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Wow I had so much fun! Even though I missed my dogs. The weather in North Carolina is amazing! I got a tan in November!
We drove for two days. Well I didn’t drive actually Jeff drove the whole time! I am surprised he wanted too. We broke up the driving ten hours the first day then six hours the second day. It was nice to break up the days.
I haven’t seen a wind farm in a long time. It was cool to see one and they all were moving that day. Jeff is silly. We used to have a Tumbleweed in WI for a long time then it closed down. It was so yummy Tex Mex food. So Jeff got a hotel near a Tumbleweed! We stayed in Chillicothe Ohio. Chillicothe is pronounced chill-a-coffee. I always thought that town was spelled strange but is pronounced like that.
Before we got to Dawn’s house we at Chick-fil-A never had that before. I have seen it on TV but never ate there. Oh wow! It was so yummy! It was so good we ate that on the way back as well. I thought it was funny they would say at the end of taking the order they would say “my pleasure.” Funny!
When we got to North Carolina Dawn was not there just Allie who is ten and her dad Antonio who is super shy. For about five minutes we just sat there awkwardly however that was the only time I felt awkward which is good. When Dawn got home everyone was way more relaxed. Looking back on it, it’s funny.
Monday we just hung out and Dawn made lasagna. I love lasagna! Jeff won’t let me make lasagna because he hates ricotta cheese but this was amazing. On
Tuesday we went to see where Dawn works. She works for a chiropractor. Allie had the week off because of Thanksgiving so she came with us. When we were there the patients talked to us especially this one woman. It was strange to us how nice people were. Just driving down the road people waved. Here in Wisconsin people rarely wave to strangers unless you live in a nice neighborhood.
People said please and thank you, held the door open for you and said excuse me. Everyone was super polite. When driving home it wasn’t until we got parts of Indiana on the way to Chicago that people started to be rude. People here in my small town are rude. It’s far and in between that someone will hold the door for you or say excuse me.
It was funny because people didn’t even use their horn when someone would cut them off. Here you would get the finger and a horn honk at you. Dawn says that when they hear someone honking their horn they say “must be Yankees.” Funny! Because really true. Manners in Wisconsin are horrible.
Anyway the doctor that Dawn works for looked different I thought he would look like. I thought he would look older for some reason but he isn’t. Funny! Jeff thought the same. Anyway he was very nice. She only had to work for a half a day then we went to a grocery store. People were saying ‘excuse me’ thought it was funny, again polite. After that Allie, Jeff and I rode around the town which isn’t that big as Dawn went to Bojangles for lunch. Jeff and I have never had Bojangles which is like KFC but I think better. It was so good! I could eat Bojangles if we had one here. Allie told us several times that Bojanles and Chick-fil-A are her favorites. She was a funny girl.
Talking of Allie wow what a nice ten year old. She was shy at first but warmed up pretty quickly to Jeff and I. She wanted to show us everything she has been doing in school and pictures. Dawn said she doesn’t warm to people so quickly or talk that much to others because she is so shy. I was happy we could play together and fun with her.
Wednesday we went to a restaurant called Christo’s. Oh wow! Such yummy food! We had medium spice chicken wings and subs. Now an eight dollar sub here in WI is small. There for eight dollars was huge! So much food for eight dollars was crazy! Jeff and I ate subs another day at their house because there was no way to eat that much food then. I could eat there every so often for those prices.
Thursday was Thanksgiving. It was fun! We met Corey and Jamie. Corey is Dawn’s son and I never met him. Jeff hasn’t seen him since he was in diapers. He is in his mid twenties now. Jamie is his girlfriend soon to be fiancee. Jamie has a son who is six and a nice boy. They also brought their dog Duke who was a seven months German Shepherd.
Now Dawn has chickens in her backyard. Can you guess what happened next?
Jamie’s son accidentally let the dog out in the backyard and he went hunting for chickens. He even got one in his mouth but good thing he didn’t kill it. Allie got really upset that the dog was out with the chickens. I felt bad for her.
However it was funny to watch Corey and the other guys chase that dog. They finally got him. Almost all week Dawn kept asking me if I wanted to drink. I told her I was saving my drinking till Thanksgiving. I got wasted! I haven’t gotten that wasted in a long time. I don’t normally drink that much and I know my limits. But that day I was like yeah lets get drunk. Jamie was so funny and the life of the party. She kept saying how much she likes me and was all over me! Jeff said she had a woman crush on me. I think so too. Funny! It was a fun Thanksgiving.
The last pics I am drunk. It’s funny!
Nick came that is Dawn’s other son who is in his twenties as well. I think he funny because he reminds me of Adam so much! I always think if Adam and Nick got together what mischief would they get into. They are so alike! So I felt comfortable around him and would tease him like I tease Adam. He is a good sport and funny as well.
Funny pic of Nick and his cat. I think this is the perfect timing pic.
Antonio is a very shy guy but by Thanksgiving he was chatting with us. He even taught us how to play dominoes. He started to come around to just being alone with me or Jeff in a room and chat. It was cool. I never met him before and they have been married for a long time. I do like how he would say Jeff’s name though. Antonio is Mexican and you know there is no J’s in Spanish. I thought it was cute.
Dawn’s BFF came over and she is married to a Mexican as well. I liked to hear Antonio and him speak Spanish. So fast! I hear people speaking Spanish just for being around town but never just sitting there listening to whatever they were saying.
Friday I had a huge hang over. It sucked! We had to say goodbye to Corey and Jamie and her son. I told her to keep in touch. Had so much fun with her. She just as nice sober as drunk. Funny!
Saturday we went on our way to go home.
Had so much fun in North Carolina. I think Jeff and I started a tradition. I would like to go back every Thanksgiving. Jeff said he would like to as well.
Wow what a year!
