Hi there and happy holiday weekend! I apologize that I’ve been MIA. I was out of commission yesterday morning and then I entertained parents last night. It’s already been an amazing weekend and there’s still another day to go!!! These long weekends are ten times more meaningful now that I’m working and have no vacation days! And to top it off, I got to leave work at 3 on Friday. I was overjoyed to get some extra free time and…
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Howdy, I still can’t get over the weather here. There are just so many days of pure blue skies! I went for a run in the forest today and loved it. Ever since my running-induced stomach issues started last year, I’ve developed a negative mentality about running. Since it seems better for the most part, I’ve simply been trying to enjoy running again by not worrying about how far or long or fast I run. I think this morning was…
Today was the perfect balance of productivity and relaxation: Internet and TV time, outdoor run, grocery store, lunch with fun new groceries, intensive cleaning of apt, more TV time, home-made black bean burgers, prep for tomorrow, blog, and then reading The Help for the rest of the evening! Don’t ya just love days like that? Poor Matt is intensely studying for two big exams and I know he’d kill for the kind of free time I enjoyed today. The weather…
Happy Hurricane. Is it windy and rainy where you are? There are lots of trees down around here with a few power outages, but I think the worst is over. Last night, I had a good old date night. Matt and I dined at Dos Perros, a Durham restaurant that’s been high on my list since moving. We sat at the bar since we didn’t plan on having a full dinner. It had a swanky, urban vibe with exposed brick…
How many presidents were successfully assassinated? If you guessed 4, you are correct! I went to trivia at Dain’s tonight and had a blast. I didn’t know any of the answers, but the beer was good and I had fun discussing all of the answers with my team. My first beer was the New Belgian Somersault. I’m trying to fit in tastes of just a few more summer beers before fall arrives. I loved the Somersault because it didn’t taste…
My goodness, I packed a lot of fun into this 48 hour vacation. Matt and I brought a bottle of wine from home, so yesterday evening we headed to the little gazebo on the marsh to enjoy cocktail hour at dusk. We’ve been saving this bottle of wine since 2007! I believe the bottle is from my sister’s wedding weekend, so there’s some significance behind this very peppery zin. Mmmm…it was delish! Unfortunately, bugs love Matt’s scent, and we had…
Hello from beautiful BHI! Matt and I were fortunate enough to be able to take a semi-last minute trip to Bald Head to stay in my parent’s suite. I don’t have any vacation days yet, so we had to wait to leave at 5 and hit a bit of traffic in Raleigh. Nothing too bad though and we ate Quizno’s for dinner and peanut M & M’s for dessert in the car! We made it to the ferry a little…
I had a very nice day at work yesterday and then went to happy hour over at Alivia’s. I love the patio and I have a feeling I’ll be spending a lot of time there. I had a magarita and then asked Matt if he wanted to get a sandwich at Parker and Otis (I can’t stay away!). They had live music on the patio and $3 bottles of beer and it was just a perfect dinner. Loved this beer!…
Good Evening. I’m scurrying off to bed because I’ve been busy all night: The Fuqua partners organized a Durham Bulls outing. It was tons of fun being back in the stadium because I grew up going to games with my family. Typically, I’d bring a girlfriend, my dad would give us a twenty, and we’d spend the game looking at boys and trying to stretch our money out over the innings; nachos, fries, sometimes a taco, but always the ice…