Another summer come and past...

And what a summer it has been! The past few months have been pretty interesting to say the least. Josh and I just got back from a week long vacation in the Outer Banks of North Carolina (okay, "just" is relative...it's been a week). We had a fabulous time hanging out with our dear friends Rhonda and Terry Blevins. (See above.)

We went to a little remote island called Ocracoke. Ocracoke is only accessible by ferry and has a permanent resident count of about 600. That increases exponentially during tourist season and so we joined the tourist in their exploration of this uncharted territory. All restaurants and shops are locally owned and are full of fun funky gifts, as well as the obligatory made in china vacation souvenirs. We had a marvelous time reading, hanging out, playing at the beach, riding bikes, playing games and cards, and shopping. Our favorite restaurant: The Flying Melon (oooo, those sweet potato chips). Our favorite hangout: Ocracoke Coffee Company (the locals know to visit the self serve carafe on the side of the coffee bar and not wait in the HUGE line). Our favorite pub: Howard's (At least a hundred beers to chose from). Ocracoke's claim to fame is the favored hang-out of Blackbeard the Pirate, an actual person named Edward Teach. You can visit Teach's Hole with a fabulous pirate specialty store. And have your picture taken out front...more of that to come.