On Location from Duck, North Carolina

On Saturday, we got back from our annual beach trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. 
We had a great time {as always!} with Brian's sister and her family.
This year, we stayed in a house in the Four Seasons area of Duck. 
It had a pool, was close to town, and was reasonably close to the beach. Sold!  Well...rented.  

We always have a looooooong list of to-dos, and favorite spots that we MUST visit.
First stop: Timbuck II, which has Steamers and Corolla Raceway {go-carts}:

We also went to the Blue Point Grill, which is right on the water {Currituck Sound}:

Down the boardwalk is Candy & Corks, where I went FOUR TIMES. {It's for the children.} 
They have a great selection of "vintage" candy, including my favorite...Charleston Chew {chocolate of course, and frozen!}

The boys and Brian went crabbing...twice.  I was only subjected to this horror once. ;-)
But really, how cute are my sweeties?

Duck Donuts is also always on our go-to list. The kids {and overgrown kids, aka husbands} love to watch them being made. I'm starting to realize that most of the stuff 
on our list involves junk food...hmmm...

My sister-in-law and I used to book treatments at The Sanderling Spa, which is amazing...

...but I think our interests and priorities have changed slightly, because this time we went shopping for home decor.  We visited Urban Cottage in Scarborough Faire:

And Savvy Home:

We also checked out a couple of other antique-y places, and 
each of us purchased one of the signs below. I love the saying but I'm not wild about the color, so I may paint it white and then sand over the letters.  I wonder if that would work?

Finally, I rediscovered my love of...obsession with...reading!  
On the drive there, I read this, which was awesome:

And I also read this, which was very good until the end, which was terrible!

All in all, we had a great week with our beloved family 
{and our niece's very sweet 12-year-old friend.} 
Bring on Beach Week 2013!