Hello People. Here's my blog for my trip to NC. My Mom and her BF picked me up at the airport in Fayetteville, NC. They took me to the K&W cafeteria there in Fayetteville for some supper. It was rather good, especially the country fried steak. Then we headed over to my older sister's house for a quick visit before the kids went to bed. It was great seeing the kids. I asked them where the weed killer was since they were growing like weeds since the last time I saw them. My sister and her husband let us try some Gluhwein (hot wine) it was rather good. They have a cute 2 story home there in Hope Mills all decked out with Xmas decorations. Mom had the kids write up a list for some things they wanted for Christmas. It was cute watching them as they were in deep thought for trying to figure out what to ask for. My nephew J. was just a watching the fire in the fireplace and then writing in between thoughts. I tell you what though, for these kids to be so young they are very intelligent. We left and went back to Mom's BF house. I laid down and crashed literally for about 15hrs. Since I didn't get much sleep in Tampa I had to make up for it in NC. When I finally woke up Monday evening at 6pm, Mom's BF had made hoagies for dinner. We then went out to feed all the cats at her house. They are all wild cats that come out of the woodwork to get a meal. LOL. I took some video of her house. 
I tell ya what though, my little sister has a knack for interior decorating. She did an excellent job on the whole house. I guess I have to say that I like the "Wizard of Oz" room best. We then rode on over to Kim's (my little sister) in Red Springs. She has a huge house. I could see why her and her husband fell in love with it. They have done a lot of work to it as well. I got to see her newborn daughter (my niece). I swear I'm not biased but this little baby was the best baby I have met. She never once cried during my entire trip to NC. All I could keep saying is that "She is so small." She was born 10-30-06 and she only weighs about 9lbs. I was afraid to hold her at first because I figured she would cry. But she didnt. I was impressed. I took her in my arms and she just opened those tiny eyes. She almost made me wanted to want a kid one day. LOL. I told Kim we should get everyone together and have like a dinner together. Who knows when the next time we will be together again. So we decided on trying to get everyone over to her house on Weds and have a family dinner. Then, we went back over to Mom's BF house for the night. Then on Tues, I got my BBQ that I have been patiently waiting for for 2 years. I bought me 5 pints of it and shoved it in the freezer out at Mom's house. I was determined to freeze it and sneak it into my checked luggage on my return flight. Then I went by my high school to pick up a copy of my HS transcripts. Amazing how the school has changed in the last 12 years since I graduated. Back in the day, we could pretty much just swing by an old teachers class and speak to them, not anymore. But, I found out that some of my favorite teachers were still teaching. Then I met by lifelong best friend Kris out at my mom's house. While waiting on Kris, I just walked around Mom's property just thinking about all the memories I have from growing up there. I had a good conversation with Dad (I know he was listening). Boy, I tell ya, coming home makes you miss someone who has already passed away more than you realize. But, all in all, it was a good talk. Then Kris showed up a little bit later. We then went over to our friend Taylor's house. We then scooted over to my favorite restaurant (Zachary's Pizza of St. Pauls, NC). If you are ever in the St. Pauls area (around exit 31 on I-95) definitely stop by. They serve the most awesome Philly Cheesesteak you will ever lay your mouth on. Then we went back to Kris and Carey's. I stayed the night over there. Then Kris dropped me off at Kim's house on Weds. morning. I rode with Kim and Hugh to the Doctor's office since the baby had an appointment. Then they were kind enough to treat me to lunch at a place that had opened up called Grandsons. 
