September 25, 2023 - Monday


Today was a really fun day. We went to the Marshall Point lighthouse! We call it the Forrest Gump lighthouse, because it’s the one Forrest runs to and then decides to stop running and goes home. It’s a beautiful spot. The lighthouse is just your typical lighthouse, but the view is amazing and the rocky area underneath it is incredible. Beautiful stone patterns, tide pools, crashing waves. Ugh. Just everything. We all explored for a couple of hours and then ate lunch there. Things fell apart when we went into the gift shop though. I just refuse to waste money at every single gift shop we go to here and Clemi wanted to buy some stupid overpriced plush that had nothing to do with Marshall’s Point. I held my ground and told her no and, man, she had a complete meltdown. I was ready to throw her into the ocean, but instead we loaded into the car and went to an Alpaca Farm!

It was a cute little spot. The alpacas and the donkeys were really sweet and everyone got to pet them (except me because I have no interest in touching stinky animals). The shop had fresh veggies and products made from the alpaca fur. I still wouldn’t let the girls get plushies, even if they were special. $25 is just too freaking much for a stuffed animal, even if it is made from alpaca fur! Jonas got his heart set on this crazy, Russian-looking hat that cost $90. Of course, we all said no and started to get in the car. Meanwhile, Jonas was working on convincing Mommom and she gave in. 🤦‍♀️ She said it’s his birthday AND Christmas present for this year and he happily agreed. He hasn’t taken it off. 🙄

We spent some time relaxing and reading in the afternoon and then Ben and I went on a date to the Rock Harbor Brewery. The food was great, but Ben’s nerve pain got so bad that he couldn’t even eat and sat frozen in pain for almost 10 minutes. Needless to say, we cut the date short. We ran to Walmart and got the food supplies we needed and then headed back.








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