Kure Beach Week

Well, here is the garage as a staging area for all the stuff I had bought for the new house! We managed to completely fill the van plus have two kayaks and a wind surfer on top for Warren to play with at the beach! All the purchases met with Lisa's approval!

Well, after a rather lengthy drive, we arrived back at the beach house at dinnertime on Friday. I had studiously studied Wunderground.com to see the weather a the major towns along our route on the north end to make sure we wouldn't hit any major snow. Well, no snow until we were south of Harrisburg Pa and then some squalls and many accidents. We probably lost a half hour or more -- actually had to turn the car off a couple of times while they removed wreckage from the ditches. It was really pretty though just north of Harrisburg where there had obviously been recent snow but it was bright and sunny when we passed through. I always think the snow looks so pretty when it first clings to the trees and is all white and sparkles with the light!

It was a bit chilly our first full day but lots and lots of sunshine and today was even nicer! We have had the windows open both days as we have a southern exposure and no curtains yet so it gets nice and toasty without turning on the heat during the day. That same clear sky makes the nights a bit on the chilly side and we have had record cold the last couple of days (nice to know that 23 is record cold). Lisa arrived Saturday morning with her two kitties. They were totally traumatized by the new house and she was hoping they would acclimate at least some time before the end of the week. Her more pushy kitty was out and about after about 2 hours but it took until last night for her less adventuresome kitty to find his way upstairs (neither kitty had ever seen stairs before and her more aggressive kitty still is extremely cautious when going down the stairs). This morning when we came back from some shopping though, we found both curled up in what we called the "kid's room" as it has twin beds. So they have found their proper place and seem totally at home this morning! Ah, youth!