We really enjoyed seeing Joanna and having a friend come to our house! Last weekend Joanna Harris come up from Rock Hill, SC (three hours southeast) for a night/day. She works in athletic administration at Winthrop University. Over the 15 (!) years since college graduation we have been able to see each other a few times, so it was wonderful to re-connect, chat about jobs, college students, family life, and how our perspectives about life have changed from ten years ago. Oh, and spend a Saturday picking blueberries and playing at the river (what else?!).
Timo was SO enthusiastic and barely let Joanna out of his sight. I think it all started after breakfast when she read the entirety of a HUGE Lego book to him.
And we're back to the blueberry farm for the second time this week! Yep, I think we've found one of our favorite spots in Cullowhee. This place is just a mile from campus, and the picking right now is good. SO good. The boys love it too and happily wandered around with their buckets, finding ripe berries and generally stuffing their faces.
After picking 7 1/2 pounds of blueberrries in an hour, we drove through campus for a quick tour and then down to East LaPorte park for playtime in the river and a picnic lunch.
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| Mattias just got these sunglasses and loves them. |
Look, Mom, I brought a cutting board and a knife and made the sandwiches AT the picnic!
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| Yes, Jim, ya gotta actually get in and swim! |
In the afternoon while the boys were napping/reading in their rooms, we sat outside and drank coffee and talked more. Then together we walked downtown and had an early supper at Innovation Brewery and food truck. Great ciders and veggie burgers. All told, it was practically a perfect day. Thank you for coming, Joanna! And hopefully we will be seeing each other again soon now that we are practically neighbors.
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