While we were at the museum, a woman was demonstrating how the kids played back in the 1700's. We got to try the toys and games, and she told Chris that he needed to hang on to me b/c life w/me was going to be a lot of fun and she sang to us..."Ohh child, things are gonna get easier..." After we left there, we went over to Bodie Island Lighthouse. It is under renovation, so it had scaffolding all around it. They had a new marsh board walk and it was a beautiful day, so we went out and took our picture w/the lighthouse in the background. Then we went across the road to Coquina Beach. There's where the two topless girls were playing frisbee...alrighty then...
We stopped at Five Guys Burgers for lunch b/c all over the internet they have that they are gluten free. We went in and I asked at the counter. The girl could barely speak English, so she just says "Nooooo???..." And the two guys cooking shouldn't have been handling any kind of food, gluten free or not. Needless to say we got out of there and went back to Outback Steakhouse. We can always rely on them for a great gluten-free meal! And the strawberry margaritas are awesome too! We went back to the house and watched the sunset...Tomorrow was the big day!!
Up at 4:30 Wednesday morning and getting ready for the big day. I got my hair done and dress on and then put on some makeup. It didn't look good so I took it back off and just did mascara and powder. Chris said he wondered why I had put it on to begin with. He couldn't have been any sweeter if he tried. When we woke up, he told me - "You are going to be mad, the wind has been blowing hard all night." We got some good pictures of the waves on the sound though. We went over to the beach and the officiant and photographer were there, but the witness was late. We were wondering, but there were people lined up on the boardwalk watching us, so we thought we could grab one of them if we needed too. She showed up about 15 minutes after the ceremony was to start, and we got married! The sunrise was gorgeous, all pinks and peaches... We got lots of pictures and are still waiting for the actual photos to arrive...
We went back to the house and had breakfast and changed clothes. I called Mom and sang Happy Birthday to her! She was excited and relieved that we had been married. We went out to Currituck Lighthouse and climbed to the top. They only took cash and we were a dollar short for two adult tickets, so the keeper said he would list me as a child. I told him that was his wedding gift to us. We climbed up to the top and the winds were 20 + miles per hour...But we walked around and took pictures and then headed back down and toured the grounds. We walked historic Corolla and got to see one of the wild horses they bring in once a week to draw attention to the need to care for the horses. We had drinks and snacks and walked out on the estuary boardwalk. We saw a giant red dragonfly. It was a nice walk but overgrown. Then we went to the nature conservatory and walked all through it and watched the movie about the Outer Banks. We picked up tickets for the ghost tour of the Whalehead Club! Had burgers & mac n cheese for lunch and took a nap. Then we went to the beach and walked and laid in the sun and picked up shells until the biting black flies drove us out. We rode our bikes out to Grammy B's and had ice cream! Yummy!! Toured the historic loop on the way back and saw a Momma deer and twin fawns. The sunset was gorgeous!
On Thurs, we drove down to Cape Hatteras. It was a beautiful day for a drive. They were still cleaning up hurricane damage. The road had standing water and sand in it and there was heavy equipment moving it. There was a huge tugboat in Oregon Inlet shooting sand way up in the air where they were dredging the shipping lanes to keep them open. We toured the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, but it wasn't as interesting as it was the first time. They took out a lot of the actual artifacts they had and opened up a huge room full of pirate mannequins and paraphenalia. It was nice but more geared to kids. The best tour was of the Chicamacomico Life Saving Station! We got a lot of mosquito bites, but it was worth it. We couldn't walk all the way out to the beach and the bucket b/c of all the standing water from the hurricane. But it was fascinating! We drove back to the house and had dinner and got ready for the ghost tour. It was fun, but didn't last very long. It was really beautiful to see the lighthouse across the lawns lit up for the night. It was the perfect Southern night! Chris wouldn't let me on the edge of the dock as we walked back to the car, b/c I am so clumbsy and he didn't want me falling in!
I will post more later...
