Ok so I failed at blogging on this trip…because I was too busy relaxing! It was a complete departure from our usual adventures and that couldn’t have been more appropriate! We did some of the typical OBX things (wild horses, Wright Brothers Memorial, Bodie Island Lighthouse, The Lost Colony) but we also saved a lot for the next time. When I went to Europe the first time, my tour guide, Jutta, told us that we should always expect to return…we should see that trip as our introduction, not the final chapter.

For me, this was an emotional chapter…it was the first time in seventeen years that I’d been in Kitty Hawk and the first time without my mom. Of course the occasion of our visit, my baby sister’s wedding, didn’t help with the range of emotions! In this case, it isn’t a WILL I be back so much as WHEN, so rushing around to see everything was definitely not a priority. Lots of toes in the sand and celebrating the new couple and making NEW memories definitely was.

So I’ll share some pictures, and share some memories, and for those of you who waited with bated breath for the thrilling adventures of The Brennens, this will probably be pretty disappointing, but for us, it was perfect. Catch ya on the next adventure! 🙂

First selfie of the trip!

The beautiful wedding hotel!

First Date Night of the vacation!

Should have cut him off…this was a nasty sunburn!

The Pier House – site of the reception!

The hotel grounds – amazing!

Bodie Island Lighthouse

Spaghetti Dinner – Emily & SheShe approve!

Dinner guests!

Ready for jet skiing!

The water sports center

Beach Bum!

Playing cards in the overlook

Living room view

Gorgeous

From the sky deck – Shane and Uncle Tim

The Brennens!

One big happy family! (minus Liz!)

We love them so much! Sisters with the Grandmas!

Face swap with Grandma Cox!

Teaching the newbies about Snapchat!

Duck Donuts, of course!

Yum!

Wright Brothers

Beach road!

Coast Guard

Coast Guard Station, Oregon Inlet

So true!

Don’t worry…he figured it out!

More family time…in the kitchen, of course!

Our amazing dining room table – it’s a stamp!

The Lost Colony

The “kids” at The Lost Colony

Bridey

Browns’ Breakfast!

Uncle Tim 🙂

Headed out for the last beach day

Attempting to fly…

They worked hard with those kits!

Grandma jail.

Dinner time!

Final feast.

Liz’s reflexology.

Second sparkler sendoff

Ships coming into Chesapeake

Shane’s dream….

Roeing on the way home!