As many of you know, Marilyn and I have been vacationing with her family at North Carolina's Outer Banks since 1986, and last week, we did it once again, specifically to Corolla, Currituck County at the same house that we have rented since 2006. The trip this year was especially enjoyable and liberating since, like the best of the world, we did not go anywhere in 2020, and Marilyn and I had not been on a vacation since our trip to Great Britain in the Fall of 2019. There was one particular branch of this Family Tree, the Richards of Gilbertsville, PA, that we hadn't seen since Christmas, 2019, eighteen months ago.
Our weather was excellent, when it did rain, it occurred late in the afternoon or through the night, so we didn't miss a single day at the beach or poolside. I must confess, though, that I never made it into the Ocean past my knee caps due to currents that necessitated flags such as this along our particular stretch of beach.
Per tradition, Marilyn and I, which of course, means "mostly Marilyn", hosted a "Theme Night" when it was our turn to make dinner. The theme this year was "Carnival." It included a Midway...
...and a goofy photo booth....
It was fun, but the highlight of the week was "Graduation Night." Since we last gathered in 2019, the family has had three graduations: Nathan from Grove City College in 2020 and Gavin and Cale (that's her photo-bombing us in the pic at the top of this post; she's an expert in that particular art) from Gilbertsville High School in 2020 and 2021, respectively. It was Jill's idea to celebrate these three milestones and have a Graduation Party.
The only "requirement" of the night was that everyone was to wear a tee shirt or sweatshirt representing their past, present, or future college. Such as...
It also produced a couple of terrific group shots of the entire crew.
Okay, you all get the idea. We had a great week in the OBX, and at this point, I won't go any further, because, as I always say, there is only SO MUCH that people want to hear about other peoples' vacations, but I will close up with a couple of other of my favorite photos from the trip.
Every one - less two - poolside in the afternoon
"It's the fine life, baby!"
Me and a Corona, channeling
my inner Snoop
Date Night
for
The Grandstander and Mrs. G.
Until next year......
Love everything about this!!!!
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