A trip to Tar Heel Country

            So this past weekend consisted of a quick trip up to Chapel Hill, NC.  The main reason for the trip was for a family medicine recruiting fair.  Since Kenny graduated from UNC he got asked to go.  I got to tag along, help with the fair, and catch up with some friends. We hit the road early Saturday morning, and arrived to Chapel Hill a little bit before lunch time.

            After Kenny stopped faking allergy symptoms we stopped by our house to check on it and our renter....or renters as we found out when we got there (but that is a different story). It was actually really good to see the old place.  While we didn't LOVE our time in Chapel Hill, we do have many great memories from our time there and some great friends that are still in the area. This was also our first house, and our first time doing DIY projects throughout.  I walked around proud of our good work, and happy that everything was being taken care of. The house looked great, and we were really pleased with our HOA.  This is a first, while we were there it seemed like we were paying them money to decrease the value of our home with poor landscaping choices. Now, a new landscaping crew is under contract and everything is looking really great. :-)
          
             You can't go to Chapel Hill and not go to Franklin street, so that is where we headed next.  We stopped by our old mechanic's place to say hello and catch up.  Kenny and Daniel bonded over his Jeep while we were in Chapel Hill, and it was great to stop in and see all the guys.  It was gorgeous day, so we parked at the top of franklin street and walked to our lunch destination.  Not a whole lot has changed since we left.  We had lunch with our friend Ashley and her boyfriend Daniel.  It was great. We haven't seen each other in a year, so it was no surprise when she came in that she went straight for the belly and began talking to Tripp!

             The rest of the afternoon was dedicated to the recruiting fair.  Kenny and I went to a similar fair in SC during his fourth year, and it was great way to meet a bunch of programs, residents, families, and faculty. So here we are on the other side of the recruiting process, and I was excited to be able to go along.  Kenny and one of the faculty members answered most of the questions that pertained to the program and how it functioned, and I got to talk to people about the fun stuff.  Why we chose Anderson, are we happy, how is the shopping, etc. Overall it was great. Hopefully we did a good job, and some kids come for a rotation or apply for an interview.

             Afterwards we got some pizza at our FAVORITE pizza joint: Italian Pizzeria III. In our minds, there is nothing better than their pepperoni pizza. It was glorious! We then hit up a bar pregnant belly and all to see some more friends.  Here is a picture recap.

Waiting for IP3s!

Me, Stacia, and Ashley

Ashley talking to Tripp again!

Trip and Tripp!
(31 week preggo belly)

 Yay! We remembered to get a picture together!

        It was great seeing everyone, I wish we were closer and could see everyone more often! Thankfully we will be back up in Tar Heel Country in the fall for a wedding, and Tripp will be there in person!  Hard to believe. Hope everyone has a great week!