We woke up bright & early on Monday, August 7th, and left our wonderful beach condo on our way to Waxhaw, NC to visit my family. On the way, we stopped in Houston a the NASA visitor’s center there. We were able to get there a little after lunch, and got to see the two things we really wanted to see (the Saturn V rocket and the moon touchstone).
On the way into the NASA visitor’s center in Houston, Amy posted on facebook that she was with four very excited boys. I know that this will shock all of you, my faithful readers, but I have to admit, it was definitely true: I love rockets. I enjoy museums quite a bit, and aquariums, zoos, etc…, but my level of excitement walking in would definitely have been ‘uncool’ in high school. It’s holy ground I say!!! You hear that the Saturn V is huge, but pictures don’t really do it justice at all. It’s amazing!
We drove the remaining distance to Waxhaw over the next two days, stopping (accidentally) at the NASA Infinity visitor’s center in Mississippi and then in Atlanta where we spent the night with my Aunt and Uncle. It was great to connect with them, as we hadn’t seen them for six years! My uncle Chuck is the first person who I saw demonstrate how to give in a manner where “your left hand doesn’t know what your right hand is doing.” That being said, he loves to give thoughtful and sometimes funny gifts, so this time he said that he wanted to, “give the boys something to remember Georgia by,” and so he got them all camo hats. Good times.
We arrived the next day in Waxhaw at my parent’s house, and stayed there until Friday, when we drove up to Raleigh to visit my sister and brother-in-law. It had been four years since we saw them at their wedding reception in Waxhaw. They just moved to the area after my sister got accepted into Chapel Hill’s Psychology program to work on her PhD. While we were there we got to go to a Durham Bulls baseball game (they’re the local AAA team that feeds into the Marlins), visit the Raleigh Children’s museum, and the State Farmer’s market! You guys, they had entire stalls devoted to freshly grown hot peppers. I’m just sayin…
It was great to catch up with family that we hadn’t seen in years, and spend some time getting to know my brother-in-law! More to come!