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Wedding: Part One
Well, here is the first one of how ever many blogs it takes to get this story out for you all to enjoy! WARNING: This may contain episodes of WTMI - Way too much information for those of you who need the translation! We were scheduled to get married in the Outer Banks, NC on Sept 4, 2010. So the first thing that went wrong is that Hurricane Earl decided to hit that weekend. The area was evacuated and noone was allowed in. Of course who would want to be married on the beach at sunrise in a guazy dress in a hurricane anyway...That would have been like being naked in a sand storm plus being soaked down to the skin. I wouldn't have needed any chemical peel after something like that, but we decided to pass on that particular spa treatment and managed to get the whole thing rescheduled to sunrise on Wed Sept 8, 2010. We were set to leave for the OBX on Sun Sept 5.
Well, at 1:30 pm on Fri Sept 3, I was eating lunch and my very back top right molar had a huge chunk break out of it. So I called my dentist and he said to get in there right that minute, so I ran down there and they did a HUGE filling for me and charged me $180! OK, I can deal with that whole thing, just don't make me stand on the beach and repeat my vows with a giant toothache! On Saturday, Chris had to work and I started my new "job" helping clean the office at a auto body shop. I wound up being there a lot longer than planned, but it was all good. Got home and got finished packing and ready to go on Sun morning. I had cooked and baked a lot previously so that we would have a lot of gluten free food for my Hubby-to-be. We had packed up our bicycles to ride while we were down there, but when we got in the car to leave, the tires were rubbing the inside of the wheel wells, so we had to take them off and were a little late getting out of here. We would rent bikes when we got there.
We had a beautiful trip down, stopping to see the incredible scenery of the WV & VA mountains. We went thru Staunton instead of Harrisonburg, so we got to see some country we hadn't seen before. Alot of it was picture perfect! Like looking at a living postcard. We got to the beach about 5 pm and went to check in. We got our keys and welcome pack and headed over to the Currituck Club. We knew we were staying in a "community", but we didn't know it was a luxury golf community with an intricate security system. So the first thing we came to was a guardhouse. They took one look at us and said "NOPE!" We didn't have the wristbands and car placard that we needed to gain access to the community and our "house". So they called the realty company on one line and we called them on another. Then back up to the realty company to pickup the placard and wristbands...They let us in and we found our house and got all the luggage and gear unloaded and were ready to head to the beach. For some reason, Chris picked up the brochure about the community we were staying in and decided to check it out. Good thing he did! We could leave the community, but after dusk we would not be able to get back in because the guardhouse would close and we would need a pass code to get back in. We had not been given one by the realty company and they were closed. So we called their "emergency lockout" number when technically we were locked IN! The agent had no clue what we were talking about and we spent at least an hour on phone calls back and forth trying to get it all sorted out. We decided to go down to the guardhouse, throw ourselves on their mercy and see if they could help us out at all. Thank God the guard on duty felt sorry for us. He said we had half of the pass code figured out and since we had obviously rented the house and had all the paperwork for it, he would give us the other half of it. So we got to the beach about an hour before it got dark. We got to see the most amazing sunset though. And when we first got to the top of the pass over the dune, we looked down and there was a couple getting married! Beautiful!
We went back to the house and I decided to try out the jacuzzi tub. The water was the color of pee, and smelled funny. I thought the hurricane had stirred up the water tanks, and there were no notices to avoid the water, so I got in for a quick dip. Chris took a shower... When I got out, we decided to see what the jets would do, and they shot sand out, so we never used the tub. The more we looked around the house, the more dirt we found. There was black gunk all over the bannisters, dust EVERYWHERE! And thick layers of it. We couldn't use the one toilet b/c the "cleaners" had left feces on the seat...Both of the showers had soap scum and dirty soap suds on the walls. There was grease all over the sink and blinds in the kitchen. The boards and nails on the deck were loose, so we set deck furniture over that so we would tear up our feet on the nails. Needless to say, we were surprised the dreaded bedbugs weren't there. I don't think the housecleaners had met up with SOFT SCRUB! I was more than willing to introduce them! Don't think I didn't complain! I did repeatedly!
