Vacation's-almost-over-itis

It starts to set in around Tuesday, and is usually in full force by Thursday ... that sinking feeling that this year's beach vacation is almost over.  There is no known cure.  Instead of wallowing in a bleak prognosis, we made sure to enjoy every last minute until the minivan headed north!

 enjoying a little refreshment until a rogue wave surprised them!

Our beach house overlooked the bay from a second floor deck --  we watched some beautiful sunsets,  read some books before the sun got too hot, and sipped our cocktails while enjoying the tranquility (OK, the last one was in my dreams!)

For our last night on the boardwalk, we had many things to accomplish.  Even the torrential rains did not stop us.  We first stopped to get Olivia a hair wrap for her upcoming 8th birthday.

Next up was water ice and Kohr Bros custard,

then a ride on the ferris wheel for some of us,

and a ride on the choo-choo for others!

We filled our buckets to the brim with caramel popcorn,

and agonized over which flavors of salt water taffy to buy.

To end the night, we got our toes in the sand one last time while the rain was taking a short break.

As I put the finishing touches on this last post, Joy is packing up the car and making sure that everything is in order for our impending check-out -- I am already counting down the days until we are back sunbathing on the beach in 2013!