Vacation Homes: A Place to Make Memories

Last week I showed several beach properties on the island of Sunset Beach, NC to a couple who were looking to purchase a vacation or second home.  The day was glorious with beautiful blue skies and sunshine which I had arranged just for them!!
One of the homes we looked at was an older home which had been lovingly cared for and showed very well.  On the right side of the home was a large room which looked like a converted porch.  It ran the width of the house and then lead out onto the back porch and the roof deck.  One half of the room contained two twin beds in an "L"  and a dresser of draws for additional sleep space.  The other end had a small table and chairs and a TV.  Something about that room almost immediately took me back to my childhood and summer vacations spent with all my cousins at the beach house my grandparent's would rent every year when we were young.  Three generations would spend wonderful times together at the beach.  There were beds everywhere and it must've been those "L" shaped beds that jogged the wonderful memories of a simpler time.

  A few months ago, I had the pleasure of helping another couple purchase a second home, this time on the mainland.  Theirs was to be a vacation home for their entire family and every decision they made was with their children, and their children's children in mind.  This was their gift,- the purchase of this second home where the family would vacation together,  enjoy each other and be present in each other's lives.

Times have definitely changed but vacation homes still have the magnificent power to bring families together and strengthen the ties that bind; to make us take time to appreciate each other and form new memories that will last a lifetime and put a smile on your face.

My Vacation Memories from Days Gone By