We've been back in Carteret County for a week and a half now and we've already experienced many moments that make us pause to say to ourselves "this is why we moved back!" ....familiar faces on walks and in stores, dinner invitations from friends, an impromptu blue crab feast last night...coincidentally, Owen was already wearing his 'crabby' t-shirt from Nannie!
Owen dipped his feet in salt water and ate his first helping of sand last week when a friend called to say that she was heading to the beach with her two boys. All in all, our second beach outing was much more successful than the first!
This past weekend was the annual Pirate Invasion in Beaufort. Imagine a Civil War Camp reenactment, but with pirates. Hundreds of them were camped out downtown in makeshift canvas tents, walking around with their eye patches, swords, ragged clothing, black boots, bustiers, etc. We joined up with a number of other young families for a brief spell on Friday evening, but avoided the sweltering heat on Saturday. Those pirates must have been sweating away the pounds all weekend - if only they had invented wicking fabrics back in the eighteenth century...
Today is Nate's first day of work at the NOAA Lab, and tomorrow he leaves for Savannah, GA, the departure port for a 10-day offshore research cruise. It'll be a challenging couple of weeks for both of us. But I have many friends in the area to call on should I need some socializing while Nate's away - and my family will arrive next week for a visit that we're all looking forward to!
Parting video: some after-dinner action
