ajalldredge.blogspot: Charlotte

Six months!!! Its been six months since I've updated this blog. I guess having three little ones has kept me busy. ;) I'll try to catch up and fill in the gaps with Christmas pictures and things soon. Today though I just want to get some pictures up from our morning downtown. I am LOVING Charlotte!!! There is so much to do and see and we've not even scratched the surface. Trader Joe's health food store is just down the road and it appears to be the "Aldi" of the health food world. I think we might be able to eat organic most of the time now.....at least it will be a regular stop on my errands route. We've also explored IKEA....several times. LOL, its been fun setting up a new house. Our apartment is so near everything. Rebecca is currently nagging me to take them to the swimming pool and although the sight of it from here is tempting, I'm afraid its just a bit cool for the boys. All in good time. We're just about done unpacking and settling in, I'm going to save hanging pictures for Monday. Aaron starts his new job and I want him to come home to something new done to the house and a decent dinner. So this morning we scouted out the regional farmers market. I cannot wait for next Satruday. I'll be going down with a cooler and shopping list. I saw grass fed beef and pork, msg free sausage, nitrate/nitrite free deli meats, free range eggs, cheeses, fresh caught seafood, and of course produce. Two big barns full of food stuffs, a barn full of crafts, and another just for plants! Then we drove to the nearest transit station and hopped aboard the Lynx. Levi and Isaiah were beyond thrilled to be on a "train". Levi sat in the front row nearest the driver, a great seat for watching us fly down the tracks. I can't wait for the north leg of the system to finish in 2017. That will bring the rail right up to this area of town. Downtown we saw bicycle vending, healthy food/ natural food eateries, and the most amazing children's library I've ever seen. The library also houses a couple theaters where they do various kids productions. I saw that back in December they did Miracle on 34th street. Right now the show is "The Reluctant Dragon", its runs through May 4, so I hope to get the kids down there to see it in the next couple weeks. There was a lot more to discover in the 7th street area, but we got tired and hungry. I wore Isaiah and toting his 23.5 pound little self all over was a workout. We headed back one stop to eat at Moe's, one of our favorites. When we got off and headed towards the sign we found ourselves in an outdoor mall, four stories of shopping, and dining, along with a HUGE CVS. I guess they tailor to the urban lifestyle because they carried much more than your usual CVS pharmacy. Lots of cool apartments line the south end of the light rail and I kept thinking of friends and family who would love living in the heart of it all. (Sarah & Maryann, wink, wink)
Going to let the pictures do the talking now, but I'll be sure to post more as we explore further.