MOM...

Mom loves flowers. She saw these in the foyer
and we asked if we could take her picture with them.
Doesn't she look pretty??

"Steph, Mom and I" Stephanie bought Mom
her festive halloween top.
(I scanned the first (2) pictures and they aren't
as clear as the others I've posted from my camera.)

Sunday, Oct. 21st, a Pumpkin Festival was held

at Chapel Hill and included was a hay-ride. I

have always enjoyed a hay-ride and Mom

enjoyed the ride too along with Darrel & Lori!!

Here we saw the lake on the property from a

different prospective.

Waiting on the hay-ride.

Steph and Mom posed in front of the big pumpkin!!

Seaside Adventure & Other Fun...

Saturday (9/29) Cori, Amanda and I attended a
peanut festival in Emporia, VA as well as stopping
at this roadside stand where Cori bought some
pumpkins, mums and peanuts in the shell.

We also stopped in Smithfield, VA...an historical village.

Sunday, Cori and I enjoyed the day at Busch Gardens

and rode some big roller coasters. This was the

scariest coaster I have ever ridden which sat 10

people across and 3 rows deep. "The Griffin"

Towards the end of the ride it traveled above

a pond and (2) blades in the back picked

up and sprayed water!!! No one got wet, but

it looked really cool...

Tuesday (9/25) We got up at 4:30 am and

we were on Virginia Beach before sunrise with

our cameras for a photo session...

After the photo session, we ate breakfast

at a hotel on the boardwalk and then drove

to the Outer Banks (NC) for a day of exploration...

In the evening we viewed the sunset over

the sound in Corolla, NC.

Corolla is at the end of a strip of land and a

lighthouse is needed to warn any ships in

the vicinity...

Friday we viewed the sand sculptures that

were built on Virginia Beach by teams from

many different countries. This one is of an

American Indian. I wanted to see the

sculptures in progress, but we were never

there at the right time.
Monday (10/1) Wanda and Dick Perry stopped

by on their way to the Outer Banks.

We really enjoyed your visit Wanda and Dick!!!

My stay with Cori was a lot of fun and after all

the stress at work I was grateful to have some

downtime. The only snafu came at the end of

my vacation when I found out I had scheduled

my return flight for AM instead of PM and

therefore had to stay one day longer than I had

planned - what a sacrifice - right?

After placing my luggage back in Cori's car, her car

wouldn't start and we had to have it towed - and

then rented a car for the next day.

When I arrived back in Cleveland my luggage couldn't

be located (2 suitcases). So I'm still dealing with the

airline as they search for me. At work they're going

to get tired of seeing me in the same clothes...I don't

want to go buy anything until I know if they find my

luggage or not.

All in all my vacation was truly enjoyed and God

blessed the time I spent with Cori.