Beach Week, by the Numbers

One
Beach house

Seven
people, sunrises, days, sunsets

Zero
meals cooked by Yours Truly

Six
breakfasts cooked by the Wonder Hub

Two
lovely grandparents

One
really sniffy dog

Forty-three
pounds of junk food

Six-point-eight
miles of 4x4-only beach leading to the house

One
scary six-point-eight mile drive in the dark at high tide

Three
excited boys who got to drive 4x4 on the beach
(not at high tide)

Two
days before we realized Molly didn't need a leash

Multiple
wild horse sightings

One
dead horseshoe crab, stinking to high heaven and brought into the house by a boy on a dare

Five
attempts at finding the best bbq in NC

Twenty
minutes til a body goes numb in the Atlantic

One
Ferry ride to Ocracoke Island, on a futile search for Blackbeard's gold

Two
sunburns

Fourteen
pounds of sand brought home in shoes and clothing

One
Easter sunrise walk...

while unknowingly being followed by

One
stalker with a camera

One
Benediction given, with arms raised high
"He is Risen!"


One
Perfect gift

for

One
perfect mother-in-law

The End