G-ma & G-Pa

I took a trip to Potomac this past weekend. It was great to spend some time with the fam. Check out this awesome itinerary:

Saturday:
6am: leave Raleigh with my mom.
6am-12pm: Drive, crochet, wonderful chats, eat, drink, pee.
12pm-3pm: Shop at a huge, overwhelming mall. Learned that I prefer Goodwill's size, limited selection, and price tags much more. Plus I think thrift shopping makes you experiment more with your style. Too many choices may not always be a good thing.
3pm-5pm: Traffic, showers, hotel check-in, get ready for dinner
5pm: Old-folks-style-early-bird dinner. Pretty good Salmon with a side of green beans. Dessert of cherry with chocolate chip oatmeal crisp.
8pm: attempt to do some homework on my computer only to discover that my cd-rom doesn't work on my Mac. Bummer!

Sunday:
6:30am-8:30: C&O canal 6 mile run with my Uncle and 14-year-old cousin. Talked about prayer, God, life, running, and food.
9am: Breakfast at the hotel with the fam. 1 Uncle + 2 aunts + 2 grandparents + 2 cousins + my mom
12pm-3pm: visit the Navy Exchange. A small Sears that was tax free. I accidently tried on bras in the men's dressing room... and then left my sweater in there. After we left the Navy store I realized I had forgotten it (my mom kept calling and pressuring me to hurry up. Doesn't she know you can't rush bra shopping?!), so she and my G-pa went back to collect my lost clothing while G-ma, Aunt Jennifer, and I shopped at a fancy grocery store. I got a yummy salad and all kinds of samples. Oh the Navy Exchange also had See's chocolate, the best chocolate ever.
4pm-5pm: first nap in a while. I could get used to this! Fell asleep to the twins (my mom and aunt) chatting on the bed next to me. Kinda cute.
6pm: dinner with the while fam mentioned above with the addition of one more uncle. We ate at http://www.mykonosgrill.com/ This was seriously the BEST meal I have ever had. No joke. I ate so much. The dessert was amazing as well. I now want to go to Greece. Also, our hostess had an amazing blue nail polish on; I am putting it on my shopping list!
8pm: Went for an adventure by myself after dinner. I needed to walk... so full! I felt like my pops taking a stroll like this. Chatted with a friend from home.

Monday:
7am: "slept in", coffee and yogurt in the lobby, journal and Bible in hand. Great start to my day!
9am: round 2 of breakfast with the grandparents. Don't you love how older people find so much joy out of feeding you?? Haha.
10am: walk around my grandparents property. I love their little white fence, brick house with vines, and red barn. I hope that these buildings are preserved in time. Chat with my cuz.
11am-5:30pm: drive back. More good chats with my momma. Phone call with Miss Loffer=goodness. Lots of thoughts of future adventures swirling through my head...
6:15pm: Nog Jog with Marc. Good chats, too much heat, stomach cramps. I enjoy my new friendship with this running partner. He offers a lot of life perspective but not in a "I am so much older than you" way. I feel like he is an open older brother-ish.
8pm+: hang out with roomies, unexpected visitors, NC State ice cream eating, goodness. I really missed the girls while I was away. I can't believe there are only 4 weeks left of my internship. Weirddddd.