This seems to be the year of the vacation and this trip was just the start. We sort of attached ourselves to a week at the beach which Brent and Diana planned for their family. As it turned out all of our family (minus our missionary, Scott) joined all of the Wahlquists (minus Brad), but including Grandma Garlock/Provost/Platt and had a great time of family bonding.
We left on Friday, July 4th and we drove to downstown Staunton, Virginia in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley to stay the night at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. All of our family arrived there around dinner time and ate together at a local restaurant. That night we went up to the local park and watched the fireworks. The next morning we drove to Corolla, North Carolina which is part of the area known as the Outer Banks. The house we stayed in was three stories. It was located right on the beach with a pool and hot tub. It had about 10 bedrooms and an equal number of bathrooms, with a family room on each level. The kitchen was large.
Okay, enough about the house. What really matters is the good time we all had together and the fun the children (young and old) had on the beach and in the water. The weather was great with a couple of partial days of overcast/rainy skies giving us the opportunity to spend a little time shopping and doing tourist things. It was great re-connecting with the cousins who have lived closest to us for these past few decades. But, sadly our fun came to an end and we drove back to Columbus, Ohio on Saturday. No accidents (sorry Uncle Brent.......at least none that hurt anybody), no hurt or upset feelings, everything fine when we returned. All-in-all a successful week.
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