An Ocracoke moment

As we were leaving the Post Office tonight, there was a stream of cars coming into the village. I said "ferry", and checked the time to confirm my suspicion. It was a few minutes before the hour, indicating it was, indeed, a load of cars from the Hatteras ferry. Then, as I was waiting and looking for a gap to pull out into the traffic, John realized that one of the cars coming by was the SUV our friends Lou and Marcy drive. He excitedly told me to "roll down the window!"

Why? Well, Marcy and Lou are adopting a baby, and today was the day they went with the birth mother for an ultrasound, to find out if they are expecting a boy or a girl. John knew that while they were driving by was the perfect time to share the news. So I quickly rolled down the window and Marcy called out "It's a Girl!" It was a sweet moment of friendship and community, one I needed today because I'm tired and cranky.

It was a lovely spring day, sunny and calm. The island was quite busy, with lots of families riding bikes around the village enjoying the warm weather. Jason's was packed at dinner time; people were parking at the Post Office to eat there since the restaurant lot was completely full. Spring Break is upon us! (Sigh...) As Jude so eloquently put it on the March 28 Village Craftsmen blog, "We really do love to have all of you come back. We're glad to see you. But...you'll have to forgive us if we're a little sad to see 'offseason' end."