Blogs from Durham, North Carolina, United States, North America

With apologies to Bob Dylan… On Monday, we were hopeful Reading and sleeping in our room Then we looked at the storm a-comin’ And wondered how and when we’d get home There was no call from the car guys So we ordered Smashburgers online The delivery got all messed up And the food itself was not very fine Oh, mama, could this really be the end To be stuck inside of Durham with those Whitehall blues again? Then on Tuesday we found good coffee And extended our stay another night I was cold, I’d given up my winter coat When I thought that we would take a flight We were watching the storm very closely The mechanic called he didn’t know what’s wrong He’d keep working on the problem And I began to work on this ... read more

Today I was excited to ride bc the Ellies and I had decided yesterday that today we would ride together as a chore group! However, before riding bikes could happen, we were in charge of cooler duty once again and oh man what a feat that was! Raleigh was incredibly kind to us between the food donations from the church, alum, & Noah’s parents so we had to dig out the extra cooler from the trailer (shout out to NJ!) and labeled everything. The additional cooler had some serious black mold so we washed & bleached it as best as we could, added a plastic bag liner, and filled it with the remaining food. Needless to say, Carly was bonking by route meeting—it was hilarious! This is going to be a good day...! After Ryan gave ... read more

DAY 25: MAY 16, 2013 I enjoyed a good night’s sleep on a comfy mattress and then had a leisurely breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast, sliced oranges, and salad with Jim and Barbara Maysilles on their back porch. There was some pomegranate jelly for the toast and some cranberry balsamic dressing for the salad. I never had salad for breakfast before. I ended up having salad for lunch and then more salad with supper. This is probably my first three salad day ever. After breakfast Jim and I drove out to Bennett’s Place and then met Barbara for lunch at a Jap place in Bright Leaf Square in downtown Durham. Thankfully the Jap place had some Thai food on the menu as well so I didn’t have to eat any fish bait. The salad ... read more

Home with all luggage Exhausted Need shower, but water not hot yet Laudry sorted and started (must love Oxi Clean!) Both cell phones charging Stay tuned for trip details and photos!... read more

My father makes me laugh so much.......Apparently my father is having some hearing issues (but he is in denial)...so it was always so funny to laugh about what he thought we were saying!!!!! haha I am still laughing about him thinking someone was "helping the dolphins", or that I wanted to buy a "hiking shirt".... it was just such a treat when he would repeat what he thought we said... hahaha This last week I had the chance to visit a few of the Carolina Beaches with my parents and sister Brittany Noel!!!! Obviously....sun, sand, surf.... always a good time... these are some of my observations.... MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina, was beautiful!!!….. and by far the MOST crowded beach on the Carolina Coast! Extremely built up, sky rises everywhere… trying to be a “mini Vegas”……lots ... read more