Aloha 'Oe!!

"Farewell to thee..." I had to say farewell to my beautiful mom and sister last Friday as they venture out to Hawaii for the next 3 years (insert sniffing sound here... :*(  ) I was lucky enough to have them come visit us in WVa for 4ish days in which we were able to enjoy some quality time with eachother and nosh on some great food (thanks mom!). Lil blake got to spend some QT with his amma- which was the main point of the visit (didn't you know that once you provide a grandchild, you become chopped liver?)

dropping off my aloha bound mom and sis at Dulles....

It's been five days since they left and I miss them terribly!!! I didn't get to see them every day when they lived 5hrs away in NC, but the fact that they are no longer tangible to me is downright sad. I think about you guys everyday...and mutti, this time zone difference is doing nothing for our bff status!!! you are going to have to start waking up at 2am your time to talk to me on my way to work :) I love you guys!

On another note, our lil fam has great things to look forward to this summer. This Saturday we are OBX bound!!! Although it's not a lush paradise like Hawaii, it's still one of our favorite places to be with our families. The dune grass, sea oats, mom and pop restaurants, and the lack of umbrellas from tourists on the beach, make the OBX one of the most preserved vacation spots in the South! We are staying in Kill Devil Hills near Nags Head so we will be busy doing our favorite things!! It stinks to have to cram everything in a week, but I am not complaining.  I'm hoping to dive into some new activities next week- so stay posted. Big B and I get super excited everytime we go down there because we get to reminisce about the summer+ we were fortunate enough to live out there! It was one of the best summers of our lives!!

Summer of 2007...look how young we look! This was at our favorite restaurant/bar Ocean Blvd.

Mom and Dad make a visit to the OBX to pick on Blake haha.

Rundown Cafe

Dad with his girls!

Blake making his way down Jockey's Ridge...he broke a rib hang gliding this day!

Beware of the harness wedgie

Haha...Like I would leave Blake out of this!

Did I mention we got married in our favorite place to be? Best day of our lives (besides lil b's arrival!)

There are a ton more pics that I will have to dig up from Blake's computer...so these will have to do for now. I can't wait to share our OBXvacay2010 pics next week! I know this post was pretty random...sorry! I'm trying to squeeze it in before I go to work :)

Have a great day!!