Every year six of us have a fun week together in the Outer Banks in North Carolina. We always vacation together the same week and until this year, we've been pretty lucky. I took this picture the day before we were evacuated because of the threatening Hurricane Earl. We arrived late in the day on Sunday and packed up and shipped out under a mandatory evacuation on Thursday morning. In between, we had three very fun-filled days and nights. Our trip may have been cut short, but our friendships can weather any storm!
