The patsch family takes on obx

Hudson said it all...best vacation ever!
After a mellow thanksgiving by ourselves (complete with turkey, naps outside, and a movie) we decided on a whim to go and check out the outer banks for a couple of days since we didn't have any other plans. We threw together more than a few suitcases and were on our way with no agenda and no hotel reservations. I needed to scout out the place for my upcoming field trip in the spring and we have always wanted to take a family trip there... so why not have some off season fun. Who knew it was so close! In 4.5 hours we found ourselves sitting on the beach of kill devil hills wearing sweatshirts and playing in the sand. On saturday we had a jam packed day of island exploration, wright brothers memorial (so cool!), laser tag and arcade, dune jumping on coquina beach, jeanette's pier and aquarium (nellie got to see mr and mrs claus there...so exciting!), my favorite jockey's ridge (largest sand dune on the east coast and the topic of my college senior thesis and first published paper), and concluded with a yummy italian dinner. Yes that was all in one day. I can't believe nellie rallied for all of that... and was the only one still awake at 9:30 that night! We are headed home today thankful that we rallied and refreshed from a couple of days away from our usual daily grind...and in hudson's words...best vacation ever.