Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego... Oops, I Mean Heidi?!

OK, so some of you know that I've been enjoying the heck out of the flexibility of my job (I have to admit to the fact that I accidentally just wrote -- while Dad was watching a little stock market talk show -- "enjoying the heck out of the flexibility of my interest rate"!). So... Mom, Dad & I drove back to NC from DC on Friday and spent the night with Haley in Chapel Hill. We planned to head back to les montagnes on Saturday (after lunch at Big Jim's, of course!). But, my flexibility (and the desire to utilize the heck out of it) as well as everyone else's willingness to go along led us on a different path. Can anyone guess where we ended up? It's probably somewhere you've been a few times... well, maybe.

Crucial hint: It's a beach.

From the same spot... opposite directions:


I dragged (is it dragged or drug, grammar nazi?) my mom, dad, and baby sis with me as well. Syd's here too, but there are no pics of her on the beach yet. All that's missing: Jonny Cat, Coop, Kona, & you (unless you are Mom, Dad, Haley, or Sydney reading this from here!).



And finally, what would a picture post be without an artsy-fartsy fun creative pic? Sorry... I played with this one and decided to go ahead and post... my apologies to those of you who get too much of me already on a daily basis! :-)



Since we stayed in Chapel Hill one more night (Saturday) before coming to this place, I got the opportunity to have one more lunch at Ham's. (Can you tell I am MAJORLY lamenting Haley's move to Boone? I'm VERY excited for her but having a horribly hard time with the fact that I'm not going to be making it to CH on a regular basis anymore!!! I already miss it so much... and now I won't have that TIE back to the "place we hold so dear". Boy, talk about feeling incomplete! Anyone up for moving back there with me?) Anyway... Ham's... lunch... Saturday: the Gobbler Croissant was ab fab. The chips? 1st batch, not so great; 2nd, much better!

With love, from ........