Drive up to camp on 11, a gorgeous road through the country and North Carolina's state parks. Greeted by baby Daniel and Thimi (sp?) while Pam finishes call. Mountain weather is gorgeous just perfect. Bram loves camp other than that large looming lake which he declares off limits. Daniel is yummy and lets me hold him which thrills me since during our last visit he discovered stranger anxiety which I declared unacceptable.
Pam and Tom use our arrival at camp as an excuse to escape chow mein night in the dining hall and we head to Hendersonville to a pizza place, First West (I think). Delicious pizza and hummous. Daniel decides to show his parents a new trick and not sit nicely at the table (imagine that, a one-year old) so we make a quick exit. Pam and Tom head back to camp while we spend some time in Hendersonville getting ice cream and walking around before we head to their house in Asheville. Make requisite stop at CVS.
Bram immediately discovers that a) he can't figure out how to work the tv and b) there is a picture of his friend Ethan on Pam's refrigerator! I discover that a) Pam is amazingly neat and has very little of the large plastic stuff that cluttered my house when my kids were small b) Pam has great taste in art and I'm loving the folk art all over her house -- I'd expect nothing less in Asheville c) She has great paint colors - maybe I can get some tips d) she still has that great comfy black chair downstairs and e) she has pens in every room that actually work! Amazing what you can learn when you visit friends.
List of the day (with credit to Tom and Anne's blog for inspiration)
Movies watched (Bram not mom): 1
Toilets clogged (Bram not mom): 1
Ice cream eaten (Bram and a little for mom): 1
1 comment:
Jodi: May Lynn went to Blue Star so any pictures you took of it will bring back memories. Sounds like you trip is fun so far except for the stopped up toilet. There's one really good thing about going to school, Summers are free. Enjoy!
Love,
Charlie
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