Emerald Isle, Sat-Thur.

Well here it is Thursday morning and I am just getting around to the blog.

Saturday, Brad and I got the keys to the duplex about 2:00 PM (3:00 check in), got our stuff carried in and by then Rick was here.  I started dinner, baked spaghetti for all, Brad and Rick went to the grocery store and about 4:00 the rest of the crew started showing up.  Karen and family showed up first, with Lynne and Dad coming in last.  We ate about 6:30 and just kind of vegged for the rest of the evening.  Christine and crew left about 10:00 PM Saturday night, arrived Sunday at 5:55 AM and called my cell phone to unlock the door, ugh, Deb and Jim showed up about 7:00 PM.  Now we are all here until Friday/Saturday as they all start to head home. 

It has been a crazy week, Big breakfast every morning, and then whatever the rest of the days.  There are 16 people in this house(duplex) and I wish I could record some of the conversations and put them on the blog!  I'm sitting here listening to them and realize that nobody can follow anything that is being said...:-) 

Brad and Diane with the head of the
Hoghead Snapper.

It has been a good week, fishing, sight seeing, shopping and lots of eating.  Last night Lynne, Rick, Brad and I went to 'Floyd's 1921' in Moorehead City.  Brad and Rick had the Hoghead Snapper, (no they didn't have the head).  We all had too much to eat, 3 appitizers, 4 meals and dessert.  It was delicious, and the chef actually came out to chat and brought us some samples....need to keep going back.  Actually the 4 of us haven't had a bad meal yet, McCurdy's Restaurant Sunday, Jordon's on Monday and a linner (late lunch, no dinner) at Finz on Tuesday.  So many restaurants and so little time.

Christine and crew are heading out this AM about 8:20, going to Sand-dollar Island and the rest of us are just hanging out.  Lynne and I are going to do some shopping, but other than that no plans.  The big discussion, is the family dinner tonight and where do we eat.  We have lots of choices and right now they are leaning towards Arby's.(ha ha).  We are trying to make dad pick, but now he stopped talking, (maybe not a bad thing, since he has been singing and dancing around all morning).  We'll see what the day has to bring.