Last weekend I had the pleasure of spending the weekend with family in Greenville, North Carolina. I spent the best part of Halloween sitting on an airplane watching episodes of the office and eating candy I had scored from my office. Even though we didn’t end up arriving to my sister in law’s apt until well after midnight, I still got to enjoy parts of the Halloween experience vicariously through thousands of scantily dressed college students (my sis in law works at ECU). It was fun- we stayed up until all hours of the night and then woke up early to attend my cute niece’s soccer game.

Although it is called North Carolina it is still very much apart of the south. Accents are rich and plentiful, although while I am out there, I am often told I am the one with the accent. Every time I venture east I am always surprised by the trees- mainly the quantity of. When we landed in Raleigh I thought we were landing in the forest. It was a beautiful time to visit though because the trees were turning colors and losing leaves.

I wish I could give you recommendations on what to do and where to eat, but this trip really was about spending quality time with family. Something that is more meaningful to me, when you don’t get to see those you love that often. Someday we will go out there and go to the beaches, see the lighthouses and the plantations. This was a quick trip and I was just as happy blowing raspberries on my 2 year old niece’s tummy and playing school with my five your old niece then venturing out and exploring the town. We did go to a place about twenty miles outside of Greenville called Deadwood, a little family fun place that had a train, a small roller coaster, a mini golf area, and other fun things. It was really cute- and for the most part the kids enjoyed it (they were a little young for mini golf) as well as the adults.

Tags: Deadwood, Greenville, neices, North Carolina

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