I just thought I’d check in and let you all know that we’re finally in our new condo overlooking the water on the island of Chincoteague, Virginia.

It is paradise.

If you’ve ever wanted to live like you’re vacationing, this is the place to do it.  I’ll download pictures tomorrow, but I wish you could see the beauty of this place. 

The first time I saw a boat going by my front yard, I grabbed the camera…that picture will be downloaded tomorrow.  Awesome!  But you haven’t lived until you experience the thrill of having your condo bombed with oyster and clam shells by careless sea gull litter bugs.  Actually, they’re only trying to open the shells to eat, but what a mess and what a racket!

My daughter came out of her bedroom and said, “I think we have rats or something because there’s a lot of commotion going on up there.”

The wind had been blowing so I figure it was catching into something that was loose on the roof and didn’t pay it any mind. 

It didn’t occur to me until the next day when I saw an oyster shell on my back steps and because I saw them all over the road, I figured we were prime bait for target practice.  It’s cool and all that but if any of them hit my head, I’m having gull for Easter dinner.

Speaking of Easter, did you realize it’s but a week from tomorrow?  Our first Easter in paradise.  I bought a hutch (a steal at $125!) at a little shop on the highway that refurbishes furniture and that’s going to look so good in the kitchen when we can get it up the steps.  This place has 3 stories which translates into 3 sets of stairs which is hell if you have something heavy and awkward you have to get up on the 2nd or 3rd floor.  So the hutch is sitting downstairs underneath the carport along with the couch we can’t seem to get up here either.

But, I love it here.  I can’t wait until I get off from work and I hit that causeway.  You haven’t seen anything yet until you’ve seen a sunset, but…you haven’t lived when you’ve seen a full moon shining over the water at night.  Omg, it’s good for the peepers.

So, I’m settled in and enjoying the spacey pad we have now (I even have my own office now!) and will let you know how it goes as I feng shui my life….

Island Girl