Moore County? Moore Quaint.

June 26-27 2010

The first Saturday afternoon of our vacation, we took a little break from our Johnston County relatives and traveled to Moore County. We needed to check in on a few people and see if things around Pinehurst have changed at all since we've been gone.  I wish we could've spent time with more of our friends (and more time with the few people we saw).  If you're reading this and we missed you, maybe we'll be able to catch you the next time around.  We visited Uncle Mike and tried to make it easier for him to find our blog again.  We also surprised my favorite Saralou, and she was gracious enough to let us invade and chat for a little while.  Then it was on to a visit and impromptu dinner with the Carlisle Family (thanks for taking us in and feeding us, Paige!), followed by giggles and conversation with the Smiths.  I should've taken more pictures of the fabulous people we saw, but I didn't.  These are two that Brady took of the girls.  I guess their modeling skills were just too irresistible for him to pass up.

We spent the night in the backwoods off Niagara-Carthage Road. Thanks to the more-senior Smiths for letting us stay with their dogs and their magical chickens. It seems one of those hens has an uncanny ability to lay specialty eggs designed with the golfing crowd in mind.

We gave the girls a very quick tour of town. We swung by our rental apartment, our house on Fox Run Rd, Moore Regional Hospital where Ally popped out (pictured at left), the post office and the rest of the village, Pinehurst #2, the fitness center, Chris' office, my office, the Hospice House site (still not built), and the hospital construction. Oh, and you can't forget a trip around the traffic circle! The only thing that seems to have changed is the quaintness factor: Moore County seems so tiny, sheltered, and woodsy now. There doesn't seem to be much to it, other than trees and golfing and the hospital. I remember when my nephew Tyson came to visit us and thought we lived in the forest. Now that we've been in the Tri-Cities for a few years, I can see where he was coming from with that assessment of our old home.

We attended church at the Pinehurst ward on Sunday, and then had a delicious lunch with my sweet Margaret and her family. After chatting with them for awhile-- and letting Ally jump in the bounce house-- it was time for us to say good-bye and drive to our next location: Myrtle Beach, SC.