{"id":10908,"date":"2014-06-24T00:43:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T00:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=10908"},"modified":"2020-09-11T13:02:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T17:02:54","slug":"topsail-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/24\/topsail-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Topsail Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our week at the beach flew by. Seriously.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10910\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0090copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0090copy\" width=\"900\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0090copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0090copy-600x537.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0090copy-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was low-key vacay and sometimes those are the best kind<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10911\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0093copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0093copy\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0093copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0093copy-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t always easy- I would be lying if I said it was.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10913\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0106copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0106copy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0106copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0106copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0106copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But when you travel with kiddos that is the way it goes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10914\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0109copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0109copy\" width=\"900\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0109copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0109copy-600x482.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0109copy-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10915\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0110copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0110copy\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0110copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0110copy-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0110copy-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It has been a hard year. No doubt about it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10916\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0120copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0120copy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0120copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0120copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0120copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it&#8217;s good to get away.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10917\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0134copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0134copy\" width=\"900\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0134copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0134copy-600x526.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0134copy-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10918\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0139copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0139copy\" width=\"900\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0139copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0139copy-600x457.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0139copy-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am hoping things are on the up-swing. It&#8217;s sorta time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10920\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0168copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0168copy\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0168copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0168copy-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But for now&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10921\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0171copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0171copy\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0171copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0171copy-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for a friend that I can laugh with like no other<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10922\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0172copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0172copy\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0172copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0172copy-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A daughter that I hope to get a good diagnosis for soon- but that still loves life like no other<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10923\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0174copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0174copy\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0174copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0174copy-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A great house that will hopefully be done soon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10924\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0196copy.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A0196copy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0196copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0196copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0196copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And these beaches that replenish me when I need it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our week at the beach flew by. Seriously. It was low-key vacay and sometimes those are the best kind It wasn&#8217;t always easy- I would be lying if I said it was. But when you travel with kiddos that is the way it goes. It has been a hard year. No doubt about it. Sometimes it&#8217;s good to get away. I am hoping things are on the up-swing. It&#8217;s sorta time. But for now&#8230;. I am thankful for a friend that I can laugh with like no other A daughter that I hope to get a good diagnosis for soon- but that still loves life like no other A great house that will hopefully be done soon&#8230; And these beaches that replenish me when I need it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90,16],"tags":[483,661],"class_list":["post-10908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beach","category-photography","tag-nc","tag-topsail-island"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Q14A0087copy.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10908"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17584,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10908\/revisions\/17584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}