A Day at the Beach

Jamie and I had a pretty busy fun-filled weekend. One of the reasons why we wanted to move here was to explore a different part of the country and really experience everything about the region that we could. So, on Saturday we went to the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh. If you like a variety of food, especially fried, this would be the place for you. Since I'm pregnant and really the only thing that I crave so far is fattening, fried, food, I was in luck! We really only tried two fried things though. The fried mac n' cheese wasn't very good, but the fried Twinkie was awesome. I would highly recommend it! Overall, we had a good time and enjoyed seeing what there was to offer. I think we both agreed in the end, though, that the Illinois State Fair in Springfield was bigger and had more to offer. Also, after a long conversation about fairs/festivals, we both agreed that the Morton Pumpkin Festival is by far our favorite. Gotta love the pumpkin chili and ice cream!!

On Sunday, we woke up early and went two hours east to Wrightsville Beach. The drive was super easy and a short trip. It's always so fun to go to a beach, and we were glad that it is definitely within a days drive. The beach was really pretty and reminded both of us of the beach outside of Charleston, SC, that we visited last year. It seems like the east coast beaches all have a similar feel, a little different than those on the Gulf or Caribbean. We had a picnic lunch and then walked along the beach to the pier. There were a lot of people out and we saw a large group of surfers, which was fun (felt like we were in San Diego again). We both needed the exercise after all of the food that we had eaten the day before;) Although, there were times when I realized that I was indeed getting bigger, because I couldn't walk as fast as I used to be able to in the sand. We're excited to go back and check out other beaches in the area too.