JOY - I drove into the beach access and saw this family waiting in the parking lot. They started waving and smiling, joy pouring out of them. It was a cloudy evening with the threat of rain, and we enjoyed every minute, took photos, and ran off the beach just in time as the rain started to fall. Issy contacted me for photos, and is married to Derek. She set this photo session up for her mother in law who is just wonderful and wanted photos of the family. The family is from New Orleans and visited the Outer Banks because they have roots in Arlington and DC, where Derek and Issy live. How small the world is. Derek knows my very first boyfriend, Tony, my elementary school sweetheart in 2nd through 4th grades before Tony switched out of Drew Elementary. Derek asked what happened with us, and I said, well, we were 10🤷‍♀️😀Such happy memories for me and a fun and incredible connection!