Our Newest Family Member: Pretty Betty!

Happy Tuesday!

I’m sitting at the ONE spot on this entire property where we receive an internet signal… the view from here is amazing! As the sun begins to rise, all the colors start to show… a duck swims into view on my right… gliding effortlessly across the calm waters of this peaceful lagoon. An orchestra of birds and bugs, they’re all awake now… beautifying this special moment with their harmonious sounds! A dog barks in the distance… a door opens across the way, a man walks out with his morning coffee, leans over his porch rail… ahh the beauties of a vacation morning!

The weather was rainy and overcast yesterday, so we drove to Nags Head and traded Emily’s surf board… she wanted something far more GIRLIER than her previous MANLY board… didn’t really care much about how well it was built or how well it surfed… Emily was craving a PINK SURF BOARD! 

Her and Coree were arguing on the ride over… Coree wanted Emily to keep the board she already had because he just bought a high performance short board… and he wanted to fall back on her longer board on calm days. Emily was not giving in yesterday… NUT-UHHHHHH! This was her day… the entire Island felt as if all of time had culminated into this very moment! Emily sat behind me on the ride there… head held low, figuring that she would lose her war with Coree and drive back home with her butch board.

I started feeling bad for Emily… even pulled Coree aside at the surf shop and pleaded with him to back off… explaining that I hadn’t seen mom this excited about a material thing in a VERY long time. She had a TWINKLE IN HER EYE… and I wanted to see her SMILE with the enjoyment of her desire.

As we walked up the steps to The Pit Surf Shop, we saw a man carrying the EXACT board Emily wanted… the sissy boy bought a PINK CAMO surf board right out from under my poor little wife. Emily’s bottom lip went out… her pace slowed… and I think there may have been a tiny little tear forming in the bottom of her right eye. 

So we asked the owner if he accepted trades, and showed him what we had… he took us around the store and nothing jumped out until… THERE IT WAS… and with each step in HER DIRECTION, Emily’s face brightened up more and more… she was SMILING SO BIG! 

The owner started firing off all the specs… and Emily just kept looking at me like she had won a million dollars! She didnt care about the specs… it was PINK AND BEAUTIFUL… and it had a name, something like “PRETTY BETTY!” 

On our way back to the vacation home, Emily was leaned forward with both hands on my shoulders… for the ENTIRE RIDE! I just kept looking into the rear view mirror every 30 seconds to see that BEAUTIFUL EMILY SMILE! I live to see her that happy! She’s so much like a little kid in moments like that… the thing I love the most about her! 

Emily told me she wasn’t giving anyone a peak at PRETTY BETTY until today AT THE BEACH… at the glorious PRETTY BETTY coming out celebration! (no photos on the blog site yet… Dave reads the blog) I cant wait to watch her SMILE ALL DAY LONG! Ohh… I forgot to mention the amazing deal she got on the trade. The board she purchased was ON SALE… AND… they gave her a PHENOMENAL trade in value… a difference of LESS THAN $150. 

Not a very spiritual blog today… maybe tomorrow. I pray that the joy of my vacation blesses you with great peace and a new kind of creativity! Have a super duper day everyone! God bless you all!