Reality sets in

All the relatives left on Wednesday when the weather was in the '70s. Warmer than when everyone was here. Thursday was even warmer and because we were bored with an empty house we headed over to the beach and the empty beach house that my cousins had vacated early.

Unfortunately by the time, we managed this the sun was mostly behind the clouds and the wind was stronger by the water. The empty beach house was depressing despite the next-door neighbors Rick and Shanda who welcomed us.

On the beach, I sat and completed the day's crossword puzzle, Madison made a half-hearted attempt at building sandcastles, and Darcy wandered the shoreline. When the sun was out the weather was perfect and we could lean back in our chairs and turn our heads upward.

When the sun disappeared behind the clouds and the wind picked up it was just too chilly for us in our shorts and skirts. The girls did well to keep warm by moving around.

Darcy quit first and she went into the beach house to read. Madison and I lasted another hour before admitting defeat to join her. The emptiness of the beach house was too sad and so we left.

That's when it hit us...vacation is coming to a close...