i went on a women’s retreat with our church here in chapel hill which took place in emerald isle, NC. the short road trip was a lot of fun, including a lunch stop at wilber’s barbecue for some authentic eastern style north carolina bbq and a slice of americana. pork bbq with coleslaw in a read more
forgive the paparazzi post. we spent this sunny afternoon at a nearby playground with ee ee. every time she will beg to go on the swing… only to declare that she is “done” after 20 seconds. every time. on her way to the big slide. bye byeeeeeeeeee! cheeky. thanks for visiting!
while helen was in town, we visited the nc museum of natural sciences in raleigh. there was a short presentation where a staff member brought out real animals for us to see, and we learned about animals in camouflage. deer (or bunnies) in the headlights. baby alligator. small dinosaur exhibit lots of snakes. don’t they read more
we went to sugarland on franklin near campus. cupcakes galore! two for one special! raspberry creme brulee, french vanilla, chocolate caramel and red velvet. ate two and took two home. cupcake eating cupcake.
it was a beautiful day today to take a walk through campus and the franklin historic district. guess who’s visiting? the iconic unc old well historic homes in the area including the horace williams house pretty berry tree in its back yard
after monday morning art class, we usually meander our way through our local mall. last week we found these happy balloons which reminded me of “up” and conveniently matched her shirt. lunch at chick-fil-a. who wouldn’t be happy with a hat and chicken nuggets?
more brunch discoveries, this time at “venables” in carrboro. eggs benedict on sausage and grits fried chicken. that would be a biscuit under all that gravy.