My Birmingham girlfriends and I had a great weekend together and got to do all those things that only a group like us could enjoy: lots of walks, great conversation, and most importantly, fall activities! I proudly led Mariel and Lauren through their first corn maze experience (welcome to North Carolina!). While at
Phillips Farm for the maze, we also dug into some fresh doughnuts made right before your eyes, loaded with cinnamon sugar and powdered sugar. Lauren also partook in the corn cannon and pumpkin launcher activities (she's such a badass). The maze turns into a haunted one at night, but I'm saving that one as we get closer to Halloween. Oh how I love this time of year. :)
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| Me, Lauren, and Mariel at Phillip's Corn Maze |
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| Lauren, getting ready to shoot the corn cannon |
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| With Ryan after our maze adventure |
The girls also got a full tour of UNC's campus, which is ever so lovely with the autumn temperatures. The
Morehead Planetarium's rose garden was in full bloom, the football stadium was open and clear for viewing, the Old Well's water was tasted, and the old cemetery was the perfect setting for a stroll with the upcoming holiday. We enjoyed a yummy breakfast at
Elmo's Diner in Carrboro, and dug into a margarita pizza for lunch at
Artisan Pizza Kitchen, right on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. For dinner on Saturday night, we met up with my local friends at
Sitti, an authentic Lebanese restaurant in downtown Raleigh. Sitti has an extensive menu of hot and cold mezze, multiple entrees, and house-baked flatbreads. In other words, delish!
The girls also got to meet the Moose-man and thoroughly enjoyed his grumpy sensibilities. Actually, he purred the whole time they were there, so really they just enjoyed his grumpy face.
