By the time we got to March the convergence of a number of things created the need for a break and some quality time for John and Sarah. John's time as Interim Dean was about 2/3 complete, we had only made one trip by ourselves in the fourteen years since Callie was born, and we had never taken advantage of a spring break. So there we were, driving down to Hilton Head for a three-night getaway. It was our first time in the area and we loved being able to ride bikes along the beach.
Hilton Head has a lot to offer outside of the beach. They also have drinks. We had fun sampling the local cuisine and checked out as much of the island as we could. We even spent several hours hiking around the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge. Our hotel provided a phenomenal ocean front view and we are not sure how we did it, but we reserved a room that was a two-bedroom apartment. We weren't cooking and we didn't have kids, so we didn't maximize the potential of the space, but we did not feel guilty at all.
We didn't leave the girls all alone, of course. Nana Banana and Sport were incredibly generous and drove down to hang out with Callie and Reese while we were out of town. They got a full dose of our daily schedule as they juggled carpools, school drop-offs, and everything else. The girls loved having their grandparents around and their grandparents loved being around.
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