Monthly Archives: July 2024

Today we began the last and final leg of the trip: a four hour drive from Corolla to drop off the boys at Raleigh-Durham airport for their flight back home while Miss M and I drive to her university to … Continue reading →

Yesterday was our last full day on the Outer Banks so we did our best to soak in our favorite activities: tennis, pickleball, lots of time in the pool for Miss M and her college friend, and lots of time … Continue reading →

The past two days we’ve slept in, spent time in the pool, made a brief trip to the beach, and Paul and the kids took jet skis out to the bay. D has grilled a lot of burgers (he’s primarily … Continue reading →

We deemed today “road trip day” as we planned to drive from the northernmost town on the Outer Banks (Corolla) to Hatteras Island 90 miles south, making a bunch of stops along the way. There’s a lot to see on … Continue reading →

We’re currently spending one week in Corolla which is a town in the northern part of the Outer Banks. We’re staying in a large AirBnB in the Currituck Club which historically was an exclusive hunting ground used by Roosevelt, the … Continue reading →

On Topsail Island we were fortunate to spend time with our good friend Jim at his beach house. We had visited him and his wife back in 2017 and it was wonderful to catch up with him again in such … Continue reading →

For our last night in Charleston, we enjoyed she crab soup, shrimp three ways (bbq, fried, scampi), and tons of hush puppies at Hymans. A memorable meal at a historic establishment. The following morning we packed up the car and … Continue reading →

The annual Lilla family summer vacation sort of snuck up on us this year. We had planned the flights and places to rest our head but not much else so unlike past holidays, we are being a little lazy. For … Continue reading →