The North Carolina State Fair is not only one of the best fairs in the country, it’s also synonymous with my childhood. I have crisp memories of my Dad carrying me on his shoulders around the potted mums and Village of Yesteryear in-between riding the swings and winning giant stuffed animals. Since moving from NC, I’ve sampled fairs in New England and Texas but nothing compares to the original for me. When I was planning a trip back home this fall, I knew a…
I survived the first anniversary without Tim. If they made widow merit badges, that would be a big one. Honestly, dreading the day was worse than the actual day. I knew it was going to be rough, so I scheduled a trip back to North Carolina to see family and friends. It was the first time I’d been back home since everything has happened, and I wasn’t sure how things would feel. When emotions can be rocky, I find food…
I spent the past three days doing some of this. A lot of this. And overall relaxing and hanging out with my family. It was a good, very needed break. Also, my brain is on vacation mode a little bit still, which would explain the overall lack of content for this post. I sat down on the couch when I got home last night to write blog material, but instead it pretty much came out more like “blog good horse…
One of the best parts of my NC visit was getting to visit my former horse bff, Elvis. When I first got the news that he would be retiring back to my friend’s farm, I immediately scheduled some time to go visit when I was home for the holidays. Armed with a bag of carrots, an apple and a big lump in my throat, I walked out to the pasture where my friend told me that he’d be in. It’d…
I’ve been spoiled for most of 2013. Although my job is never slack by any means, all of my responsibilities clipped along at a reasonable pace. That’s been ramping up as we march towards 3rd quarter, and last week was pretty hellish to say the least. That’s not the reason for my absence from the blog though, I got a last minute deal on a plane ticket to go to North Carolina and visit family for father’s day weekend. There…