North Carolina

This past weekend Matthias and I along with Kyra, Sarah, Grace, and Amy from work went to North Carolina for a surprise baby shower. The mother-to-be is a former co-worker who abandoned us for the corporate world and reasonable housing prices. Booooo. We took advantage of our trip and stopped in at the North Carolina State Fair. We passed the time on our 5 hour drive playing Animal, Vegetable, Mineral. Here are some photos from the baby shower and the fair.

Baby Shower

Matthias documenting that he had 3 women in his hotel room:

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Who Knew?

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Sarah at her very first baby shower (note the beer)

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Christine and census folk:

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Christine and Chris opening Kyra's gift (wonder what it is?)

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We didn't play any games so the census group (kyra, sarah, grace) made up their own: Fancy Hand Tricks

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The Census group (Sarah, Eli, Christine, Kyra, Amy, Grace)

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And Now the Fair

Cow that looks like a Fair

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Giant Potatoes (and Kyra):

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Giant Pumpkins:

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Giant Watermelon:

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Prize winning steer:

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Fuzzy Donkey!

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Pygmy Goat Judging:

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Kyra and Matthias at the Guernsey cow judging competition (I forgot to take a picture of the Guernsey Queen in her tiara, oh well, next time):

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Eating (Eli with a giant turkey leg):

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Derby Cars getting ready (unfortunately we had to leave before the show):

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Man on a scooter in a straw hat in the parking lot:

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Weekend Update

I got fancy new white appliances this weekend. The appointment was set for 7:30 - 11:30 (not my choice) and wouldn't you know that they came at exactly 7:30. What a morning! The stove went in without a problem. Turns out that the water pipe for the dishwasher was welded on. They got the old one out and put the new one in but couldn't hook it up. Matthias figured something out at Home Depot so I avoided having to call a plumber and so far, it's working like a charm. Matthias and I then installed the oven hood ourselves.

Today we booked our flights to Germany and Ohio in December! Good times! He'll be there for a little over 2 weeks, I'll be there for a little over 1 week. We won't travel around too much this time; just spend time with his family and friends and do some minor site seeing. We're both looking forward to the German Christmas markets.

One last look at the old stuff...

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And now the new...

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