The Great Blizzard of 2009

Hey, everyone! I thought you'd all like to hear that we are alright, since I'm sure you've heard on the news that our area had a blizzard.

It snowed about half an inch to an inch in the Charlotte metro area, and everyone is freaking out. Matt and I have to laugh at all of the hysteria. People are rushing to the grocery stores and buying all of the milk, bread, eggs and other essentials. There is more panic now than there was September when the hurricane was coming.

My school is delaying class/work for two hours. All of the schools in Charlotte closed for the day.

Matt's coworker called in and said he couldn't make it to work because of the snow. Another coworker emailed him this hilarious response: "I can not believe the amount of snow you received!! I have called Mint Hill and they are sending a snow plow to help you get out! I gave them your cell number and the driver will call when he is at your house. Because of the blizzard conditions you may not be able to see him when he gets there, so stay by the phone."

It's all they are talking about on the news, and the stations are all advising that if you're driving anywhere to pack extra clothes, blankets, food, and make sure you give your loved ones an itinerary of your trip, no matter how short.

In the meantime, my loving husband decided to borrow the snow scraper from the Subaru (it has a longer handle), and forgot to put it back in the car. I think I might have to light some road flares and maybe someone will come dig me out of the snow.

I'm getting a haircut at 11 a.m., so if you don't hear from me later I may have been a casualty of the Great Blizzard of 2009; consider this an itinerary of my trip. I'm attaching a picture of the blizzard, because I'm sure it's a historic moment. After all, nothing else newsworthy is happening today, right?? After all, inaugurations happen every four years but this blizzard is a once in a lifetime event.

Love,
Brianna

Home movie

Here's a video I made of C and I at the beach.

Snow (Hey-Oh)

Little C is now back in Utah, but here are some photos of our adventures.


On Saturday, we went to the Etsy craft fair. If you don't know what Etsy is, I encourage you to check it out. It's an online site where people can sell their handmade items. Most of the stuff at the fair was overpriced, but there were some cool items. C and I have an Etsy store, but currently there are no items in it.







Later that night we went to the Blumenthal theater in downtown Charlotte to see one of our favorite authors, David Sedaris. He was really funny, and I think Cait had a good time. While we were at the event, Matt went to his grandparents' house to "help" them try out their new margarita maker.





On Sunday we went to the Southpark Mall, a big mall in Charlotte. The highlight of the trip was getting a soft pretzel. hahah.

Monday, we took the Jetta to get an oil change (fun for everyone), and planned on visiting the museums, but apparently they are closed on Mondays. But, we did get to see some freaks protesting Columbus Day. They had signs that said things like "Columbus and his men killed thousands." I was like, "come on you guys. That was like 500 years ago. Pick your battles."

On Tuesday Caitlin and I headed to the beach. We stopped in Columbia on the way to say hi to Russ and Dustin, then made our way to Folley Beach, which is near Charleston. We picked a perfect day--it was 86 degrees and sunny--but unfortunately forgot our bathing suits. While we were sitting on the coast, a stupid wave came up and destroyed my cell phone and camera, which pissed me off. It came about 20 feet closer than the other waves, and was the only wave to do so. I'll chalk it up to a freak accident, but I was still angry.



Wednesday we laid out by the pool at our apartment, and did some crafts.

I don't have photos for the rest of our week, because my camera was ruined (the pool photo was taken with Caitlin's phone) and C hasn't emailed me the photos yet.

We finally got to visit the museums on Thursday. First we went to the Mint Museum of Art. In case you didn't know, there used to be a US Mint in Charlotte, but it ceased operation after the Civil War. The building which used to house the Mint is now an art museum. I really liked the costume exhibit, but it made me angry that they had a Fendi fur coat dragging on the ground, dangling off a mannequin's arm. I think it should have been properly displayed! The art museum also had a cool Andy Warhol exhibit with a lot of his portraits and still life fruit prints (or whatever you want to call them).

After that, we went to the Mint Museum of Craft and Design. C and I both liked the jewelry exhibit, and we took advantage of the museums' hands-on craft and made brooches. I have to say that Caitlin's brooch made of paper, pipe cleaners, paperclips, staples, beads, and pom-pons was pretty sweet.

Friday was the best day for photos, because we decided to find the Blue Ridge Highway, which is allegedly one of the most scenic drives in the country. We went to Blowing Rock, NC, which was a really cool city.

This is what we would have seen, if there hadn't been a thick fog everywhere. But, it was still really beautiful with the fall colors, and we could still see for quite a while.

From Blowing Rock, we traveled to Boone, NC, home of Appalacian State University. Boone is a college town, and it had some really great little shops and restaurants. I want to spend a weekend there. We went to this store, which sells handmade items, and I got a mug for Caitlin since she'd been looking for a cool mug during the week.

After we got back from our drive up north, we went to Jim and Nick's, a barbeque restaurant. Caitlin thought this was cool, because she knows a pair of twins named Jim and Nick.

Then, in true Matt/Brianna/Caitlin style, we went home and watched an episode of The O.C. on DVD.

I'll add some photos of our drive to Blowing Rock/Boone later!