my parents came to visit me in charlotte this weekend...my dad hasn't been here since he helped me move in march! we had a great time (bella too!) spending the time together, however brief it was.
saturday, after we ate a quick lunch (they got to my home ~1pm), we went and looked at a couple of apartments that i haven't visited yet (b/c they are new): the circle @ concord mills and arwen vista. my lease is up in march, so i'm contemplating leaving addison yet again. i'll do a comparison post in january, but at this point my options are: the circle, arwen, bexley @ concord mills, the reserve at stone hollow, phillips university center and ashford green..and addison of course.
after looking at apartments, we went to the billy graham library. to say it was "nice" would be an understatement. i really enjoyed it and is blessed to have shared the experience with my parents. there was a live nativity complete with a donkey (that looked cold & tired/drugged), a camel, a couple sheep and a goat, some kids...baby jesus was a doll of course. i learned a lot, and would recommend it to anyone..bonus--it's free!
after the library, we drove out to mcadenville/christmas town usa. i really wanted to see the lights. but traffic was a nightmare. i'll have to go on a weeknight i think...or earlier in december! so, we bypassed the lights and went onto dinner...at the olive garden by northlake. it was delicious! yum, yum!! after dinner, we went back and played with bella. she was extremely happy her grandparents were here..especially her grandpa. they are too cute together!
sunday, we went to hickory grove north for worship and then home for eggs and bacon. after brunch, we loaded the car back up and they headed back to raleigh.
after they left, i went to ulta and finished my christmas shopping (picking up a few things for me of course)-except for my dad and went to the grocery store. then it was an evening of laundry & cooking (i made a tender roast and veggies/broth in the crock pot)...i can't wait to have some when i get back from my artitudes event tonight! :)
hope everyone had a great weekend. i'll do a weekend & end of year preview later in the week. :)
saturday, after we ate a quick lunch (they got to my home ~1pm), we went and looked at a couple of apartments that i haven't visited yet (b/c they are new): the circle @ concord mills and arwen vista. my lease is up in march, so i'm contemplating leaving addison yet again. i'll do a comparison post in january, but at this point my options are: the circle, arwen, bexley @ concord mills, the reserve at stone hollow, phillips university center and ashford green..and addison of course.
after looking at apartments, we went to the billy graham library. to say it was "nice" would be an understatement. i really enjoyed it and is blessed to have shared the experience with my parents. there was a live nativity complete with a donkey (that looked cold & tired/drugged), a camel, a couple sheep and a goat, some kids...baby jesus was a doll of course. i learned a lot, and would recommend it to anyone..bonus--it's free!
after the library, we drove out to mcadenville/christmas town usa. i really wanted to see the lights. but traffic was a nightmare. i'll have to go on a weeknight i think...or earlier in december! so, we bypassed the lights and went onto dinner...at the olive garden by northlake. it was delicious! yum, yum!! after dinner, we went back and played with bella. she was extremely happy her grandparents were here..especially her grandpa. they are too cute together!
sunday, we went to hickory grove north for worship and then home for eggs and bacon. after brunch, we loaded the car back up and they headed back to raleigh.
after they left, i went to ulta and finished my christmas shopping (picking up a few things for me of course)-except for my dad and went to the grocery store. then it was an evening of laundry & cooking (i made a tender roast and veggies/broth in the crock pot)...i can't wait to have some when i get back from my artitudes event tonight! :)
hope everyone had a great weekend. i'll do a weekend & end of year preview later in the week. :)
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