Charlotte Trip

I was able to go to Charlotte this past weekend, we left on Thursday and came back on Monday. I went with two of my friends, Sandy and Caitlin. We went to Cirque du Soliel on Thursday night. It was so amazing and if I ever had the chance to go again I totally would. I cannot even articulate how amazing it was and how enamored I was with it. The show we saw was Alegria

We went to Carowinds on Friday, which was quite an adventure. The forcast said that it was supposed to storm everyday we were there, but we decided to try Carowinds anyway. It was storming the whole drive down there (about 20 miles), but as soon as we got there it stopped storming. We were there for a couple of hours and rode several rides, so we decided to take a lunch break. After we were done with our lunch, we were deciding what to do next and it started to storm and rain like crazy. I honestly think lightning hit one of the rides. Luckily, we were under a shelter so we just stayed there for a while. We then decided that it wasn't worth it and left. This storm seriously made national news and it rained 6 inches in about 2 hours. It was CRAZY.

We had a great time and it was nice to get away from Radford and take (another) vacation. In other news, I took the GRE on August 3rd. It went really well and I should get my official scores in November.

Beach Week

My family went on our beach trip this year to Topsail Island, North Carolina. We had so much fun. Everyone was able to come, except Chris and Nick. The kids all loved it. The waves were really great the first few days, thanks to storms, and we were able to play in the water a lot. Brooke and Alys flew in on Tuesday, not Monday as Mom originally thought. They got delayed in Atlanta and flew into Raleigh instead of Wilmington as planned. Stephanie and I were able to pick them up and we all had so much fun together. It was a great chance to spend some family time together before the Dubyk (my sister Jenny's family) family left for Belgium for 3 or 5 years. We had so much fun and the week flew by.

My family sitting on the steps of our house

Just the grandkids

 

 

Me and Rachel

I am definitely going to miss Jenny and her family. I guess I have a pretty good excuse to go to Belgium now though :)