WHAT A DAY: Carolina Beach May 29-June 4, 2015

FAMILY TRIP 2015
Kathy & Stan Gitt, Mike, Kelly, Gina, Brendan, Aiden, Emerson, & Ava Gitt
w/ guest appearance by Ken Gitt 

After picking up mom and dad at the Charlotte airport around 5 pm, we headed to the beach arriving in the evening as we stopped to eat along the way.  So the next day was an early one, waking up to the sunrise...then off to breakfast.

We drove by the Farmer's Market and decided to stop.  My mom grabbed a neat light switch plate.

And the kennel korn was delicious. 

Next stop was the grocery store where Stevie Wonder was greeting the shoppers :)

The grocery load was so much less than last year...which meant less trips up and down the steps. 
Thank Goodness!

And then finally....beach time.

The rest of the group arrived in the afternoon, but still plenty of time to spend on the beach.

The kids were ready to create before dinner...so that took up much of the time especially for non-beach friendly ones.

It was nice to be able to go out at night and enjoy the beach as well.  The tide was sure high during our stay.  Even took the pleasure to dowse our beach area unexpectedly.

Day 3....beach time, art store visit, and cookout.

 

Day 4....sunrise, games, dinner at Michael's and Dad's 68th birthday cake.

Day 5:  Boardwalk, Britts, Hurricane Alley, El Cazador, and marina visit with a guest solo from a tiny little toad.

DAy 6...Girls' Day Out...manicures and art class.

plus some family photos during the rain break

The sunset was gorgeous as well.

Day 7...low key, early morning, trip back to Charlotte while the rest went to Myrtle Beach.

When back in Charlotte, we unpacked then grabbed dinner at Omaha Steaks.  Yummy....especially the desserts :)

Afterwords, I hung out with my folks in their room and watched the basketball game and did crossword puzzles.  The next morning it was breakfast, trip to airport, then off to workout, and work.

 

So much fun this week, and can't wait to see everyone again soon!!

 

WHAT A DAY(WEEKEND): April 17-20, 2015

Tony & I  headed out on Friday morning to Carolina Beach, NC...stopping for breakfast first.

Tony drove the first shift, then I took over.

And then we arrived, I walked the beach while Tony took a cat-nap.

(and then scared the begeesus out of me when I came back...revenge is due)

And then it was rehearsal dinner time...YAY!  I get to see Jodi :)

After dinner, we headed to The Beach House for some bachelorette/bachelor fun, pool, drinks, and socialization.  Tony & I won the first round of pool with moi hitting in the 8-ball :)

 

On Saturday, I woke up solo to see the sun rise (or tried to see it), then headed to the infamous Britt's Donuts in the rain for our breakfast to-go.

Lunch was from the Shuckin' Shack....fish sandwich and shrimp taco.

A little break in the weather allowed for a quick walk on the beach before getting ready for wedding pictures and the wedding.

Jodi made the prettiest bride, and her nieces were adorable!!

Love her...and her photo bombing mom :)

Love him!!

The flower bouquets were so pretty and chocolates always make me happy.

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Rich!!

After the reception, Tony wanted more Britt's ...ironically, the line was longer at 9pm than at 8am.

But we enjoyed them and the movie "Exodus" at the beach house.

Sunday was the best sunrise of the weekend...Loved it, but not so much the 6:30 am wake-up alarm.

The day was once again gloomy; so after a beach walk, my Uncle Ken stopped by for a chat.  Tony & I then decided to go for a bike ride up to the pier.  Saw some fishermen, but all they were catching was sharks.  Then it started raining again.

So we went to lunch at Michael's Seafood...YUMMY!

appetizer of Fish N' Grits

entrée of Seafood Mac 'n' Cheese Bake and Steam Pot.

And then to see the movie "Paul Blart 2"

Monday before we left, we took time to watch the sunrise.

And then it was home to Charlotte/Anderson for us.