We are back from our trip to the north!! We left on Saturday, October 17th and arrived in Indiana to visit Steve's dad and Sue Ann. We had a nice visit with them and enjoyed a bonfire while there. It was a little colder than NC, but not too bad. We also went on a nice hike through the woods near their farm. We also went to Lumpy's for breakfast with Steve's dad on Sunday, and then on Monday we went to breakfast with some of his friends from Verizon.
We headed over to the old house (where Steve grew up) and met his dad's realtor. He's trying to sell the house and there are a few people interested in buying it. We hope it all works out for him!!
We had dinner at a nice Amish-like buffet on Tuesday night and then we headed out on Wednesday, October 21st and drove the four hours up to Michigan.
On the way, we stopped at a Meijer and Steve was able to get a ton of Cincinatti Bengals stuff and a couple UD shirts. He got a zip-up hoodie and a polar fleese jacket, and then a couple t-shirts.
We arrived at Cathy's twin's house around 3:00 and we were able to meet our new niece Lilyanne Opal (aka LOG). Cathy was so excited to finally hold her and we took a lot of pictures of LOG. Scott headed off for work and we headed to Cathy's parents house. They all played Guitar Hero and then also had fun singing on our two American Idol Karaoke games that we brought down with us.
We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Canton. We were able to do some shopping and drove around and saw how the area has changed (and in a lot of cases, not changed). Cathy got an Elvis wig and glasses from the Halloween store and then she also got a skeleton hoodie costume. Instant costume. :)
We went to dinner at BD's Mongolian BBQ and it was absolutely delicious. We wish we had a Mongolian BBQ near us!! We spent every night at her parents playing on the Wii; either singing or playing on the Guitar Hero/Rock Band.
On Friday, Cathy and her mom went to see a psychic. She's going to write a blog about it on her other blog (be sure to read it if you're curious as to what the psychic said).
On Saturday, we had LOG's Baptism. Alex was also being Baptized. It was at St. Richard's and Fr. Terry performed the sacrament. We went to Buddy's Pizza for lunch after the ceremony. We actually went back to the hotel and changed before heading over to Buddy's.
After Buddy's, we went to Parmenter's Cider Mill and enjoyed their famous cider slushes. Steve had plain cider, but Cathy enjoyed the slush (it's as close to a Slurpee that you can get)! It was raining and got very cold while we were there, so we didn't get to explore the mill much, but it was a cute little place. Scott, Christie, Alex, and LOG were there so it was great!
We went back to Cathy's parents house for one last jam session and then we had N&N Coney Island for dinner before saying our goodbyes and heading back to the hotel.
We headed back to NC around 6am (we had to stop and pick up Ned). It was a pretty uneventful drive back, it was LONG, but not bad. We arrived in Holly Springs around 7ish. The cats were VERY excited to see us. We let them come upstairs last night and they all slept in the bed with us.
Steve leaves tomorrow for a conference in New Mexico and Cathy gets to enjoy her track out for the remaining two weeks.
Check out our Facebook accounts to see pictures of our trip!!
:)
The Walkers
We headed over to the old house (where Steve grew up) and met his dad's realtor. He's trying to sell the house and there are a few people interested in buying it. We hope it all works out for him!!
We had dinner at a nice Amish-like buffet on Tuesday night and then we headed out on Wednesday, October 21st and drove the four hours up to Michigan.
On the way, we stopped at a Meijer and Steve was able to get a ton of Cincinatti Bengals stuff and a couple UD shirts. He got a zip-up hoodie and a polar fleese jacket, and then a couple t-shirts.
We arrived at Cathy's twin's house around 3:00 and we were able to meet our new niece Lilyanne Opal (aka LOG). Cathy was so excited to finally hold her and we took a lot of pictures of LOG. Scott headed off for work and we headed to Cathy's parents house. They all played Guitar Hero and then also had fun singing on our two American Idol Karaoke games that we brought down with us.
We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Canton. We were able to do some shopping and drove around and saw how the area has changed (and in a lot of cases, not changed). Cathy got an Elvis wig and glasses from the Halloween store and then she also got a skeleton hoodie costume. Instant costume. :)
We went to dinner at BD's Mongolian BBQ and it was absolutely delicious. We wish we had a Mongolian BBQ near us!! We spent every night at her parents playing on the Wii; either singing or playing on the Guitar Hero/Rock Band.
On Friday, Cathy and her mom went to see a psychic. She's going to write a blog about it on her other blog (be sure to read it if you're curious as to what the psychic said).
On Saturday, we had LOG's Baptism. Alex was also being Baptized. It was at St. Richard's and Fr. Terry performed the sacrament. We went to Buddy's Pizza for lunch after the ceremony. We actually went back to the hotel and changed before heading over to Buddy's.
After Buddy's, we went to Parmenter's Cider Mill and enjoyed their famous cider slushes. Steve had plain cider, but Cathy enjoyed the slush (it's as close to a Slurpee that you can get)! It was raining and got very cold while we were there, so we didn't get to explore the mill much, but it was a cute little place. Scott, Christie, Alex, and LOG were there so it was great!
We went back to Cathy's parents house for one last jam session and then we had N&N Coney Island for dinner before saying our goodbyes and heading back to the hotel.
We headed back to NC around 6am (we had to stop and pick up Ned). It was a pretty uneventful drive back, it was LONG, but not bad. We arrived in Holly Springs around 7ish. The cats were VERY excited to see us. We let them come upstairs last night and they all slept in the bed with us.
Steve leaves tomorrow for a conference in New Mexico and Cathy gets to enjoy her track out for the remaining two weeks.
Check out our Facebook accounts to see pictures of our trip!!
:)
The Walkers
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