The house itself was cute and the neighborhood was incredible. I just wouldn't ever use the realty company they have representing them ever again. By the way, don't use Sun Realty to rent a home from in the Outer Banks. They are clueless about the security features of their properties,have a nasty cleaning crew and screwy ways of doing everything...the story will develop more from here...I want you to come back for more!!
Well, at 1:30 pm on Fri Sept 3, I was eating lunch and my very back top right molar had a huge chunk break out of it. So I called my dentist and he said to get in there right that minute, so I ran down there and they did a HUGE filling for me and charged me $180! OK, I can deal with that whole thing, just don't make me stand on the beach and repeat my vows with a giant toothache! On Saturday, Chris had to work and I started my new "job" helping clean the office at a auto body shop. I wound up being there a lot longer than planned, but it was all good. Got home and got finished packing and ready to go on Sun morning. I had cooked and baked a lot previously so that we would have a lot of gluten free food for my Hubby-to-be. We had packed up our bicycles to ride while we were down there, but when we got in the car to leave, the tires were rubbing the inside of the wheel wells, so we had to take them off and were a little late getting out of here. We would rent bikes when we got there.
We had a beautiful trip down, stopping to see the incredible scenery of the WV & VA mountains. We went thru Staunton instead of Harrisonburg, so we got to see some country we hadn't seen before. Alot of it was picture perfect! Like looking at a living postcard. We got to the beach about 5 pm and went to check in. We got our keys and welcome pack and headed over to the Currituck Club. We knew we were staying in a "community", but we didn't know it was a luxury golf community with an intricate security system. So the first thing we came to was a guardhouse. They took one look at us and said "NOPE!" We didn't have the wristbands and car placard that we needed to gain access to the community and our "house". So they called the realty company on one line and we called them on another. Then back up to the realty company to pickup the placard and wristbands...They let us in and we found our house and got all the luggage and gear unloaded and were ready to head to the beach. For some reason, Chris picked up the brochure about the community we were staying in and decided to check it out. Good thing he did! We could leave the community, but after dusk we would not be able to get back in because the guardhouse would close and we would need a pass code to get back in. We had not been given one by the realty company and they were closed. So we called their "emergency lockout" number when technically we were locked IN! The agent had no clue what we were talking about and we spent at least an hour on phone calls back and forth trying to get it all sorted out. We decided to go down to the guardhouse, throw ourselves on their mercy and see if they could help us out at all. Thank God the guard on duty felt sorry for us. He said we had half of the pass code figured out and since we had obviously rented the house and had all the paperwork for it, he would give us the other half of it. So we got to the beach about an hour before it got dark. We got to see the most amazing sunset though. And when we first got to the top of the pass over the dune, we looked down and there was a couple getting married! Beautiful!
We went back to the house and I decided to try out the jacuzzi tub. The water was the color of pee, and smelled funny. I thought the hurricane had stirred up the water tanks, and there were no notices to avoid the water, so I got in for a quick dip. Chris took a shower... When I got out, we decided to see what the jets would do, and they shot sand out, so we never used the tub. The more we looked around the house, the more dirt we found. There was black gunk all over the bannisters, dust EVERYWHERE! And thick layers of it. We couldn't use the one toilet b/c the "cleaners" had left feces on the seat...Both of the showers had soap scum and dirty soap suds on the walls. There was grease all over the sink and blinds in the kitchen. The boards and nails on the deck were loose, so we set deck furniture over that so we would tear up our feet on the nails. Needless to say, we were surprised the dreaded bedbugs weren't there. I don't think the housecleaners had met up with SOFT SCRUB! I was more than willing to introduce them! Don't think I didn't complain! I did repeatedly!
The house itself was cute and the neighborhood was incredible. I just wouldn't ever use the realty company they have representing them ever again. By the way, don't use Sun Realty to rent a home from in the Outer Banks. They are clueless about the security features of their properties,have a nasty cleaning crew and screwy ways of doing everything...the story will develop more from here...I want you to come back for more!!
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