Lazy Day

Kim & Rob arrived at the cottage around 1 AM. It was so good to see them! I had managed to stay up to greet them, but everyone else had gone to bed. Rob turned in fairly quickly, but Kim and I stayed up and gabbed until close to 4 AM. They brought lots of groceries as well. The refrigerator is now PACKED!!!! Since Rob is a chef, he is going to cook dinner for us one night.


Although I didn't get to bed until late (or early depending upon how one looks at it), I managed to wake up before 9 AM. Kevin & Sean had already left for Manteo, so I decided to take a long walk with Kyla and Alex. As I was returning, I heard a voice call out, "Hey, those are sure two good-looking dogs you have there," and I turned to see Kevin & Sean returning from Manteo.


They didn't get everything cleared up, but they found a very nice receptionist who gave them a lot of good information and promised to put a word in for them. And yes, in my very next post I shall tell what happened and why the Manteo trip was necessary.


After returning to the cottage from the walk, Rob & Kim were up and Rob made Texas French Toast for everyone along with bacon and eggs. Yum! It was really good! After breakfast, Rob & Kim left to go explore the shops on Nagshead. They wanted to hit the Tanger Outlet which has lots of good buys.


Sean, Jenna & Laura sunned themselves out by the pool, and Kevin and I stayed inside enjoying the ocean breeze that came through the windows and the sound of the surf. Kevin watched the market and worked on the Manteo stuff for most of the day, and I read a book out on the porch and just generally enjoyed myself. I had given myself a week off from the market by getting into 100% cash before we left for the beach. And it was good that I did. I had bought the stock that I was in at $1.88 and last Friday morning I sold it for $2.20, but then the company came out with bad earnings and it plummeted down to $1.82. Looks as though I made a really good move with that one.


I wish that I could convey to everyone just how beautiful and peaceful it is inside the cottage. There are so many windows that one feels as though they are outside and I just never get tired of listening to the sounds of the surf. The day just flew by even though we didn't do anything special. Heck, just being at the cottage is special!


The weather is cooler and breezier than I had hoped it would be, so lying on the beach isn't such a good idea, but at least the pool is sheltered and so the kids really seem to enjoy being out there. I was afraid that since the weather wasn't cooperating that they would get bored, but they really seem to be enjoying themselves. Sean said that he didn't want to go home, so that made me feel good. It's a shame that his girlfriend is still in school as I know that she would've loved it here too.

Jenna's friend, Laura, is a trip! I really enjoy her. She has this really laid back attitude that goes along great with the beach. And she's funny! She's also very artistic. She and Jenna had known each other in high school, but since Jenna was so much into sports, they hadn't really hung out together. But once they arrived at UT (University of Tennesse), they hooked up and found that they really enjoyed each other.


By 7 PM, Rob and Kim had not yet returned, so we decided to start dinner without them. The kids, especially Sean, were really starting to get hungry. Kevin and Sean fixed hamburgers and hot dogs out on the grill and we had macaroni salad and fruit salad along with bread and butter pickles to complement the meal. Kim and Rob returned just as we had started eating, and there was plenty of food for them as well.


And so thus ended my lazy day at the beach. My only complaint? It went by too quickly! It seemed as though I had just gotten up and all of a sudden it was evening. Kim showed me her purchases, and as I expected, she made some really good buys, and then all of us sat around and talked for the rest of the evening. No card games tonight...the lazy day had made all of us too tired. :)