About Sandy Hill Sunsets

People wonder why we call this "TINY HOUSE" at Sandy Hill Sunsets

Well, it started off as  travel trailer, but when we got inside to start cleaning, we realized that there would be nothing that we could do to have it ready for guests to come and stay, so we tore it down and started from scratch! This project took us about 3 months to start and complete. Thanks to friends who wanted to get involved and help us! It ended up being much better than I ever thought it could! Lots of hard work and love when into this!

 Hey, I’m Christi!

I am a retired Paramedic and Lieutenant Firefighter for the City of Hampton, VA. I live with my husband, Rick, and our two parrots, Joey and Nikko. I am an outdoors lover and love to fish. We have bon-fires often and just enjoy the evenings and the sound of the waves as they crash along the shore line while looking at the stars above us. We have a fish pond in the yard, but these fish are just for admiring. I love to get around to talk to my neighbors and make sure they are all doing ok. I try to exercise as much as I can by walking on the beach and kayaking. There is a garden in the yard that Rick and I tend to. I love to can the vegetables for the Winter.

So I have been asked how I came up with the name "THELMA'S DAWN". My friend of many years, Michelle, came up with this name as she knew what this place means to me! Well, my mother passed away from cancer in 2007. Mom was 68 years old when she was called home. I had a sister, Dawn, who was called home at age 28. She was murdered in January1988. It was fitting to name this beautiful place after the two of them.

I have lived in this home since I was born, except for the 25 years I moved to Hampton, Virginia, in 1985, to take a job as a professional firefighter and went to school to become an Emergency Rescue Diver and Nationally Registered Paramedic. I was diagnosed in 1995 with Multiple Sclerosis, but continued to work in the fire department as an instructor of various Fire, Emergency Medical, Driving, CPR and Water Safety courses. I retired from the fire department in 2006 and moved back to the Eastern Shore, which I have always called my home!

Having MS, I can not enjoy things the way I use to. I love the beach and the water, but due to MS, I cannot stay in the heat long. With this being said, I have felt that this property was being wasted, so I made the decision to renovate the attached garage into the apartment in the hopes that people could come and enjoy everything "Thelma's Dawn" offers!

I have only been hosting since June 28, 2014. This is when I accepted my first family through Airbnb. It was a glorifying experience and Rick and I decided to continue. There have been many guests come to "Thelma's Dawn" and we have enjoyed them.

We do have a motto here at "Thelma's Dawn". It is a NO DRAMA ZONE, yes, but we also live by these words "WHAT HAPPENS AT THE BEACH STAYS AT THE BEACH"

There is a certain closeness that we have with most of our guests and we have built many lasting friendships that have continued to this day!
I am positive that you will love it as much as I do! I look forward to meeting you soon 

 While you are here, you're not just a guest.. you're family!  Your hosts, Rick and Christi Medice open most spaces of their 1.5 acre beachfront property with the exception of the garage, the other rental and the main house. You have access to EVERYTHING ELSE..... the beach, spacious screened back porch, golf cart, laundry room, anywhere in the yard and you can drive the golf carts or go for a bike ride through our quaint community of Silver Beach!