Girls Trip--North Carolina

After two flights, a 1 ½ hour drive to Dave and Ashley's, and then another 4 hour drive to Carolina Beach, we could finally say “we arrived!!” We spent the entire day swimming in the ocean and hanging out at the beach. Is there anything better than the beach, warm weather, good company, and NO responsibility? I felt like a kid again.

The first night we stayed at Dave and Ashley’s house. It couldn't be any cuter. It is in the most beautiful neighborhood. It is so charming. We stayed up until after 3:30 AM visiting and laughing. Anna slept through it all! It was a good way to start the trip. After we woke up we went running, took a drive around her neighborhood, ate some yummy lunch at a place called “Bricks” (I ate an entire pizza by myself, a HUGE pizza! Let the over eating begin!)

Brianne started this little list of funny things from the weekend…here they are (in no particular order!)

Things I have learned since being here

Jen follows the speed limit only on vacation
Trisha does not do well with multiple people giving her directions at the same time
Jill is a little fish
Jen drinks more Diet Coke than Vitamin Water
Half of us are not afraid of a little power ball action (which will be split 5 ways and is currently at 111 million)
Trisha will do ANYTHING for 5 bucks
Katy likes her closet to be checked before going to bed
Sara is afraid of spiders but not criminals
The cops still question us at 2:00 a.m.
NC has the biggest rocking chair
The downward dog is awkward on sand
That the only thing missing from Ashley’s house is the white picket fence
It is possible to consume 6000 calories in a day
That drinks taste better in wine glasses
Elevators which only hold 500 lbs are shady
Southern hospitality is real
Sleep is optional
That politics are very personal and between us we go from far right to far left
That you never grow too old for hair dye and bubble bath
Jen secretly works for the Mac counter
Trisha and Stacie continue to speak a foreign language together in the form of laughter

Best one liners of the trip
For future reference listen to the girl holding the GPS. –Rossi
Yes Sir, I knew the speed limit was 55 mph-Bri
“f”-BriAnd the journey begins! Here we are on the plane taking off...
Staying up late on the stairs at Ashley's. We were so happy to be together we didn't even bother going to the family room to sit on comfy chairs/couches.



This is Dave and Ashley's house. Cutest on the block, but all the houses are gorgeous!




First day at the beach!

Dinner in Wilmington at Sticky Fingers

More beach time!

Jen's cute toes...

Downtown historic Wilmington



























This was a restaurant right off the dock in Wilmington. It was the best food ever! Many of us wanted to get some seafood our last night there and we just happened to go to this place. The food was seriously the best ever. I ate tons and could have kept going.



Doesn't this make your mouth water?!




Why don't they have these in Utah? Car's pull on through to get drinks of any kind. How nice would that be...no need to take all the kids out, just go to the brew thru!


Mrs. Anderson






Our first night there we were surrounded by cops around 2:30 AM due to a break-in next door. It freaked us out a bit, but we were comforted knowing we were surrounded by police just for a small break in.





We stayed up until at least 3:00 AM every night. I never wanted to go to bed. We were all so hyper and laughed and laughed and laughed all night!

We made sure to use the wine glasses for all our soda drinking.

Anything for $5.00-that's all I'll say.



The last night we were there, Jen did make overs on just about everyone. She is so talented and should work as a make up girl I tell you. Everyone looked AMAZING! This is the only picture I got of her work (expect for Brianne's profile shot above...that is post-Jen makeup).












We just randomly pulled over to get drinks at a gas station, and lo and behold we stumbled upon the largest rocking chair in the world (that's not the official title of it, but have you ever heard of or seen a bigger one?)

This was such a fun weekend. I had such a great time, and never wanted it to end. There were no crazy fights or controversy (maybe a few heated political debates), but just pure fun. I have such a blast with these girls and can't wait for the next adventure! I really felt like I was a kid in high school again. I had no responsibility, I ate what ever the heck I wanted, stayed up late, and laughed my head off! I miss laughing that much! These girls can get me laughing like no one else can! I was hyper 24-7! What a fun trip...