Our Anniversary Trip -- Part 3

Saturday afternoon we checked into our fancy apartment at Oasis Suites. It was pretty awesome! We enjoyed wine, showers, time on the balcony overlooking the sound. For our anniversary dinner I prepared steak, italian potatoes, the last of our garden peas, and dinner rolls. I cooked in my black high heels and anthropologie ~ special occasion, you know! ;) I had went into the bedroom to add some final touches to my outfit, while Tony added some final touches to the table. I could hear him shuffling around out there. I came out to all the lights dimmed just right - greeted with a sweet hug and kiss by my Tony -- and a very pretty wrapped box on the table. He surprised me!! The largest bottle of Miss Dior Cherie with a tiny clutch and travel size perfume. Love it!! And surprises are definitely one of my "love languages." ;)  

The rest of our evening: Tanger Outlets, sun set, ocean waves, ice cream, and trivia on the balcony.   

On Sunday I fixed cinnamon raisin french toast with blueberries and raspberries. We attended "Church of the Outer Banks," then made our way to the "S-Turns" at Rodanthe. We parked our car right past the no parking signs and climbed over the {hot} sand dune ~ once just to look at the ocean, twice to carry our things to the beach, and Tony actually climbed it a third time to retrieve my woven hat from the car. I sat on my brightly colored blanket with my hat upon my head and journaled about our days events. :)   

Next stop was Frisco. We walked down a loooong, hot dirt road to get to the beach. Those with 4 wheel drive are able to drive their car right up to the ocean. After a few hours at the ocean, we started our long pilgrimage back to the car. It way off in the distance -- around the curve to the left. Back at our apartment, we enjoyed some time in the hot tub. We got our showers & into comfy clothes. We watched some TV and had a vegetarian dinner. Then we crawled in the very comfortable bed for 1 more night. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Monday morning we had a big breakfast on the balcony.We packed up everything, took pictures of our home away from home, and clocked out at 11am. :) 

On the way home we did a drive by of Plymouth and a brief walk through the oldest incorporated town in North Carolina ~ Bath. It was a quaint little town filled with history.  

On our way to lunch... 

We used our Olive Garden gift card from Joey & Chrissie!! 

Our waitress told us about this giveaway at the local Harris Teeter ~ so we went to get the information. If we win, it will be a good excuse to buy another one - that way we can ride together. :)

It rained, rained, rained a lot of the way home. 

And were greeted with this beautiful evening sky shortly after reaching our sweet abode. We had so much fun celebrating our sixth year of marriage!! :) X's and O's to my love!! 

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Sketches from my journal -- when we toured the Hatteras Light House, there was a sweet elderly lady sitting on a bench, sketching the lighthouse with all the trees in the forefront. It was beautiful and had lots of detail. That put me in a sketching mood the rest of the trip. So as I journaled, I embellished my words with little drawings. ;)

me on the beach with my loosely braided hair and woven hat, water bottle, and vogue

the two of us in the hot tub

our little squirrel friend

our loooong pilgrimage to and from Frisco beach

the love tree at Jockey's Ridge