Fall Follage

Saturday morning we tried the Vienna Inn for breakfast, what a mistake it was dirty and dirty what can I say. We won't eat there again ever! Took my CPR test on line and went to see Jan and Grace for the afternoon it was a perfect time for a visit. It was rainy. Steve and I went to Pasara a Thai restaurant in DC. Located at 1219 Connecticut Ave. NW and K St. parking's a challenge but the foods always good. Steve had the Drunken noodles and I had the Lad Na with chicken. It was a comfortable 76 Degrees probably one of the nicest evenings of Autumn.

Sunday Steve made omelets for breakfast.We headed to Front Royal VA to the Shenandoah Mountains up Skyline Dr. at 10 mph. we only drove about 6miles and then turned around to drive back home at 12mph down hill. It was bumper to bumper both ways but very beautiful. We stopped at the Apple House for BBQ and Donuts for home.We shared a Pumpkin Sunday with gram crackers crushed on the bottom and pumpkin Ice Cream with Carmel sauce and whip cream. I'd stop there again .

Vacation improvements

Next year I think we should bring a white board to keep track of cell phone numbers, meal times, menu, and maybe a lost and found box. Make sure the house has a elevator! (sore knee)more outdoor games, bring a larger coffee pot.

Whinning

We've been home now for a few days(sigh) It's freaking freezing here! You can see your breath. That's like, the low 40's maybe the high 30's? OBX seems faraway it was 87degrees. It doesn't seem like a few days ago. I could have used another week on the beach.

Migraine Monday

Woke up at 4:30AM with a Migraine. It was relentless. It lasted most the day , to spite Relpax, coffee, and Excedrin migraine. I get sensitivity to light, sound with nausea and dizziness. It seems to attack me neurologically, recall, memory, balance, slurred speech. It looks like a stroke. What was the trigger? The only thing out of the ordinary that I ate was Hardees. I googled it and it has MSG in everything.

Sorry to leave OBX

Up at 7am no coffee. pack, laundry, dishes, clean, then coffee (thank God) out by 10. Not happy. We did pause for a family photo.
The only thing that made it easier to leave, was the rough seas and cold wind this morning. picked up Jake from the spa in West point Va http://www.haurandkennels.com/ Jake was unmoved by our return. so I know he had a great time. He got a glowing report card! We stopped to See Daniel in Richmond took him to lunch and quickly got back on the road to Reston Va. We got home around 6pm. Jake slept the whole way home.

Roanoke island

After a hardy breakfast we took off to Manteo on Roanoke Island we took Mom to the yarn shop. Steve and I walked the waterfront and admired the boats. I showed him where the kids will get married. We took lots of pictures. it was a hot 87degrees this morning.

We continued on to the area called The Lost Colony. Around dusk we drove to The Oregon Inlet to watch the fishing boats come in. There were a lot of fish caught today. I think it was the rain. There was a blue fin tuna weighing 180-200lbs.

Ventured North today

We had big breakfast provided by Mr. Kellam .Sausage ,fried potato's,and omelets.Yum!
We drive up the Outerbanks North to corolla for a nature walk.We took a board walk self guided tour through the maritime forest to the Currituck Sound. It was serine and beautiful. then a visit to Currituck Lighthouse. Steve climbed the lighthouse.While I checked out the gift shop.It's my favorite shop in the Outerbanks.
On the screened in porch in the wicker chairs, swings and gliders Jess and I had our own stitch and bitch Mrs. Kellam and Steve's Mom joined us. we both worked on our new sweater project working towards getting gauge. Mom was well on her way with her light pink cotton sweater.mrs.Kellam worked on a scarf made from a blue homespun . There was a nice cool breeze. Just enough to keep it comfortable on this unusually hot October evening.
Dave treated all 17 of us to dinner at Captain George's for a feast of seafood the likes I've never seen before. It was wonderful.Our waiter Branden was exceptional.

Outlet Mall here we come

Finally a cloudless sunrise.
Today was shopping day! Time to buy t shirts, souvenirs,school cloths for David and post cards to send to friends.We searched for "The Fudgery" in Kill Devil Hills we found it but it was closed, and there we're no hours on the door oddly enough. The sun was shining all day so after a late lunch we hung out on the pool house deck to get some sun.

Driving down the coast to Ocracoke

We took a drive down the coast and took the ferry to Ocracoke Island. We has lunch at Jason's (we had fresh fish sandwiches and seafood gumbo soup). The prices were very reasonable and the food was good. Mandy the waitress was funny. We drove back and stopped at the house that was the setting for the movie "Nights in Rodanthe". Very cool! it's the first house on the left as we came into the Rodanthe (heading south). I spotted it right away. Steve pulled over a little to far into the sand and got us stuck. That was not my fault!

manies/pedies and yarn.

We had a girls day out. We got our manis and pedis done. Went to lunch at Adriannas with the future bride and groom. stopped at 2 yarn shops and checked out the wedding destination in Manteo on Roanoke island. Lov'in this place! Very romantic.

October skies in OBX

It beautiful here. Adrienne and Patrick found a wedding local and were off to see it today.I'll post the site when they are sure.
Steve, Dave, John and Liz are off fishing.
Stacy Chris and the kids are on the beach.
The rest of us are going to see the wedding place. Getting our nails done and hitting the yarn shop in Manteo.

Crab Festival West point Va

The crab festival was awesome. I finally saw Jess in action,selling her scarves she makes for dogs. There where all kinds of vender's there. and lots of food too. The best food was at the Kellam's house. Mr. Kellam's a great cook. The weather was lovely too. Jake has 4 new scarves for the upcoming seasons and holidays.

It's time for our long awaited vacation!

We leave tomorrow for West Point we'll meet John and Jess and Mom there. We're going to the Crab Festival tomorrow and we'll stay overnight at the Comfort Inn with Adrienne and Patrick.
Jessica has been selling her dog scarves for several years now. It will be fun to go see what it's all about.

My 47th Birthday

I have to tell you about my birthday, before to much time passes. My computer has been acting up lately. Steve spends a lot of time fiddling with it,I forget what I wanted it for. Oh, yea my blog. Anyway, I worked on my birthday with Dr. Judy and Dr. Shah. We have a fun room. Judy always makes the day move along with great music and lots of laughs.
Steve took me out to Maggiano's for dinner. It was lovely just the 2 of us. Our waiter brought me a cookie platter with a candle in it. So cool.
Adrienne got me a Ice cream football cake. Liz got me flowers. Beautiful white roses with red edges. Union Station in DC has the nicest roses, always fresh.