Today begins vacation!! The kids and I are headed to the OBX! I have an extremely generous and kind uncle, that has been renting beautiful homes directly on the beach for a long time, to share with his friends and family. I have been going every other year, with the exception of a few for most of my life. It is absolutely gorgeous, we stay in Nags Head......and this year there will be 30 of us! It is a unique experience to get to live in a space with that many people, and have big meals together, and just get to spend time with everybody.....spend some time catching up and in each other's lives......and I love that my kids get to have that too! There are beautiful views of the ocean......hot tubs.....a big pool and the beach right there.....it is a treat for sure....and each year I have gone I have been grateful for the gift that going is.....to be able to stay in such an enormous, and amazing house on the beach for the week....but it hits a little different as a single mama......this is a far superior vacation to be able to give my children at this point in my journey.....and I am grateful for the opportunity......it is an absolute gift.......so I am excited to be staring and sitting by the ocean tonight:):):) Smelling that salt air.....toes in the sand........I am excited to be spending quality time with everybody, and with my children, and creating lifelong memories! I am excited to get some reading and relaxation in......to get my workout in on the beach beside the ocean......bringing my mat and my weights right out there every morning!:) I look forward to walking beside the ocean......one of my favorite things to do......we are also checking out a jeep tour with the horses on the beach too.....There is also always great food and drink;-) and it is always a really amazing time! I am looking around too for a potential hike there, and see what spots are recommended......definitely a different landscape to hike, and I think it would be fun to check it out.......I plan on taking the kids souvenir shopping......kid bliss right! :) But my overall plan is to completely unwind, and step back from all the things I have been working on......give myself rest, and restoration, and a break this week.....just BE.......I plan on also meditating by the ocean.....I expect that to be fruitful and lovely and powerful.....there is certainly something about the ocean.....the peace.....the smell.....the power found in it......a unique vibe.....and the kids and I have gone on our yearly trip in September for our day at the ocean the last couple of years.....but this has been our first extended stay since before Covid.......the last time I was there, I was as a family of four, traveling under the weight of supposedly recovering from my ex husband's affair.....feeling heavier in all ways, and overwhelmed.....hiding it from the world and the people we were vacationing with......Mads was only 2.5...... so I look forward to creating our new trajectory as the three musketeers.....Feeling strong, healthy, lean, and happy....and light and bouyant in all the ways:) Quite the contrast indeed.......I have come a long way! I am nearly all done packing.....a few more things need to be done....gonna get my last workout done in my favorite gym;-) .......my lawn is mowed.....house is clean, fridge is cleaned out..... a new chapter begins.......and we are ready to roll! OBX here we come!!!!!!!! Stay tuned lol;-) Happy Saturday y'all:)
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