Woolstenhulmes arrived (Katya rode with them). And all the kids ran into the ocean! It was still soooo freezing!
Katya, Cameron, Emma and Alex.
The boys buried Mark who was loving life:)
Alex, Mark and Cameron. The optical illusion (I hope😂😂😂) makes Alex look huge.
The boys digging the beach up;)
And a few family pictures--Katie, Cameron, Emma and Wes.
Alex, Katya, Robert, Lyana...and Mark.
Using the opportunity to take some sunny pictures!
And of course sunny pictures with Cameron. These two are having the time of their lives! Cameron is such an awesome guy:) I was going to say “kid” but then...he just turned eighteen after all;).
So lucky our families are such good friends and these kids were given an opportunity to spend so much time together and with us.
And laugh and goof around and talk till late on the porch.
The next day the weather was not as sunny but it was not rainy. We weren’t planning on going to the beach because the forecast called for rain, but then it was just cloudy so we did go. Mark played in the water and then lots of family pickle ball!
In the afternoon, we walked to the pier. It was drizzly/chilly but it was so nice to be out. We practiced social distancing:) And good thing our group was a group of 9 as groups of 10 or fewer were allowed.
On Sunday we had a wonderful Sacrament meeting with Wes and Cameron blessing the Sacrament and then Mark administering it. We had a Come Follow Me lesson, sang songs and read scriptures. Then we ate lunch and because the owner of the rental let us stay till 4 pm without an extra fee to pay, we were able to just clean up and relax at the beach for a bit.
It was not pleasant to be on the beach then though as it got colder and windier! So we survived less than an hour and went home.
Mark and I managed a walk down the beach before we were blown away.
It was so amazing to get away for two nights...I am so glad we did. We were careful and brought most our food with us. As I am writing this two weeks later, I think of those days with such fond memory. We are being optimistic here and hope that soon things will get back to normal.
Lyana.
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