Atlantic Beach, HERE WE COME!!!

i just got confirmation on our beach villa for next month!

we go through Curtis' work - he is the electrician for a set of condos on Massanutten mountain.....we get a SUPER deal through their management company & get to stay at any of the resorts that they manage in the USA, for a whole week, for only $150!!! this is our 3rd year using this great benefit & we LOVE it! the first year, we tried out Barrier Island Station in Kitty Hawk, NC - it was great but we wanted to head a little farther south last year....we tried out Atlantic Beach, NC (on Emerald Isle) and stayed at the Peppertree Atlantic Resort (their site isn't working any more) - this spot was AMAZING! i'd never been to a nicer beach - soft sand, great shells to find, fish to catch, dolphins to watch, family oriented, calm water for the kids to play in - FABULOUS! and the resort was just as great...private boardwalk & beach, tons of activities, huge villas with all the amenities, wonderful staff, indoor & outdoor pools, playgrounds, the list goes on & on

the only downside to this yearly deal that we get, is that you submit your top choices waaay early and just wait.....you have to wait to see if any of the timeshare owners cancel out of their reservation or if there's available units....as you get closer to your requested vacation date, they'll give you other options if your top choices still aren't available.....well, just 2 weeks ago, we were offered a spot at a not as nice resort - actually it looked more like a hotel on the beach, rather than a family resort....we turned it down & prayed that something better would come through....yesterday marked exactly one month until we're scheduled to head out & we were starting to get nervous that we'd end up with a not so nice condo this year.....then today, curtis calls me literally screaming with excitement - we got our top choice - the same spot as last year!!!

here's what the villas look like - view from the private board walk as you're coming off the beach

and here's the kids on the beach our last night there last year....i had already taken like 300 pics by then, so left my camera in the room - took this one with my cell (the family pics to the right of my blog were taken at Atlantic Beach as well)

OMG - we can't wait!!!