It is early.....drinking some coffee and doing my blog.....I will be waking my kiddos soon to join me for sunrise this morning before we hit the road.....home we go.....and home is where we reside.....the literal place.....but my home is with my kids, no question......wherever they are feels like home......and I was thinking about home.....when you say the word it conjures all sorts of images for people.....home being a source of comfort and love.....or maybe a source of stress and angst......or worse.....depending on where your home is.....or who resides in your home.....for me, home is my house now, and I feel most comfortable there....but I don't believe it will be my home forever.....I have mixed feelings about heading home today.....it really has been such a perfect week.....Some OBX trips have been better than others for various reasons.....weather.....vibes amongst all of the folks that come.....all sorts of factors.....however this year may have been one of the best years.....everything just worked and vibed......all at the same time.....everybody's vibe was in tune...the weather extraordinary.....the activities we chose to do super fun....all of it......I am typing this while watching my kids sleeping and feeling so grateful that I could give this to them and had the opportunity given for me to do so......my Uncle Dave has the biggest heart and doing these trips every other year, all these years, is his bliss......I have been coming since I was young.....at first without my parents, as my cousin's companion.....she and I are close in age and have always been close.....and way back when we stayed across the road in Nags Head......and it was still lovely......and as time as gone on there have been bigger beach houses right on the beach, with different folks joining us along the way.....my first boyfriend came to the OBX when I was late teen early 20 person.....then my ex husband all those years......and now myself and my kids......the people that come from my Uncle Dave's life have become like family to us too....our looking forward to seeing them during these times.....all of us watching each other and our kids grow......and I am not sure the magnitude of the gift of this trip has ever really hit me like it has this week.....I think I have been guilty of taking it for granted at times because it has always been there.....rock solidly existing in the background of my life.....and maybe because I am on my own and a vacation like this would be way out of reach now....it sits differently.....at any rate the gift of the OBX to my life is just that....and I will work on keeping the appreciation I have in this moment surrounding it always....it is so sweet to see how happy it makes my uncle to do this for everybody.....and he and my Aunt Laurie are great, just wanting us all to have a good time and do whatever makes us happy while we are here.....So once I see the sunrise our last time for now, my car is packed, and we will get ready and hit the road.....hoping the traffic Gods are on our side;-) and it is smooth sailing! And if not we will crank the tunes and chill.......My home is calling to me, I am ready.... and I am grateful to have a place to call home that fills my soul.....a special week and special memories to carry with us....let sunrise commence:) Till next time OBX!! xoxoxo:)
jperuso
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