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hillsborough hog day

May 22, 2012 – 10:42 pm

we took the short drive over to hillsborough with our family visiting from out of town to experience the 30th annual hillsborough hog day. the annual event features a BBQ competition, which sounded like fun. after all the bbq’ing, the meat is prepared into sandwiches. tasty! on our way to get some grilled corn… arts read more »

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daytrip to charlotte: ikea and billy

May 16, 2012 – 9:00 am

we’ve been needing to go to ikea, but unfortunately it’s a 2.5 hour drive away in Charlotte, so we kept putting it off. finally we had a decent list of items, so we decided to make the trip. passed the NASCAR speedway on the way there. IKEA. first stop, swedish meatballs. she found the bed read more »

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easter egg hunt 2012

April 7, 2012 – 10:43 pm

today we participated in an easter egg hunt, hosted by the chapel hill preservation society at the historic horace williams house. we were there with many other children from the community, all ready with their baskets. after a countdown, it was survival of the fittest. poor rebecca, left in the dust! she didn’t seem to read more »

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unc basketball museum

March 31, 2012 – 10:22 pm

last week we visited the basketball museum on campus, featuring the tar heels and the carolina basketball program. admittedly i’m pretty ignorant about basketball at unc, but even i recognized a past unc player… michael jordan! actually, unc has produced dozens of nba players: it started with a video: in the museum: in front of read more »

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disney with daddy

March 3, 2012 – 8:39 am

we’ve been relatively good about limiting youtube time (we don’t have a TV), but it’s definitely handy especially right before dinner when rebecca can get a bit fixated on food and fixated on hanging on to my leg while i cook. joe discovered that ‘part of your world’ is in C major. instrument: fisher price read more »

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kidzu

February 29, 2012 – 9:40 pm

we finally checked out kidzu, a children’s museum in chapel hill. yay for free sunday afternoons!

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day in hillsborough

February 4, 2012 – 8:03 am

hillsborough is a neighbouring town of chapel hill and known for its historic connections with the american revolution. first we stopped by the saturday morning farmer’s market: right next to the market was the “Occaneechi Village”, a replica of a native american village which lived in the hillsborough area before being displaced by settlers. took read more »

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all aboard!

January 4, 2012 – 8:10 am

auntie helen bought everyone tickets to the stanley park christmas train. we made it for its last evening, and braved the rain for a fun time. rebecca really wanted to “help” hold the umbrella and we’re off! lots to see choo choooo!

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aberdeen lights

December 23, 2011 – 2:49 am

a visit to vancouver always includes a visit to aberdeen… for my haircut! all the christmas decorations were out including pretty lights. i considered having rebecca take a picture with santa claus, but that day he was a young chinese santa, which was a bit too strange. even without a meeting with santa, i think read more »

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christmas at the carolina inn

December 3, 2011 – 11:18 pm

the carolina inn is a historic hotel built in 1924 which was donated to the university. The Inn is a beautiful and well-known icon on the UNC campus in downtown Chapel Hill that architecturally represents both the colonial and antebellum South. they had an open house for the public to view its christmas decorations, inspired read more »

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