Charlotte

A new week finds me in a new city.  On Monday, I left Charleston to visit my cousin Kory, his wife Jennifer, and their six-month old daughter Leah.   As a bonus, I also get to see my aunt Millie and uncle Kenny.  It took me about 3 hours to get from Charleston to Charlotte, which was better than what Google Maps had said.  I have to say that I really enjoyed driving out of Charleston.  While you know that it's a city, it doesn't have the congestion of a city like Miami or Washington, DC.  In either of those cities, good luck getting anywhere at 8:00 am without hitting traffic.  Not so where I was in Charleston.

I got into Charlotte around lunch time.  Obviously, Kory and Jennifer were at work, so I had some time to kill.  I had skipped breakfast, so I thought that lunch might not be a bad idea.  I went to a Mexican restaurant called the Three Amigos.  They served pretty decent chips and salsa.  For lunch, I also had a taco and enchilada with mole sauce.  When the bill came, I definitely knew that I wasn't in Key West anymore.  The price was about half of what I would have paid for the same thing at Chico's in Key West.  Not too shabby at all.

After lunch, I got to meet Leah.

The next few hours were spent exploring.  I found pretty much anything I could ever want in the surrounding area.  There was a coffee shop, pizza place, 24 hour gym, two martial arts studios, and a large box store selling only beer, wine, and specialty foods.  The beer selection wasn't quite as extensive as Total Wine & More in Charleston, but this place had Bell's Oberon (my favorite) as well as a bar where beer and wine could be sampled.  Dinner was with Kory, Jennifer, Millie, Kenny, and Leah at a pizza place called Harrison's, where, on Mondays, all draft beers are $2.50.  I could definitely like it here.

I also got something of a surprise this morning when Kory told me that it had snowed last night.  This was my car.

I haven't had to clear snow off my car in years.