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Sunday, August 28

Shelley Lake

After spending half of our weekend stuck inside, thanks to Hurricane Irene, we made up for it today by visiting Shelley Lake.  We had never been before and were surprised at how beautiful it was.  Of course, we started our morning off right with some coffee and french toast (my Grammy's recipe) - then we hit the trails with Koda. After our walk, we went downtown to the farmer's market - something I've been dying to do for a while now. It's a little farther than I'd like to go for groceries, but you can't beat fresh produce and farmer's market prices.  I spent $11 and got some really nice stuff (you'll see in one of the pictures).  Here are some photos from our Sunday...enjoy!




Not sure if you can tell, but there is a tree blocking the path (most likely due to the storm) and someone made a tiny opening for people to get through.







This is what I call a 'real' tomato.

Wednesday, August 3

Parents' Weekend

This past weekend, my parents came to visit us and meet our new puppy.  On Saturday, we ate downtown at The Pit - a great barbecue place, if you're ever in Raleigh.  We also went to see Cowboys and Aliens, which was entertaining, not a particularly "good" movie, but with Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford it can't be that bad, right?  We also made good use of Carter's tripod and took some family photos!  (Unfortunately, without someone being behind the camera, it is hard to keep Koda focused, as you can see.)  Check it out.