Change of Scenery

It has been a long winter here in NC. It was mild compared to the Cincinnati winters I grew up with. But by NC standards, and after being here a decade, it seemed like a long winter. Ryan and I have longed to take the kids and hop on a plane or a boat and go somewhere fun. Limited time and resources have prevented making that dream a reality, but 2 weeks ago, we decided we had to leave the zip code and spend some family time together.

Since we were only planning 36 hours out, we needed someplace cheap and relatively close.

We called Grandma and Pa late Saturday night and said, "we're going to the beach Monday morning, wanna go?" My mom would never be one to turn down a trip, so they agreed and we went halfsies on a 3 bedroom hotel condo for two nights. We ended up heading to Myrtle Beach, which is just under 4 hours from our house. It's not our favorite beach destination, but we knew the weather was going to be lousy and the hotel rates there were dirt cheap. Plus, there were plenty of indoor activities, so we went for it.

We packed our groceries, took the crockpot, and we didn't leave the hotel until checkout time. It was just what we needed. Everyone had a fun time, and we remembered how much fun we could all have when we take the time to do it.

Abe, cheesing poolside

Hanging in the Lazy river.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the water slides.

Even Pa took a ride down the slides.

Abe spent one evening playing with Abby's googles. That boy makes me laugh, often!