family pictures

today was thanksgiving aka the first time our whole family has been together since june. daniel and i hadn't seen each other since then; it's slightly ridiculous to say the least. since we were all together, we decided it would be the opportune time to take family pictures for our christmas. here are some of my favorites:

end note: so thankful for my family.

parents brunch

today was parents brunch for adpi. it also happened to be unc's homecoming game against wake forest! (we won drastically) so, this morning we had brunch at the adpi house with all the other parents. it was a lot of fun getting to show mom and dad around the house because they had never seen upstairs, or really even inside, before. better late than never!

end note: deforestation: the action or process of kicking wake forest out of chapel hill.

parents cocktail

today adpi had parents cocktail. mom and dad came up to chapel hill and are staying the weekend. it's so nice to have them here! plus, they came bearing a heater for my room!

on a side note, parents cocktail is the funniest invention ever. you bring together about a hundred people who don't know each other for a cocktail party... lots of mingling and small talk. regardless, it was great to meet peoples' families and a fun excuse to dress up!

end note: on a completely random note - it's raining and my roof is not leaking. miracles happen!

hello concord x3

today i'm still chillaxing in concord. tomorrow i'll be heading back to the thrill. it's nice to be home, but i'm getting a little antsy to get back.

end note: i have the best mom who has taken care of me for the past weekish!

so many daniels

today i'm going to post a picture i took a while ago of daniel! he's at usc now living the college life. this picture never made it around to the blog, but it's kind of cool.

end note: daniel goes to the fake carolina.

daniel's graduation

today my brother daniel graduated high school. northwest cabarrus had their graduation early this morning. then, around noon we headed over to the roycroft's house for a joint graduation party. our family decided to sport all university of south carolina gear for the occasion.

watch this video i took at the end of graduation: 

end note: happy graduation daniel!

golf

today i went golfing with dad. it was a lot of fun, and i did better than i thought i would - well, after the first 2 holes that is... i brought my camera along because i've always thought that this course was beautiful...

end note: i only lost 2 golfballs today! such an improvement!

p-paw & grandma

today p-paw and grandma flew in from florida, and i came home from chapel hill for a long weekend to spend time with the family. we're all here for daniel's graduation on saturday. we've been catching up around the table playing cards and other games. i'm so glad to be home and even happier that p-paw and grandma are here!

end note: my family gets so competitive over card games.

family visit

today momma and daniel were in chapel hill. daniel came to surprise his friend adam at his hs graduation, and mom just hung out with me for the day. i love that i live close enough to have family stop in every now and then!

end note: so many pluses about chapel hill!

student id

today i spent the majority of my time packing my car. tomorrow morning i head back up to chapel hill. i got to take daniel's picture for his student id today as he is heading off for orientation this weekend. i didn't really get around to taking any other pictures today, so you get a nice lovely picture of my brother that will soon appear on his usc student card. 

end note: lady antebellum said it well: couldn't wait to get going, but wasn't quite ready to leave.

southeast road trip: day 6

today marked the end of the trip dad and i have been on the past week. we left nashville early this morning and headed back to north carolina. we've been on quite the trip, and i've had the time of my life. as we crossed the state line back into north carolina, i couldn't help but sing to myself eric church's lyrics: carolina, keep calling me home. despite the greatness of nashville, it's still nice to come back to good ole caroline.

end note: i have been on quite a magnificent adventure this week! thanks dad!!!!

southeast road trip: day 5

today dad and i went back over to the country music hall of fame, but this time we went for a tour! it was a lot of fun, and they had the coolest things ever for us to see. there were guitars, clothes, letters, journals and many other items on display. plus, there were lots of videos to watch and songs to listen to. what i wouldn't give to be allowed access to their archives for even just an hour. i can only imagine the treasures they have stored up!

end note: i don't want to leave tomorrow.

southeast road trip: day 4

today was another exciting day in nashville! dad and i went to church this morning and then headed back to the hotel. the country music hall of fame inducted reba mcentire, bobby braddock and jean shepard this afternoon, so we decided to go over and wait for the stars to arrive. we got to see them walk the red carpet! there were lots of famous country artists and song writers! it was amazing, and i was literally 5 feet from the red carpet - right behind the media! click here for an article covering the event. in case you're wondering, reba pictures are towards the end. today we also went to see the parthenon, and tonight we went over to the river. i'd have to say seeing the country artists definitely overshadowed these two happenings.

end note: i've come to a conclusion - i want to live in nashville after i graduate!