We are in a VRBO in Matthews, a suburb of Charlotte a few miles from Nick's apartment. We are in a 2-bedroom townhouse in a nice residential neighborhood. The rental is spacious, but feels like the guy who owns it is new at renting. It's pretty clear that he did the cleaning as it was definitely not professionally cleaned. We cannot get much on the t.v. as it is all set up for people who come equipped with passwords for streaming. But, it is more than adequate to our needs and well situated.
 |
| Nick at work |
Nick had a meal waiting for us which was nice after a long drive. We had never seen his apartment and really like his complex which is a bit older than some but has nice grounds and trees. (Lots of pin oak acorns crunching underfoot.)
Nick came over to "our" house for dinner the second night we were there - steak and Greek salad.
On Thursday, Nick gets Christian from his nursery school and keeps him till noon on Saturdays, so we had a nice time with him. He's a jolly and friendly 3-year old. We went to a toy store and got him some toys including a carpet roadway and cars and some magnetic vehicles which were a hit. (The rest of the toys Nick will bring out slowly over the next few visits.) Mark and I had a coffee at Braketown in the nice downtown of Matthews and Mark got a new long-sleeved t-shirt.
We went to the library with Christian and Nick. (Nick takes him there twice a week.) Nearby is a caboose which Christian loves to climb on. Then, we walked to Peel Pizza for dinner. Afterwards, we walked around Nick's complex and visited the playground. A full day.
On Friday, we drove the 2 1/4 hours to Hendersonville to pick up Sebastian. He stayed home from school and we were able to pick him up around noon. Christian was so excited to see him. We played in the playground and Nick made pork tenderloin and brussel sprouts, a favorite of Sebastian's.
On Saturday, we bade a sad goodbye to Christian. We took Sebastian to Barnes and Noble to get some books as part of his birthday present. As a wonderful surprise, Cole drove over from Morganton for the afternoon. The five of us went to Umami for sushi. It was a lovely and heart-warming evening. So, we managed to see all three of the "grands" of North Carolina.
On our last day, we drove over to Nick's for coffee and to say our goodbyes to Nick, Cole and Sebastian. Cole left shortly after we did and Nick drove Sebastian back to Hendersonville. We drove to Fredericksburg which took longer than it should have as we hit two fairly major traffic jams. We are at a Hampton Inn nearby to Wegman's where Mark and Barbara promptly lost each other in the massive store.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.