this is the trip that is formerly referred to as beeryarnhikingfoodpalooza.
actually, all of those activities were achieved on our recent trip to our old digs:
went to favorite local sustainable brewery
went to favorite local yarn shop
went on several hikes
ate some delish food
but there was no palooza. meaning, a little less of each of the above activities than the former.
we enjoyed a long weekend trip to our former homeland in north carolina. as usual, we pondered and discussed why we had left there and when we could move back. we camped in our favorite spot, we hiked along a familiar lake that we hope to spend many a summer on, we bought food at our most favorite local food store, we had familiar conversations- the kind you only have when you are road tripping and away from the constant stimulation that is homelife, and ate our most favorite foods. we vowed, as always, to spend at least one more day in these spots than we did this year. a goal that we have achieved each year.
last year, on this same trip, crosby was still in utero- enjoying the splishy splashy life of amniotic fluid and constant bouncing. this year, he was enjoying the fine life of what can be known as the terrible pain of getting a new tooth. but this boy stands unshaken if he is outdoors. he is at his happiest when in nature, and that worked for our benefit during a weekend of teething pain.
after a delish brunch on sunday morning, we headed home. armed with a little r and r, some local organic brews, a few new skeins of yarn, and a few new handknits.
there is something about have a "spot". the place that you go from year to year, month to month, or season to season. there is something magical about sitting in the same spot, discussing the past and the future of this exact spot. memories that come back from being in an exact location that you were one year or season ago- memories that do not need a picture or written down words even to jar those memories back to life.
