We made it home from North Carolina last Tuesday evening (as in over a week ago) after going to the Great Wolf Lodge (fun times – wish we could have stayed longer)

Jammie Story Time     
 

Fun in the Water 

Concord Mills Mall – Concord, NC.  This is a huge mall that included outlet stores & regular stores & a NASCAR theme park – strange BUSY place!

 
The Lego Store

The NASCAR Hendrick Museum – This is why Matt wanted to join me on this trip in the first place…

Lowe’s Motor Speedway.  Matt & the boys went on a ride at high speeds in a van around the track.  Annika & I stayed back & watched from the stands.

Here’s what Annika thought about having to stay behind.  

They Won!

If only that was real!

I had no idea you could just walk into the stand and try out any seat you want!  There were actually cars going around the track too – for some kind of private business event. 

Obviously we tried our fair share of seats. 

On the way home we went through Virginia (beautiful!)  West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana & of course to our house in IL – which is just a few miles off the IN border.  So in this trip we covered the above states as well as TN on the way down.  We hadn’t ever been that far East/South.  It is always fun to visit new states! I knew we were in the south when of course you hear the accent, are constantly served sweet tea, & the kids say “Yes ma’am or sir.” 

Fun trip!  Sorry it took a week for the final installment – as we all know.. I got home & had to return to reality!

C-

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