Still in Charlotte

We are still in Charlotte.  Looked at a few areas for living.  Thursday we got flu shots which means that Friday, I was out of it..   Happens every time but it only lasts a little while and its better than the alternative if I get the flu..

Friday afternoon we took off for Concord to go shopping at the huge outlet mall there.  Not a lot of actual shopping as window shopping.  We have gotten to the point of not really wanting anything...guess that means we have enough....I call it BLESSED!!!

Saturday morning we went to a cool little restaurant for breakfast, then back to hotel to put on pot of beans for Jim.  He had a great afternoon of beans and beer.  Too bad Bama lost the game.  I spent the afternoon on my computer TRYING to clean some pictures out of my phone and organize them.

We also got a call Saturday morning telling us that my Uncle Billy had passed away.  He fought a long fight with several conditions, including cancer.  No one had any service plans at the time so we waited to see how things would go.  They didn't wait long and services are Mon at 11am.  No way I can get to Waldo, repack, then to Ozark in time.  We even checked flights for me to fly home but nothing worked out.  I called Merylon and we had a nice talk and sent flowers from the family.  No real regrets because I always saw him every time I was in Ozark and talked to him the week before.  I know he is at peace and in no pain now.

Today (Sunday) we decided to get out and "road trip". We (I) wanted to see the fall foliage and take a drive to the mountains, so we set the map for Asheville.  We didn't realize we were so close.  Only a 2 hour drive from Charlotte.  Makes for a nice day trip.  We rode through the mountains and the scenery was beautiful.  We found a funky little BBQ joint in the downtown area.  The food was fantastic!!!  We sat around the hotel a little while this evening then decided to walk down to the sports tavern for a light supper.  Turns out it was the happening place for the Panther/Packer game tonight.  We had a blast eating wings and watching the crowd.  Too bad the Panthers lost.  Not a good weekend for football us, but excellent together time.