Training Camp

My life is divided up into seasons, just like the weather. As opposed to fall/winter/summer/spring, my life can be categorized as pre-season/in-season/off-season.

As soon as we finished all of our summer vacations (part of the "off-season), we hit the ground running right into training camp and pre-season. I'm not a huge fan of training camp. JJ moves into the dorms for 3 weeks and Barney and I are left to entertain ourselves in Charlotte. My weeks were filled with yoga, the YMCA, way too much reality tv, girls nights out, and a few mini road trips.

My first rip was to see my cousin and her family who were vacationing right outside of Asheville. I drove out to meet them for brunch at the Morning Glory Cafe in Black Mountain. (the huevos rancheros were awesome!) I got to meet her daughter Samantha for the first time and catch up on what had been going on in our lives since the last time we hung out in Orlando.


My next trip was to Winston-Salem to see Allison and meet her new puppy Annie. Barney and Annie immediately became the best of friends. The had so much fun playing except for the part where Annie would bite Barney and then run and hide under the couch where he couldn't get her. He acted annoyed, but I think he really liked it. We also went to Mellow Mushroom for dinner and then out to a wine bar to celebrate one of their last nights of freedom before school started up again for all the Wake Law kids.

I also made two trips down to Spartanburg to visit JJ at camp. They had one night off so we got to go to dinner and a movie. The other trip was for the Family Night BBQ and rookie karaoke show. Quite entertaining. My favorite was the rendition of Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" complete with dance moves and harmonizing.

The three weeks did go by pretty quickly but I'm still glad its over.