Anticipating the beach

I'm back in DC, at the office today. So that means nothing fun and exciting to blog about! Instead, I'll anticipate the weekend...!

Driving to Emerald Isle, NC, on Saturday morning for the Fleming Family beach trip! We'll stay from Saturday morning until Wednesday morning. Not a full week, but, believe me, a few days with all five Fleming siblings, three spouses, their six kids, two aunts, some in-laws, and a baby-sitter or two, and that's all you need.



Case in point:



(BTW, I love this photo - I think it's hysterical. Some people say Mike looks mad. I don't think so! I think he looks exhausted. But I love the kids - Francis and Elizabeth are so completely comfortable, probably watching an afternoon video. No one is paying attention to anyone else in the photo, they are all just ... being. I love it!)

Okay, back to this year's trip. Here's where we'll be staying:




You can read the house's description here.

Sara's done a spectacular job of assigning rooms, and keeping track of who's staying, when. I love that we have our own pool. I'm not a huge beach person (I'd much rather be in a spot like my banner photo... on a deck in the middle of the woods, near a lake ... instead of on the sand.)

Probably two rounds of golf while we're down there - one before we even arrive at the house on Saturday, and one with Terry, Sara and Frank on Tuesday.

Can't wait to see all the kids ! I hope Amy brings her camera like last year and captures the week so spectacularly again! (most of the photos on this blog were taken with my work camera that I "borrowed." But it's being used for a legitimate work usage now, so I can't take it with me. Too bad my husband doesn't read this blog to see the big fat hint that I want a camera. Sigh.)

Okay, that's a brief teaser on the upcoming trip! I'll post more about the preparations tomorrow!