We Are Home From Our Most Recent Trip

Veronica and I got returned home on Friday from our most recent trip to Charlotte, NC.

On the way back home, we decided to stay the night at a Microtel in the Burlington, NC area. The reason for us doing this was so that we could do a little shopping at Tanger Outlet Mall that is in that area.

Prior to going to the hotel, we went to the local Hobby Lobby, which is similar to a Michaels only much bigger and more product offerings.

We then ate at the Outback Steak House. It was really late when we finally slowed down enough to eat and even later by the time we got to the hotel.

The hotel was not fancy by any stretch of the imagination but the way we figured it.....once your eyes are closed, you could be sleeping in a Ritz Carlton.

Below are some photos I took of the Microtel. I would like to point out that from the outside, this hotel looked fairly new. Unfortunately the inside wasn't quite like the outside appearance.

 

 The next morning we got up and tried a restaurant that we had never tried before....Biscuitville.
As the name implies, this restaurant was about anything and everything related to breakfast biscuits.
They had every type of biscuit sandwich known to mankind. They also had biscuits and gravy and even something they called a cherry biscuit.
Veronica had the biscuits and gravy and I tried their turkey sausage, egg and cheese biscuit sandwich.
My sandwich was ok... but I say this in the context that I am not much into fast food biscuits. Give me homemade biscuits or even the biscuits that come out of those tubes from the grocery store.
Here are some photos of Biscuitville in Burlington, NC.

Now doesn't this sandwich look appetizing

After breakfast we headed to the Tanger Outlet Mall. We ended up shopping for 3 hours or so. We each got some new clothes.
Since we still had about a 4 hour drive left to arrive at home we decided to hit the road.
The worst part about going away for a bit is returning home with about 3 times as much stuff as we left with and having to do wash, put everything away and going through the accumulated mail.
Another successful road trip under our belt. A special thank you to our house sitter. We appreciate your help while we are gone. Please put in your food request since we will be leaving again shortly.
We are heading out again early Monday morning for our flight to Boston.
The first 3 days, we will be staying at the very highly rated Boston Harbor Hotel. On Thursday we will be extending our Boston trip for a few more days. We will be changing our hotel to the Marriott Residence Inn Boston on Tudor Wharf.
Hopefully the weather will be nice so Veronica and I will be able to get some great photos of the Boston area.
We fly back into Norfolk on the 12th and head directly towards Herndon as soon as we leave the airport.
We will be in Herndon for a few days and then it is time to come home until our next adventure.

No Moss Growing On Our Car Tires

Veronica and I have been doing a bit of traveling for her job as of lately. First there was Herndon, VA and then it was off to Charlotte, NC.

We are preparing to go back To Charlotte, NC again. As usual we have our trusty house sitter staying at our place while we will be gone.

On the way back home from this trip, Veronica and I will be spending the night around the Burlington, NC area in order for Veronica to do some clothing shopping at the Outlet Mall.

She is in need of some clothes for her upcoming trip to Boston, where she will be attending some festivities that will be held in her honor for being one of a few people to win the company's Presidents Award. It will be a formal affair so some new "threads" are in order.

They have put her up at the 5 star luxury Boston Harbor Hotel on Rowes Wharf.

After a 3 night stay at that hotel, we have booked ourselves another hotel...the Residence Inn Boston Harbor On Tudor Wharf. We will be staying there for an additional 2 nights thus allowing Veronica and I to take a mini vacation and see some of the sights in Boston.

We will be going to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market along with a possible carriage ride around the Boston area and who knows...maybe a cupcake crawl.

Boston seems to have many bakeries in the area along with many ethnic neighborhoods that would offer up some really great food.

No matter what we do or where will end up going, it will be great just spending some quality time together and enjoy each others company.

Between the 2 aforementioned trips, I am hoping to get a few photographs taken. After the big Boston trip, the next thing will be the OBX Annual Relay For Life.

This event will keep me busy for a bit because I will be making dozens upon dozens of cookies. These cookies will be sold and all money obtained from the sales will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

More on this big event upcoming.

Sometimes I Lose Sight

Of the real reason for this blog even existing.
Sometimes my mind wanders and takes me in another direction and I write something that is silly or really unimportant.
And there have been many times in the past, that life seems to keep me so occupied that I forget to take stock of my surroundings and more importantly, count my blessings for the important people in my life and more specifically....the most important person in my life....and that would be my wife Veronica.
It is for she that this blog truly exists.
Another avenue for which to share our moments in time together..both the good times and at times the rough roads that we walked together hand in hand.
And here I am, almost 57 years old and still learning, growing and trying to mold myself into a better person. 57 years and still a work in progress. And when my days are done, I will leave this life the same as when I entered it...a work in progress.
Throughout all of the changes..both the triumphs, setbacks and failures, Veronica has stood by me and continued to love me. And believe me, there have been numerous times that I have wondered how and why.
And as the days have turned to months and the months to years, I have found that the love that I have for Veronica has become deeper and deeper. Mere words can't be written, nor words alone be spoken, to truly depict the deepest of feelings that I have for her.
Words such as best friend, wife, lover, soul mate just don't do justice to what I feel for this woman.
Unfortunately the best tool that I have available to me is the written word. Even though these written words only scratch the surface of these deeply profound feelings and emotions, I truly hope that as she reads these words, she will know and feel all of the love, the emotions and soulful connection that I have towards and with her.
I did not want the day to come where I felt regret....where I had to say to myself  ..."I would have", "I could have" and "I should have"....now that day won't come, because I did.
Veronica...as simple as these words are, none come more deeply from my soul....I Love You.