Nice Weekend

Saturday morning Justin and I took all back roads to Carthage, NC where Hoke's parents live. The drive was beautiful. We were on US 1 most of the way. As I understand, that runs all the way from Maine to the Keys. Would be a nice drive one day.

The Currie's house is gorgeous. A very nice piece of land. We even got to ride over and see the baby goats at the farm. That was really fun. I have some pics and will post them sometime soon. (Got to get them off the Treo. It takes much better pictures than the phone.) Chance and Krystal were up at the BBQ so we had some people our age to visit with. Hoke's family is very nice - good people from what I can tell.

We left there around 6:00ish to head to Asheboro. It did not take too long to get there so we hit the mall in search of gloves/hats/scarves. I won out on that excursion though cause I ended up with all three, but poor Justin was a bust. Finding that stuff for guys is often hard. I intended to get a matching set - red - but ended up with an eclectic mix of items. Red golves, a red/pink/tan/other color hat, and a multi-color scarf. I may look like a bag lady when wearing it all - especially with my favorite green coat, but who cares.

We ended up at the Comfort Inn right by the mall. Not too bad of a rate - and we got a King size bed. So it was nice. The continental breakfast even had waffles. So Justin was happy. I did good and only had a tiny bowl of Frosted Flakes.

The zoo (NC Zoo) was great. Very different from Riverbanks, so it is tough to compare. Riverbanks just has exhibit after exhibit while NC Zoo is spread out and integrated into the rolling hills of the area. The best part is that the leaves were gorgeous. The weather was not too cold either, so the day could not have been much better. Well, the otters could have been out. I swear they are elusive little buggers. Justin and I never seem to get to see otters when we visit places. The sea lions were my favorite. It helped that the exhibit was done well, and the viewing areas were good. I think I sat on the bench by the underwater viewing spot for nearly 10 minutes just watching them. So graceful.

Because of the zoo's layout we did a lot of walking today. I am a bit sore, but it is in my shoulders, so that may just have been from sleeping funny in the car. Who knows.

It is getting a bit late though - so I ought to get to bed. I need to take advantage of this next week and weekend because come weekend after that the series of travelling kicks off.

17th - 18th : ATL for Death Cab
22nd - 25th : NO for Thanksgiving
1st - 3rd : Virgina with Jamie
7th - 11th : SF for football & fun

So, off I go. At least for now.

Farewell!