Alone Again.......

Naturally.  I need to get organized.  I've got so much stuff swimming around in my brain.  I always thought that when kids got older - it got easier.  WRONG!  There is so much to remember, so many things to do, places to be, deadlines, applications, meetings - eek - it just gets to me after a while.  I know I'll miss it now with Sal heading off to college and Sabrina only 3 years away.  But still - it's overwhelming.

I decided that since Blaise was going to Atlanta for a boat race that I couldn't go to because Sabrina had school -- that Friday, we'd play hookie, pack up the jeep and head over to the Carolina Coast for a little R&R.

In the middle of nowhere - that's where it feels like you are when you are on Topsail Island, NC.  A far cry from the uber crowded and noisy beaches of South Florida where we are used to spending our beach time.  Miles and miles and miles of desolate, peaceful , immaculate beach where all you hear is the sound of the waves and the call of the birds.  These pictures were taken on Friday and Saturday - can you believe how unpopulated the beach is?

It was nice to have a few days to relax outside. No chores, no television, no computer, no phone, no e-mail, no facebook, no blogger, no doorbell and lots of quality time with my girl.  And while the beach was devoid of humans, we made plenty of other friends...I did have to lure this guy closer with fish (pretzel goldfish!) but he had no problem coming right up to our blanket and gobbling them up. 

What's also cool about this place is you can bring your dogs.  We didn't know this or Tobie and Gizmo would have been right there with us.  We saw quite a few dogs including a corgi that loved playing in the waves. I really liked it here - very unpretentious.

When we first drove up and saw the outside - I know we were both a little unsure  - but upon entering our room , we found it to be  charming, very beachy and most importantly - immaculate.  And the view from all windows was beautiful --  framed with crisp, white curtains.

We're back home now - the jeep has been washed and vacuumed (it gets really, really dirty inside with the top off), the bags unpacked, the laundry washed and put away - and now it's business as usual.  Blaise still isn't back from his boat race and Sal is working all day so we have one more day of peace and quiet.  Sabrina is on her bed reading, and I'm in the studio working on some WIPS (two needle cases, a gothic baby quilt (yep, that's right)  a cape cod table runner and a few other odds and ends that are cut out, partially stitched together) that I intend to finish up this week before starting any other projects.  My goal is to get them ALL done by next weekend.  I really want to start my MOD Quilt!

I know I am a self-proclaimed "mountain girl."  But I do miss the ocean.  That was the ONLY thing I loved about living in South Florida.  The ability to go to the ocean whenever it beckoned - which was almost every day.  I'll leave you now with this beautiful sunrise of Topsail Island. 

Have a great week!  And by the way - what WIPS do YOU have laying around?