So, we made it to the beach safely. It's our 11th year, so we kind of have the routine down, so it's not difficult.

I trust all of you had plenty of room in my suitcase on the ride down here.

We got in about 2:30 am, and I didn't get to sleep until after 4am.

That wouldn't have been so bad, except the house next door (and right under my window) is perpetually being worked on, and the stucco guys set off some car alarm around 7:30am.

One year we were here, however, they started the day blaring the Grease soundtrack, so it could have been worse.

We got up this morning, went to eat lunch and shopped for a bit. Came back to the house to see the sunset, fixed dinner and watched TV.

HGTV is just the kind of wild and crazy time you expect from women out of town and carefree, huh? All the guys on House Hunters tonight were rather douchey-looking, so we mocked them and felt downright raucous.

I'm trying to figure out how to use Whrrl, so here's what we've been up to so far:

Get some sleep, we have more shopping in store tomorrow, and there's so many of you, you're going to have to apply to go with me in my purse.

Those of you who aren't accepted to the shopping outing may convene on the deck and look at the ocean until I return.