Driving Home from NC

As I write this, rain is splattering our windshield and lightening is flashing all around, as we travel through the state of Ohio. We left Duck, NC, this morning. Our vacation was great there. Days were filled with hot summer sun, a refreshing pool, a sandy hot beach, shopping at unique little shops, snacking, gourmet home-cooked meals, delicious cocktails, catching up on the goings-on in each others lives, and play-time with kid cousins. So, you can see it is difficult to find the "up-side" of returning home to reality. Such is life, and that is what vacations are for. So, 'til the next one....we are so very thankful for times spent w/ close family in fun places, like we did the past 7 days.