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Planning a Vacation

Wifegrit and I have decided to take an adults-only vacation this year instead of the usual family Walt Disney World trip. It’s been a very busy and pretty stressful year so far and we need to get away from everything, (and everyone under 13), for a few days.

We considered whether we wanted to go back to Walt Disney World again, and chose not to. We’ve kind of hit a “been there, done that” feeling with WDW. None of the rides or attractions really excite us as much anymore, and although there are favorite spots that give us warm fuzzies, getting to those spots requires too much effort for what we want and need in a vacation right now. We want this vacation to be a do-nothing-but-relax event. We’re not interested in getting out and walking through parks all day, (or riding on shuttles or waiting in lines). So, we started brainstorming on where to go.

I brought up the Bahamas, but Wifegrit wasn’t interested in something that far away. So I looked into some NC and SC beach resorts. We both love the beach, walking along the waterline, laying out under the sun, smelling the salt air, hearing the roar and crash of the ocean.

In my youth, living just an hour from the coast, I spent a good many weekends at the beach with my family. Then when I went to college at UNCW, I lived less than 15 minutes from the beach, and that allowed me to go so much more often, (sometimes daily). The beach is where I feel most relaxed, easy, and free.

For our vacation this year, we decided to go back to the Wilmington area — Wrightsville Beach. It’s a great area, and Wifegrit and I know it very well. We met and first started dating in Wilmington, (20 years ago). So not only will this vacation let us relax on the beach scene, it will let us revisit some of our old stomping grounds. The last time we went cruising down our memory lanes, our boys were with us, and they weren’t the least bit interested in letting us enjoy any reminiscing in peace. (They wanted to play on the beach.)

So, we’re now counting down the days till our week off from all our responsibilities and stresses and worries.

Bullgrit

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