It just happened to be the grandson of a friend of the family who had a restaurant in Lumber Bridge called Chason's. I tell ya what though, it had the best southern style country ALL you CAN EAT buffet. The food was outstanding. Then we headed back to Kim's house and chilled for the rest of the afternoon. I took some more pictures of the baby. Well about supper time, Mom, her BF, and Robin and her kids arrived. Mom prepared two pot roasts along with all the fixings. We had collard greens, corn, cornbread, biscuits, pinto beans, and 2 juicy tender pot roasts complete with potatoes and carrots. Then, while waiting to make some room for dessert, I got some video of everyone. It was rather nice to have everyone together. Dad was the only one missing, but I know he was there in spirit. It was nice listening to Robin's kids sing some Christmas songs that they were going to be performing at their middle school. Mom threw some apple pie and sweet potato pies in the oven and we had dessert. The ice cream and apple pie were delicious. After Robin and the kids left since they had to be in bed for school the next day, Kim let me go through some of MaMa Kinley's Xmas ornaments that she had left behind when she passed away. She was well known for making from scratch some very cute ornaments. I grabbed a few of the ornaments and packed them in Xmas tins. Then, I rode back with Mom and her BF and I started going through Mom's picture tote. I sat there and had some great flashbacks of growing up. Mom and her BF were looking through some of his photos while I was going through all of the old photos Mom has. I sat there for a good hour and a half looking at all kinds of great pictures. Mom told me I couldnt have any without her checking to make sure she didnt want to keep a copy for herself. So I hope she checks them and hurries and send them to me. I have this huge bulletin board that I would love to put some of my own pictures from my growing up on there. I have tons of pictures of everyone else but very little of my own pictures.
So I finaly went to bed around 1am and then woke up and joined Kris and her Mom for lunch at Sammios. Kris dropped me off at the house and I packed up all my stuff to get ready to fly back home to Daytona. Mom and her BF dropped me off at the airport and I had a rather bumpy flight back to Sanford. My roomie Dan picked me up and we headed straight to Titusville to try and catch the shuttle launch. But my luck having it, was that as soon as we parked the car and I videoed the shuttle launch pad they scrubbed the shuttle launch. So we headed back to Daytona. We got home at around 11pm and we sat there and watched some of the TV shows that I had not watched. I finally crashed around 3am and didnt wake up until the doorbell went to ringing around 11am. It was the mailman delivering a package to Dan. Missy came by and we had a few beers. Then I defrosted a pint of that infamous Smithfields BBQ and we literally devoured the thing by ourselves. He had to agree that is the best BBQ around. He left around 4pm and I immediately crawled in the bed and the next thing I know was that I was waking back up at 1030pm. LOL. I stayed up a couple of hours and I was back asleep by 2am. I reported to work this morning at 845am and it has been a rather slow day. We have new incentive programs in place since I have been gone for 11 days. I did make the level 2 goal for the day, so that means I get $30 for meeting my daily goal. Woo Hoo. Well, I guess it's time to bring this to a close and get my happy ass in gear and start finishing packing up my house and get ready for my relocation over to Tampa at the beginning of the year. Hope you like the pictures here in this Post. Talk to you later on, PEACE OUT!!
Here is an awesome shot of the Shuttle Discovery Launch!!
I tell ya what though, my little sister has a knack for interior decorating. She did an excellent job on the whole house. I guess I have to say that I like the "Wizard of Oz" room best. We then rode on over to Kim's (my little sister) in Red Springs. She has a huge house. I could see why her and her husband fell in love with it. They have done a lot of work to it as well. I got to see her newborn daughter (my niece). I swear I'm not biased but this little baby was the best baby I have met. She never once cried during my entire trip to NC. All I could keep saying is that "She is so small." She was born 10-30-06 and she only weighs about 9lbs. I was afraid to hold her at first because I figured she would cry. But she didnt. I was impressed. I took her in my arms and she just opened those tiny eyes. She almost made me wanted to want a kid one day. LOL. I told Kim we should get everyone together and have like a dinner together. Who knows when the next time we will be together again. So we decided on trying to get everyone over to her house on Weds and have a family dinner. Then, we went back over to Mom's BF house for the night. Then on Tues, I got my BBQ that I have been patiently waiting for for 2 years. I bought me 5 pints of it and shoved it in the freezer out at Mom's house. I was determined to freeze it and sneak it into my checked luggage on my return flight. Then I went by my high school to pick up a copy of my HS transcripts. Amazing how the school has changed in the last 12 years since I graduated. Back in the day, we could pretty much just swing by an old teachers class and speak to them, not anymore. But, I found out that some of my favorite teachers were still teaching. Then I met by lifelong best friend Kris out at my mom's house. While waiting on Kris, I just walked around Mom's property just thinking about all the memories I have from growing up there. I had a good conversation with Dad (I know he was listening). Boy, I tell ya, coming home makes you miss someone who has already passed away more than you realize. But, all in all, it was a good talk. Then Kris showed up a little bit later. We then went over to our friend Taylor's house. We then scooted over to my favorite restaurant (Zachary's Pizza of St. Pauls, NC). If you are ever in the St. Pauls area (around exit 31 on I-95) definitely stop by. They serve the most awesome Philly Cheesesteak you will ever lay your mouth on. Then we went back to Kris and Carey's. I stayed the night over there. Then Kris dropped me off at Kim's house on Weds. morning. I rode with Kim and Hugh to the Doctor's office since the baby had an appointment. Then they were kind enough to treat me to lunch at a place that had opened up called Grandsons. 
