We're back!

Sorry if you were bored last week with nothing to read. :)

J's parents came to visit the last weekend in August. They got here Thursday night. J had a work meeting at the steakhouse (poor thing), so the rest of us went to Andy's. J brought home some amazing bread and some cheesecake from the steakhouse. That Friday, J's parents took him out to lunch while I worked. After work, we did a little shopping in the area. I got a cute fall wreath for the door, some lawn chairs, and some halloween window decals. I love fall! We grilled out and went to Sunni Sky's for ice cream. I know I had Apple Pie, but I forgot what everyone else got. They gave us samples of pumpkin pie, which was good! J said it tasted just like the ice cream. Crazy!

Saturday, we went into Raleigh for the day. We started off at The Flying Biscuit for brunch. It was SO good, of course. We then headed to a kitchen showroom to look at cabinets, floors, etc for the big remodel in MS. (It's a good thing we don't have anything to remodel here- too many choices!!!) We also met the guy that sold us Duke/Bama tickets. Money and tickets were exchanged, and we are so excited to get to go! We then went to Apex to see The Other Guys, which was surprisingly funnier than I thought it would be. After a quick trip to TJMaxx and a stop at Rita's, we headed home.

My favorite purchase at TJMaxx

Sunday, we went to church in Cary. They have a brand new building, and man, it is crazy nice! I read this week it was a $2 million addition! The service was good, and it definitely more in our comfort zone. We will go a few more times, then check out another near-by church. The only thing we didn't really like about it is that it is 45 minutes away, which makes it hard to be involved. After church, we ate at Lucky 32, which wasn't really that good. :( J's parents left that afternoon.

Last week was the first full week for students. I still am not seeing them until next week though. I have been busy getting everything ready though! This week I am going to a workshop here in town.

This past Friday, after a trip to the store, we rented Book of Eli in Blu-Ray from redbox. So excited they have blu-rays now.. even if the selection is limited. The movie was pretty good! Saturday, we went to Fuquay for lunch. We just relaxed the rest of the day... and watched some football! And oh, what a glorious day it was. Ole Miss got beat by an out of conference team, and we won! Great day to be a Bulldog! (I definitely got some great use out of my cowbell!)

Yesterday, we went to Morrow Mountain State Park in the Uwharrie Mountains, which are really just hills. We ate a picnic lunch and hiked around some. Then we headed into Charlotte. We hadn't really planned on it, but there weren't many trails the hike, so we went. We drove downtown and through where all the rich people live. (We looked up online how much the houses there were selling for.. and wow!) We went to South Park Mall. It was SO nice. And here we are in hiking clothes! The mall had Tiffany & Co., Coach, Louis Vuitton, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and the list goes on. It was huge! After that, we drove around some more and headed home. The weather was perfect all day!

Today, we will just relax and enjoy the day off! Well, I might get J's help to clean up a little ;)

Pics in next post!