(thursday and} friday, saturday, and sunday.

my stepmom texted me last week and said she had gotten a great deal on a house at my favorite place in the world {read why here} and asked if i could come down for the weekend. her family was in town and they were all headed down on tuesday. due to some seriously long work days last week and plans that fell through on wednesday, i was able to take a whole day off friday. so thursday around 4pm, i headed to good ol' bald head island. i caught the 10pm ferry and loved every second of that boat ride. there is something magical about riding through the ocean in the pitch black of night. i haven't felt peace like that in quite some time.

court picked me up on the island and we grabbed some dinner and headed down to the beach. we laid under the stars for about an hour before going to bed. i can't remember the last night i have seen stars shine that bright & i even saw 4 shooting stars. happiness.

friday morning we woke up, had breakfast, and went to the beach. i read the entire 1st hunger game book from start to finish and only got a few weird sunburn spots. pretty impressive day at the beach for a redhead. after the beach we ordered pizza and hung out until the rest of our gang arrived. we picked up leigh & derrick and britt & matt at the ferry - i was so glad they got to come for the weekend.

{view from our front porch}

{my friday.}

{the house - all 16 of us had a place to sleep!}

saturday morning we woke up and headed back to the beach. court & i spent a majority of the morning floating around the ocean in our rafts. it was SO windy & the waves were nuts. the beach always makes me feel like i am 5 years old again and i generally act like it too.

after lunch, leigh, derrick & i headed out for a drive around the island. things are always changing around there - we did a little shopping too. for dinner we grilled out - feeding 16 people at once is a task! we played games and went on a late night drive just like we used to do when we were little. we even went on a beach stroll. such a fun night.

{luna pops made in wilmington, nc}

{old baldy}

{love}

sunday we packed up and headed back to southport. leigh, d, court & i decided to stay for lunch and we picked provisions right on the water. it was packed, but worth the wait. i had a 1/4 pound of shrimp and a crab cake. nothing like eating fresh seafood on the water. southport is adorable. our long trek back included singing loudly, sunflower seeds, and sinful blizzards from DQ. i am thankful for every second i get to spend on bald head island & this weekend was no different.

{southport, nc.}

{southport, nc.}