Charlotte

I baby-sat two of my favorite kids on Friday night that I haven't seen since I think before Thanksgiving. It was great to see them again. Instead of leaving from Raleigh this meant I was leaving from Youngsville.

I was up early and left shortly after the girls woke up. I arrived in Charlotte just in time for lunch and it was a good thing because I was starving. Cameron asked me where I wanted to go and in my search for penguin items I had found that Charlotte has a place called The Penguin Drive-in There was a wait to get in. It gets great reviews. I wanted to go just because it had penguin in the name. The food was great. I had a penguin patty melt and we shared fried pickles. It is the first diner that I have ever been to that served alcohol. After the week I had I decided to give something a try...Sex in the Penguin. It was yummy!

We then shopped till we dropped and finished the day with a pedicure. Lunch was so filling we weren't really in the mood for dinner but a few hours later we met up with Cameron's husband and friend and went to On the Border for dessert. We ended up getting appetizers instead and were too full for dessert. The night ended watching you tube videos and talking some more. You should look on you tube for Jacks films and Glozell. Hilarious. Watch the wtf blanket first.

Sunday we woke up and headed to Ruby Tuesday's for their 4 course brunch. Jon and I have been wanting to try it but just haven't made it there yet. Cameron and I are basically twins and we got the same thing. Steak and eggs. It started with the best sweet biscuits then a oatmeal parfait with fruit sauce, and followed by dessert which we both chose cheesecake with blackberry sauce. It was so yummy and I was so full I may never eat again.

Cameron took me to The Owl's Eye Winery next. We tried 8 wines I think and there were only 2 that weren't high on my list. I ended up buying a bottle of Niagra and Tweyelight. The Tweyelight had a cool bottle and the label is blue. It is a blend of Zinfandel and Cabernet Franc. For a person that is not a big fan of Chardonnay or Pinot I absolutely loved their wine. I have to go back and buy more the next time I am in Charlotte or try and see if they sell it here. Don't they have the coolest logo?

Cameron has one less pet than we do and they are no less cuter. I got to meet Wolfwood, Jewel, Knight, and Neko. If Cameron wouldn't of killed me or Jon divorced me I would have taken all of them home with me. I used to pet-sit for a greyhound and I forgot how much I liked them. They are sweet, soft, and gentle giants. Wolfwood approved of me also. He didn't bark at me except for when I entered and he didn't get too excited and pee on me. He even got close for a few pets on the head.

Jewel and Knight taking a break on the couchNeko testing out my new picnic blanket I got at Bed, Bath, and Beyond

It was a fun trip and a big thanks to Cameron and her husband for having me. :-)

Let's get together

and feeeeeel alright...

okay what happened to summer and why is it already planned to the last second?

This weekend...well today I get to see my kids I have not seen since November? and baby-sit them.

Saturday I leave for Charlotte to see my friend Cameron and meet her husband Brandon. I am super excited!!!! I have never been to Charlotte and it is on my 101 in 1001 list too. Cameron is an amazing cook and I look forward to good times.

Next weekend we are headed back to my parent's boat! woo hoo! for 4th of July. I went last year and Jon is coming this year. Thank you to my friend Bobbie and her husband David for agreeing to take care of the zoo while we are gone. :-) I think we will be making this a family tradition perhaps? I am really looking forward to it because I will also be celebrating a year at my job and I will possibly have some extra time off that week to relax and not clean the house.

The following weekend Jon's mom is coming. I am also super excited about this because it feels like it has been forever since she was last here.

The weekend after that our yb group at church is going to Wet N' Wild at Emerald Point in Greensboro. Hopefully we will have fun yes?

The weekend after that I believe we have a concert?

August we have a beach trip for the weekend with our yb group. We have our week trip to Asheville!!!! for our annivesary trip. That week I also start my insane 4 classes for school!

We also have a concert in August.

Again I will ask what happened to my summer?

Fresh Blackberry Cobbler

If you are ever near a Red Hot and Blue restaurant you must try their blackberry cobbler. I have been dreaming about it ever since I had it there. I love fruit and eat fruit every day with the kids at work. Jon does not like fruit. I went to Sam's Club and got a huge thing of blackberries and was dying to try a new recipe.

Fresh Blackberry Cobbler from cooks.com

1 stick butter

1 c. milk

1 c. sifted flour

1 c. sugar

1 qt. blackberries

In bottom of baking pan or large baking dish, melt butter. Add milk; do not stir. Sift flour and sugar; add to dish. DO NOT STIR. Add blackberries. Bake at 325 to 350 degrees until crust rises to top and browns.

If you are like me you do not have time to sit and watch your cobbler bake until it browns. I found another recipe that said bake for 30-40 minutes so I used that. In the last 10 minutes though I realized that it also said 375... so I upped the temp and cooked it about 10 minutes longer. I had issues with being told not to stir and I will admit I didn't stir the milk and butter but I did pour the sugar/flour mixture over the blackberries and coated them before adding them to the mixture.

It was super easy to make and I let a 3 year old help me. It turned out great and everyone loved it. In fact I left it on the counter at work for my boss and I got a text a few minutes later with 1/4 of it gone.

Happy Father's Day!

This weekend we were able to sleep in on Saturday. Sunday we woke up and headed to second service at Church. We ran a few errands and headed home to wait. Jon's dad arrived and we took him to Texas Roadhouse for Father's Day. The night was complete after Jon said "I feel sick." We talked for a few hours and watched Mythbusters and everyone headed to bed.

Monday morning I have to have an Upper GI to figure out where the blood came from.

Hope everyone had a Happy Father's Day!