Cesar woke up early to do some work and the rest of us were able to sleep in. Che and Sabine actually slept until 8:30! Then we went off to breakfast, which Che liked so much that he kept asking if we could go back to the restaurant with cereal. Then we headed to Franklin Street, the main commercial street in Chapel Hill, and after figuring out how to get the meter to work we wandered the street checking things out and ended up at Sugarland. It was a wonderful place with homemade gelato and sweets. I ate milk chocolate hazelnut, Cesar had passion fruit, and Che had Tar Heel Blue (it tasted like cream soda). It was all very delicious and the spot was cute too, with tin ceilings and intricate mosaics. Franklin Street is filled with several wonderful-looking restaurants, cute shops, brick storefronts, and tree-lined walkways. I loved it. We also checked out several neighborhoods and it looks like there are many of them from which to choose, although Cesar says he prefers a place like St. Croix where the biggest intersection is Five Corners. Chapel Hill is full of huge trees and lots of flowers and we even saw a deer eating right next to the street in one of the neighborhoods! We ate dinner in the yard of the Weaver Street Market Co-op while listening to some bluegrass and mountain music. The co-op was fantastic--tons of delicious food, lots of veggie choices, reasonable prices, and a very good vibe.
I finally booked the rest of our trip up to Portland. We leave tomorrow for a day trip to Charlottesville, VA; then head to Herndon, VA to see the Ruizes and stay the night; Saturday we head to Princeton, NJ to see the Croneys; Sunday we head to Westchester; and Monday we'll be in Cambridge and stay for a couple of days.
Children news: Che's new (and frequently used) saying is "Oh brother, not this again." He also still keeps asking when he will get to see Kaeden.
Sabine has decided that she wants to be a pirate and calls herself Jack Sparrow. She also has learned how to say "Stop it!" after having to deal with Che torturing her in the car.
We miss you guys! Sounds like you are having fun though. Hasn't stopped raining for the last week and a half though. The pool is over flowing. Kaeden got a bunch of pool toys for his birthday so Che should be all set when he gets back...by the way, we killed the turtle. Sorry Che!!!!!
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