Entries from July 2009

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Happy Birthday Alexandria….

Yesterday was a great day!  Cari and I along with her dad spent a few hours on the boat in Pohick bay trying out our new wakeskate (like a wakeboard but with out bindings).  Both myself and Cari successfully got up on the wakeskate and found it a fun alternative to wakeboarding. After dropping Cari’s [...]

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Happy Birthday America…

We had a truly all American day….Robert volunteered at an Eagle Scout project and then we hit the water. We had lunch at Tim’s River Shore Shack on the beach with crabs and shrimp galore (and of course chicken for me!) Everything is more appetizing when it’s served on a lunch tray….   Mmmmm, crabs….. [...]

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

A zillion grains of sand, but only 7 days of vacation…

I spent seven wonderful days at one of my favorite places in the entire world (Outer Banks, NC) but without my favorite person (Robert).  However seventeen of my other favorite people did join me….my parents, sisters, brother in law, nephews, grandma, aunt, uncle, and cousins. Jason and Andrea formed quite the oldest child bond…just ask [...]