I arrived in Florence, SC by 11:30 on Saturday. After a quick lunch we headed to Charlotte, North Carolina to explore the town. The city was rowdy and swarming with Baltimore Ravens football fans. We had some drinks and an appetizer at a Mexican restaurant then went to an
Asian
bistro/sushi bar for dinner. It was yummy!! On Sunday we went out for breakfast then hung out at Borders Book Store until the Packer game. We watched the Packers and enjoyed some drinks at a bar in uptown Charlotte then went shopping at South Park Mall. During the week we watched lots of movies and made delicious meals together. On Thanksgiving Eve we went to a turkey frying party. We brought some turkey drumsticks to be fried and apple bars to share. Once all the turkeys were done the
southerners started throwing the oddest things into the fryer...sliced bologna, hot dogs, corn on the cob, and biscuits.
I swear people fry everything down south. Dan is going to introduce them fried cheese curds-something they haven't tried yet. Thanksgiving morning we ran the Hartsville YMCA 5K Turkey Trot together. We ran 3.1 miles in 30:27 minutes and got 146th and 147th out of over 400 runners! The rest of the day was spent preparing dinner and watching movies. We made Cornish hens, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, and pumpkin pie with a spiced nut crust. We also had sweet potato souffle from Dan's friends. What a delicious dinner...Dan has leftovers for the next week. Friday we made home-made pizza and Andes Mints cookies. I hope my pants still fit after this holiday season!
Asian 
bistro/sushi bar for dinner. It was yummy!! On Sunday we went out for breakfast then hung out at Borders Book Store until the Packer game. We watched the Packers and enjoyed some drinks at a bar in uptown Charlotte then went shopping at South Park Mall. During the week we watched lots of movies and made delicious meals together. On Thanksgiving Eve we went to a turkey frying party. We brought some turkey drumsticks to be fried and apple bars to share. Once all the turkeys were done the 
southerners started throwing the oddest things into the fryer...sliced bologna, hot dogs, corn on the cob, and biscuits. 
I swear people fry everything down south. Dan is going to introduce them fried cheese curds-something they haven't tried yet. Thanksgiving morning we ran the Hartsville YMCA 5K Turkey Trot together. We ran 3.1 miles in 30:27 minutes and got 146th and 147th out of over 400 runners! The rest of the day was spent preparing dinner and watching movies. We made Cornish hens, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, and pumpkin pie with a spiced nut crust. We also had sweet potato souffle from Dan's friends. What a delicious dinner...Dan has leftovers for the next week. Friday we made home-made pizza and Andes Mints cookies. I hope my pants still fit after this holiday season!
Sounds like a great time,
ReplyDeletethe food sounds awesome