Yes, it was a fun evening. Tracy and Juice were wonderful hosts. We could not do the boating part during the day (four kids running in 15 directions) but, the dinner was fabulous (thanks in part to Ruth's spices) and a good time was had by all.

Marcia (Mrs. Pete)

Once again in need of book recommendations. What have you read lately? I'll put out my recent reads if anyone is out there listening.

Recently read (light reading, recommend all): The Good Byline (Jill Orr) A Dog's Way Home (W. Bruce Cameron) The Widow of Wall Street (Randy Susan Meyers) Just started: The Hillbilly Elegy (J.D. Vance) ~a little outside of my wheelhouse..non-fiction The Good Good-bye(Carla Buckley) Have waiting to b...

Hello Mrs.Pete. Your Badgers were not very nice to my Hoosiers in the Big Ten tournament! Sorry, Hoosier. Things got wonky last night, too. I didn't have WI beating V. Tech. I'm not a Badger fan, even though I am an alum (shhh, don't tell anyone). At least you Indiana folks still have Purdue and ND...

Since You are looking at September I would be sure to get trip insurance. While it is a beautiful time of year to visit the OBX it is also Hurricane Season. Agree with this wholeheartedly. We went to Topsail Island a few years ago, had a fabulous house on the beach, all four kids with us...it was a...

I check here and there from time to time.

So, this morning I wrote a long and detailed trip report about our Chincoteague Island vacation. Sadly, I dedicated a couple of hours to it and then did a stupid thing. I clicked on "preview" before posting. I was hoping to read through it and adjust things as needed; I hate posts where I ...

I just wrote a huge trip report that took me a fair amount of time, I hit "preview" and now it's GONE!!!! What do I do to get it back or should I just forget the whole thing an move on?

If there are any old AOL forum members still following, I just want to let you know that I'll be wearing white shoes this coming weekend, even though it's after Labor Day.

I still check in here from time to time, more on the off-topic board though because I don't really think we'll be back to STJ any time soon. Pete and I are hitting that time in our lives when the allure of travel to new destinations outweighs going back to the familiar. We miss our friends there and...

Thank you, everyone! With all of this information (I love the off topic thread) and some from other friends, I have booked it! After our time in Richmond with Pete's mom we will head out to Chincoteague for three nights, at the Comfort Inn & Suites. We have a king room with a balcony. This all s...

Aquagirl, this sounds pretty perfect. The adventure of going up to Chincoteague. Looks like about a 3.5 hour drive from Richmond? I'll look into this as it's pretty much what we want to do...bike, explore, eat. If you want to PM me, please feel free to do so. Or, anyone else who has been in this are...

one word of caution on drive back toward cruz bay from rock br rd. you must turn right from left lane at a blind intersection onto south shore rd. be very careful and once you start pulling out, don't hesitate because the traffic coming from right is usually fast inbound. no problem in evening beca...

We are considering a trip to combine a visit with Pete's mom in Richmond with a long weekend in the Chesapeake Bay area. I am struggling, trying to find what we are looking for. We'd love to take the Chesapeake Bay bridge over and stay on the peninsula but all I find are 2 star motels and RV campgro...

What's everyone reading now? I'm running out of books. Loved this thread back in the day. I'll offer up one that I recently read and enjoyed greatly: A Man Called Ove.