Well the big August 30th birthdays have now come and gone! Beth and Dane were born on the same day exactly two years apart. I did not take many great pictures so I wanted to post a few that I do have. The above picture is Dane with his BBFs at Bart's wedding in Arkansas. I think it is a great picture and I wanted to post it before I forget. Dane was glad to spend some time with his dear friends before moving (5 days later) to NC.
Beth came to visit me on Saturday the 27th. Hurricane Irene also came to visit that day. We did not have any damage in Durham (although there was some in Raleigh and on the coast of course) and Beth's flight made in from Nashville no problem. Saturday we spent mostly at home because we did not want to be out in the wind and rain. We did eat some pizza at Satisfaction Restaurant. I love that place. The pizza is amazing. We also went to Blockbuster to rent a movie. Unfortunately the power went out while we were in Blockbuster and it turned into quite a hilarious scene. Beth and I couldn't stop laughing at our bad luck.
Sunday we went to church at Duke Chapel. I found this picture of the inside of the chapel on Google Images. It was a very nice service. The choir is amazing. There is a church that meets at Duke Chapel ever Sunday and of course many Duke students and facility also attend. I was very encouraged by the sermon and the people there. We ate lunch at Elmo's diner, a local favorite.
These pictures are from our adventures on Monday! Beth and I headed to Wrightsville Beach, NC which is near Wilmington, NC. We saw a local television station report that there was no damage at Wrightsville and the businesses were encouraging people to return.
We bought a couple of chairs to lounge in and played in the water for a few hours. The water was not cold, it was actually very comfortable considering it was pretty hot. It felt like the Gulf. We think that might have been the result of the hurricane. After lounging on the beach we headed to lunch (around 3 pm) at a local restaurant. We found The Oceanic online and loved it. It was the perfect beach restaurant. The food was delicious and the lunch menu was priced appropriately. We ate outside. I think Beth enjoyed the pre Birthday celebration.
Monday night I cooked dinner and we had a birthday cake and some presents. I had the best time with Beth and I cried like a baby when I dropped her off at the airport on Tuesday (her actual Birthday). Oh well. Some things never change. I was so glad she was able to come visit me before her program gets too intense and my work schedule prevents us from long visits. She was very sweet to spend her birthday with us.
Tuesday night Dane and I went to eat for his birthday at Spartacus a local greek restaurant. We both got pasta and greek salad as well as a delicious appetizer of shrimp gorgonzola.
I am proud of Dane. He has been studying very hard. He chose to take Hebrew. Languages are optional at Duke but he wanted to learn as much as he can while he is here. He has really been working hard.
Yesterday we saw this deer in our backyard. This is literally Dane standing on our back patio. He was whistling for the deer and the deer continued to walk toward us. It was a little scary. I actually went back into the house. I'm not sure if the picture shows it but the deer was a buck. We live in a very wooded area, obviously.
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