It just happened to be the grandson of a friend of the family who had a restaurant in Lumber Bridge called Chason's. I tell ya what though, it had the best southern style country ALL you CAN EAT buffet. The food was outstanding. Then we headed back to Kim's house and chilled for the rest of the afternoon. I took some more pictures of the baby. Well about supper time, Mom, her BF, and Robin and her kids arrived. Mom prepared two pot roasts along with all the fixings. We had collard greens, corn, cornbread, biscuits, pinto beans, and 2 juicy tender pot roasts complete with potatoes and carrots. Then, while waiting to make some room for dessert, I got some video of everyone. It was rather nice to have everyone together. Dad was the only one missing, but I know he was there in spirit. It was nice listening to Robin's kids sing some Christmas songs that they were going to be performing at their middle school. Mom threw some apple pie and sweet potato pies in the oven and we had dessert. The ice cream and apple pie were delicious. After Robin and the kids left since they had to be in bed for school the next day, Kim let me go through some of MaMa Kinley's Xmas ornaments that she had left behind when she passed away. She was well known for making from scratch some very cute ornaments. I grabbed a few of the ornaments and packed them in Xmas tins. Then, I rode back with Mom and her BF and I started going through Mom's picture tote. I sat there and had some great flashbacks of growing up. Mom and her BF were looking through some of his photos while I was going through all of the old photos Mom has. I sat there for a good hour and a half looking at all kinds of great pictures. Mom told me I couldnt have any without her checking to make sure she didnt want to keep a copy for herself. So I hope she checks them and hurries and send them to me. I have this huge bulletin board that I would love to put some of my own pictures from my growing up on there. I have tons of pictures of everyone else but very little of my own pictures.
So I finaly went to bed around 1am and then woke up and joined Kris and her Mom for lunch at Sammios. Kris dropped me off at the house and I packed up all my stuff to get ready to fly back home to Daytona. Mom and her BF dropped me off at the airport and I had a rather bumpy flight back to Sanford. My roomie Dan picked me up and we headed straight to Titusville to try and catch the shuttle launch. But my luck having it, was that as soon as we parked the car and I videoed the shuttle launch pad they scrubbed the shuttle launch. So we headed back to Daytona. We got home at around 11pm and we sat there and watched some of the TV shows that I had not watched. I finally crashed around 3am and didnt wake up until the doorbell went to ringing around 11am. It was the mailman delivering a package to Dan. Missy came by and we had a few beers. Then I defrosted a pint of that infamous Smithfields BBQ and we literally devoured the thing by ourselves. He had to agree that is the best BBQ around. He left around 4pm and I immediately crawled in the bed and the next thing I know was that I was waking back up at 1030pm. LOL. I stayed up a couple of hours and I was back asleep by 2am. I reported to work this morning at 845am and it has been a rather slow day. We have new incentive programs in place since I have been gone for 11 days. I did make the level 2 goal for the day, so that means I get $30 for meeting my daily goal. Woo Hoo. Well, I guess it's time to bring this to a close and get my happy ass in gear and start finishing packing up my house and get ready for my relocation over to Tampa at the beginning of the year. Hope you like the pictures here in this Post. Talk to you later on, PEACE OUT!!
Here is an awesome shot of the Shuttle Discovery Launch!!
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