DPAC/Brian Regan

 

Last Friday Skye came home from Boone, Seth got off work early & picked up Kelley, Cameron picked up Holly, I got off work a few minutes early, & we rendezvoused here with Keith--he usually gets off work before any of us.
All this to see/hear Brian Regan:)

After eating supper at Panera Bread (& Skye catching up to us), we carpooled to Durham to the new Arts' Center to spend the evening with our favorite comedian:)
The DPAC is new & this was our first concert there. It's pretty cool--lots of glass & a great overview of downtown Durham:) The Center is located beside the Durham Bull's ballpark so it's pretty easy to find.
Friday evening was misty & gray, & the lights by the ballpark & from the DPAC sparkled & glistened, shining across the city of Durham.
And situated near the entrance to the Center is an impressive beam of light shooting straight up from the ground to the heavens! (Guess you can find the DPAC by this light if you forget your GPS:))

After being seated in the 2nd balcony, Leigh Pittman (a friend & neighbor), there with all her family, threaded her way through the crowd to thank Skye for introducing them to Brian's humor:) It was great to see her/her family--we waved to Joe, Katie, & Sam:)
Seth's friend Choppy sat with us too, with his 4 lady friends:)

I won't go into any details of the show; I will say check out Brian online: brianregan.com.
If I had to describe him, he's like Jack Benny & Bill Cosby rolled into one:)
We laughed for 2 hrs.!
He made me laugh so hard my stomach hurt!!

A GREAT way to spend a night, especially with family & friends!!

"You too"!

Autumn

 
Rain on a September day.
Welcome rain:)
Arriving in intermittent showers.
Colorful fallen leaves water-flattened against asphalt.
Welcome droplets.
Splashing onto dry ground.
Sweet clean scent of rain.

A Williamsburg Gift

 
Friday, September 11th, Keith & I set out on a 40th anniversary trip to Williamsburg, courtesy of dear friends (& ecstatic newlyweds) Alex & Kathy Fuller.

Keith sent off for biking information from the Va. area, the boys & Kelley agreed to watch Wyatt, Keith put in for days off & I arranged to be off work Friday AND Monday (thanks to Yvonne & Lauri!:)

Three whole days!
What a gift, what a treat!
And with our bikes.
We've ridden the Jamestown trail, then Historic Williamsburg yesterday, & today, Sunday, we biked part of the Yorktown trail.
For icing on the cake, the weather's been perfect:)

In between, we've enjoyed lunch at The Cheese Shoppe & a steak/seafood dinner in Willimasburg, Ben & Jerry's in Yorktown, a quick stop at The Prime Outlets this afternoon, a hot tub, no responsibilities, & only one request from anybody--Skye:)!

Ah, why return to everyday life??
Especially when we've found plenty of fairly flat shady bike trails that could take at least a week to explore:)

Beginning September On The ATT

Tuesday afternoon, September 1st, after far too long, Keith loaded up our bikes & we headed out to the ATT. We parked at White Oak & biked north into Chatham County's new section, towards Durham. The Town of Cary is building this part of the ATT Rails To Trail, and, for us amateurs, we appreciated the smooth ride on the paved section. They have about 1/3 of the path unpaved for horse riders & joggers, etc., & the other 2/3rds for bikers & walkers, etc.:) We rode until the trail became pure red dirt then turned around. We ended up putting about 9.5 miles on Keith's odometer.
The weather has been so pleasant recently, the trails are calling our name!
Hope to see you outside:)