Beach Preparations

In just five short days I will be living my life in a bathing suit and soaking up as many rays of sun as possible  (don't worry, i'll wear sunscreen!) all while not thinking about the real world and just living in the moment with 20 or so good friends and family. It will be perfection.

But before we can head two hours east and end up in Duck, North Carolina, a small town in the Outer Banks, there are many preparations to be done. First and most hard for myself, I need to pack. I am an overpacker. I will admit it! On any normal trip I take with my family my bag usually equals the size of the parents joint bag. I can't help it. I don't know what mood I'll be in, or what the weather will be, or what outfit will be appropriate for each occasion. I need my options! On this week long vacation I am really going to try my best to plan out what to pack and to not back my whole summer wardrobe for one week on the beach. I realize that my bathing suits will be my main attire for the seven days we are on vacation, so I am really going to try my hardest to keep my outfit choices to a minimum.

In other preparations: Corn Hole. My favorite backyard game! When we lived in Erie my dad made a corn hole set that was able to be folded up and perfect for travel. Unfortunately the game was not able to make the move to the south and we left the set with our family friends. Everyone knows that it's not a beach trip without corn hole, so my dad and I spent what seemed like all day saturday and sunday constructing and painting a beautiful new corn hole set. It was great father-daughter bonding time! I did a lot of watching, and provided great moral support. Dad did let me try out a few of the power tools, but after a few minutes he realized that he could complete the job in a much more timely manner. Although my duties in the assembly of corn hole were not obvious to the eye, I was right there with my dad sweating our buts off in the sweltering heat of Greenville, NC, making multiple trip to the various hardware stores, and jamming music from my car for the whole neighborhood to hear to keep us entertained! With just a few final touches to the Italian paint theme, our master pieces will be complete and ready to be enjoyed on our vacation.