A Vacation Slideshow....

Holden Beach, North Carolina
2008
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My little cherubs....

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Holden Beach, North Carolina
August, 2008

Vacation Follies: The Sacrifices of Motherhood and Wifehood, part 1

Ok, so about a week or so before we left on vacation I received an email alert that a Nascar driver, Kasey Kahne, was going to be having an autograph session at the Nascar Speedpark in Myrtle Beach while we were on vacation. We stay on the Brunswick Islands--Holden Beach, NC which is about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Myrtle Beach. So, usually one day out of our vacation we venture down there for a day trip to visit Barefood Landing, Broadway at the Beach and the Nascar Speedpark. Fine.


Fast forward to the day before the autograph session, Wednesday, August 30th. My husband finally looks up the details about the autograph session only to find out that you have to have a "wristband" in order to get an autograph. There are a few ways to get a wristband--win a contest through the local radio station, get in line when they open ont he 30th or spend $50.00 per wristband in the gift shop. He chooses option #2--get there when they open. Do we get there "early"? No. Do we plan ahead? No. When we pull in the entrance, the line was already half way up toward the Nascar Cafe. They jump in line and I go to park and sit and watch them. Sure enough within minutes it is 10:00 and the line starts moving inside. Just minutes later, I see a whole bunch of people leaving all of whom have wristbands and then I see even more--far more, leaving without wristbands! What a shock, eh? So, I start walking up toward the entrance and by then they look like they have been trampled over by a herd of elephants and low and behold--NO WRISTBAND! So, of course, they get in a line of about 150 people crammed into a 15x15 foot space to go spend a ton of money to "buy" a wristband! About an hour later, my husband has bought his stuff and they have a wristband.


Now, of course, what I am noticing (as an enthusiastic spectator) is that by the time my husband gets up to pay, there are TWO people in line behind him--in other words, if he would have just waited an hour or so until 11:00, he could have just marched up to the counter with what he wanted to buy, received his wristband and then moved on with the day! No lost time, no frustration...hmmmmm


So, the day of "Nascar fun" finally began around 11:oo and here are the pics to prove it! Before lunch Andy and Taylor rode the go karts that Taylor can ride all by himself!

Here they are anxiously awaiting their turn!

Taylor gets all buckled up with some help!

And...they're off!

I'm noticing how Taylor and Andy drive looking backwards...hmmm

Rut, ro......Looks like somone couldn't "handle" the little kiddie go karts!

Andy couldn't get out of that little situation without some help from the Nascar crew on site! How embarassing for him! He must have been over there for about 5 minutes!

Meanwhile, Taylor was tearing up the track...

As if that wasn't enough fun...we headed up to the Nascar Cafe to eat...what else do you do while you wait for food but play video games?

During the afternoon, Taylor rode a variety of other rides and even played miniature golf there!

Yes, I do believe Taylor won:)

Stay tuned for part 2, coming soon! You won't believe what happened next!

I'm finally back from vacation....

I just got back from vacation earlier this week and thanks to the success of my "on vacation sale", I have been packing orders up ever since! Phew...they are finally all done and out the door!

I will be posting pics on here just as soon as I edit them!!!!

My summer reading list....

I am getting ready to start THINKING about going on vacation in just a short couple of weeks! And, of course, I have to get my reading material in order! I love to read while I am on vacation and usually read about 1 book a day--which means I am reading about 15 books while I am gone! Some of my absolute favorite books are of the "southern flair"....there is something about a southern woman amidst a drama that gets me each and every time:)

I'm not sure if you have ever read anything by Mary Kay Andrews, but if you like to laugh when you read, her books are certainly well worth the read! They are an absolute must for vacation reading! I will be reading her latest book, Deep Dish, while I am on vacation in a few weeks!
Books by Mary Kay Andrews:

• Little Bitty Lies


• Savannah Blues


• Savannah Breeze


• Hissy Fit


• Deep Dish

Another author ideal for your summer reading is Dorthea Benton Frank. I have 3 of her books to catch up on this vacation and cannot wait to start. The first book I read by her was Plantation and it absolutely got me hooked!

Books by Dorthea Benton Frank:

• Bulls Island


• The Land of Mango Sunsets


• Full of Grace


• Pawley's Island


• Isle of Palms


• Shem Creek


• Plantation


• Sullivan's Island

Happy summer reading!

Ahhhh, the children have arrived....

And they haven't even jumped the falls yet!

A staycation to Niagara Falls....

Nope, not me! Just my two children and my parents...they are off today to Niagara Falls for a few days of unwinding and fun! My children have been watching a dvd of the falls and all of the areas surrounding leading up to this mini vacation. I was razzing my 8 year old son about making sure he picked out a safe barrel for his jump--he didn't understand at first until I started showing him some of the pictures online of daredevil jumpers of the falls! So, on your next trip to Niagara Falls be sure to work on that barrel, will you? And be sure to visit the daredevil museum on your next trip to the falls!