Last summer we went to Raleigh to my brother’s summer house. We had  a blast. North Carolina – woo hoo! But while many people sport those OBX stickers, we’ve never headed that way. Not yet anyway. Of course, if Carolina Designs wants to make me a happy soul, they might send me to their kickin’ beach house. Who wouldn’t love a week at a vacation home with a private pool hot tub, twice as many TVs as I have family members, and a Volleyball net. Seriously. A volleyball net.

We did a lot this summer, and a mega beach vacation took a back seat to all the other stuff we did, but next summer…yeah, I could see digging one of these Outer Banks beach rentals. And man, the kids would be in their glory. Let’s go down the list:

1) Beach – what kid doesn’t love playing in the sand? I know my kids dig it.
2) Ocean – You ever spend so much ime playing in the waves that when you take a shower later on and close your eyes you can still feel the waves crashing over your head? If not, you have not played in the ocean enough.
3) Pool – More swimming? With my kids…damn straight.
4) Volleyball – this would probably be a bust after some failed net activity in the front yard last spring, but just this week I learned that my 3rd grader is playing Volleyball in Gym class, so…cool.
5) Hot tub – hey, the kids have to go to bed at some point, right?

Yeah, brother, I’m thinking this house is for me. Maybe next summer. Just maybe. It’s going to be cold winter weather soon and that may be just what I need to get through.