Christine's Beach Break!

Hello everyone!

This past week was our week off of school for break. Abby, unfortunately did not have a break because she was on co-op, but fortunately, she got a long weekend and a few days to spend with a friend from home. My family and I went to Carolina Beach in North Carolina. We have been planning this trip for about 6 months because with Drexel's system you don't get much time off to vacation.

We headed down south Saturday morning bright and early at around 5 am. It was a 10-hour drive ahead of us and we had 2 adults, 3 kids, 2 dogs, and 2 vehicles. It was quite the drive, but with a few coffee breaks and of course, a McDonald's break for Colin we made it there safe and sound!

We rented a lovely beach house for the week that was three short blocks from the beach. During the trip we spent a lot of time at the beach, and fortunately, I didn't get nearly as sunburnt as I did in Wildwood. We also went on a half-day deep sea fishing trip where we caught over two dozen Spanish Mackerel, and not to toot my own horn but I caught the majority of them because the boys ended up sleeping and Mark and my Mom wanted us, kids to do the heavy lifting so they could relax. 

Me and my prize fishy!

During the trip, we also took my dogs, Harley and Winston, to the beach almost every day. We had to take them a little ways up the beach because they aren't allowed on the beach we were staying at, but they never turned down a little truck ride! After the first few tastes of the salt water they got used to it and loved every minute of it! Since they went almost every day we thought we had it all figured out, until our last day, when my mom got a parking ticket for not having a parking permit. Whoops!

Winston and Harley absorbing the rays!

Overall, it was a great break that I definitely needed. Well spent with my lovely family, who isn't all that lovely sometimes, but hey, you can't choose your family can you? But even if you could choose them, you would probably pick the same ones. 

Here's to the best family, that loves to be goofy!

But, family fun is over! Time to get back to classes and the best summer of my life with the best friends possible!

Till next time...

xoxo, 

Christine