Karen and Darren Visit!

Having Karen and Darren come to visit was probably one of the most fun weekends Nick and I have had since we moved. The weather was great and it was the first true fall weather we had down here. By that I mean it was the first day where it was enjoyable to be outside and you could actually breath air and not water!

On Friday, we went to one of our favorite restaurants on Lake Norman called The Rusty Rudder. Think great, fried everything with ridiculously sugary drinks on the water. The view is amazing and the only thing more fun that the place itself is the people watching you experience. We had entirely too much food and the table was just as full as we were ;)

Saturday morning Karen tried barre for the first time with me at my favorite barre studio in Meyers Park. Of course, we had to pop over to the little boutiques across the street afterwards. We ended up finding the most amazing make up and beauty store, Woo!, that I can actually be in because it's completely unscented. This is a major win for someone who cannot be by the make up counters in the mall without getting an instant migraine. I went back a few days later for a makeup consultation thanks to a wonderful surprise by Karen.

The afternoon was spent relaxing, chatting, and of course, more shopping with Karen! We then came home to get ourselves together for our amazing dinner at Fork! restaurant. Fork! is built into an old house. The house blends in so well with the rest of the street that if you didn't know what you were looking for, you would probably pass it before you saw the actual sign for the restaurant. Now, we've had some great food since we moved down here, but Fork! is by far my favorite spot so far. It's amazing New York/DC standard food with the Charlotte price tag. Again, great drinks, entirely too much food, and even the table felt full by the end of the meal.

Of course, all weekends with family and friends visiting includes food and good times, but Karen and Darren's visit was especially exciting because they were the first family members to come visit who had never been to Charlotte before. It was so great to show them around and show them our new place and neighborhood. Even better was when they loved it as much as we do. It's a great feeling! As we continue to get visitors, I'm looking forward to seeing their reactions to our new digs and hopefully for a quick return to visit again.

Best,

Becky