So, although our blog has suggested otherwise, we have not been in Nashville for the past two and half weeks. Eeekkkkkk….sorry friends, I am a big fat slacker, and promised my dear husband that the NC arrival would be my post, well here it is, as promised, just in good ole queen of procrastination fashion…
We crossed the state line of good ole NC on Wednesday, October 22nd (sweet maggie’s bday, and the day before olivia’s bday)! What a surreal experience to actually be in North Carolina, it seemed it would never arrive, yet all the same, seemed to come so quickly- crazy!
Coming in from Tennessee brought us in through the beautiful Appalachian Mountains, and there is no better season than fall to enjoy the beauty of the North Carolina mountains. What a spectacular reminder of the gorgeous change of seasons that we have missed, although the cold that often accompanies it is still an adjustment!
We were so excited and so blessed to be able to stay with my sister Susan, her husband Gaines, and their cutie girls Riley and Laurel in Blowing Rock, NC. Blowing Rock is only about 30 minutes or so across the state line, so we were quickly welcomed home to NC, as they stood at the top of their driveway to greet us! YAY!! We had such a fun and sweet visit with them and it is so wonderful to now know we can see them often! Thank you for a great time and a warm welcome back to NC- we love y’all!!!
After two great days in Blowing Rock, we started the official last leg of our personal amazing race; on Friday we headed to Burlington- where life began for both us, and where God has brought our lives once again. We made the 2 hourish drive and soon arrived to roads and scenery we both know so well, yet has changed quite a bit even since our last visit. We stopped first in Graham, NC to see Granny, Michael’s precious grandmother. She is so special to both of us, and we were thrilled to see her, it had definitely been too long. We are so glad her home is only about 5 mins from where we will be living with my parents in Burlington. On Saturday we went to Granny’s for her famous biscuits!! yum yum!! Thank you Granny! We Love you!
Final destination: 547B (for basement) Tarleton Ave!! We made it!! We are so thankful safe travels and all the adventures and hospitality we experienced along the way! Thank you, Jesus!!
We made it to our new (and old for me) temporary (we promise Mom and Dad) home! 
Of course Mom and Dad were there to welcome us with open arms, a cute welcome home sign, a hot and yummy lasagna and a nicely prepared basement for us to call home! We are soooooooo thankful!! Thank you mom and dad!!! Yall are the best!!!
It is so hard to believe, even as I write this two weeks later, that we are really back permanently and not just for a visit, as it has been for the last four years. How bittersweet it is, as we miss our Maui home, family, church and friends; yet embrace the love and welcoming of our loved ones of our first home of North Carolina; and are even further reminder that our eternal Home will be all the sweeter one day. We are so blessed and thank God so much the opportunity to live in Maui, to experience the beauty of His creation, but even more so, the love of His people there-we are forever grateful! And what a blast we had along the way as we crossed an entire ocean and a huge land mass to get us back to NC – an adventure we will always cherish, and crack up about! We look forward to what He has in store for us now in North Carolina, and wherever else He may lead us in the future. And we thank God that through Him we have certainty in the uncertainty. YAY!!
here are a few pics of our first days in NC- more to come when I have quicker download time
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- Welcome to North Carolina!! yay!
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- the georgeous view from my sisters’ beautiful home
