Tomorrow afternoon, Amber and I are off to North Carolina, home of the Tar Heels and the birthplace of flight! I need to compile and burn a CD dedicated to the State with such songs as "Carolina in my Mind" by James Taylor, "Heads Carolina, Tails California" by Martina McBride, and "Gone to Carolina" by Shooter Jennings. I love how going on trips always give me an excuse to make mixes. Not that I need excuses, I make most of them for no reason at all. But still. I got the North Carolina mix all set on the iPod as well.
I think this is the first trip Amber and I have taken by ourselves since our honeymoon so it's been a long time coming. We'll have our fill of seafood, explore the Cape Fear area, check out the beaches, see some historical landmarks, drink moonshine (most likely not) and eat ice cream (most likely). I think we'll check out the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, it's a 250 room mansion built in the late 1800's. One of Amber's friends used to work there so she can give us a tour. I feel kinda bad that we'll be gone this week because Buck, Ed and their respective wives are moving into their new houses and we'd like to help. But what can you do.
We saw "Tropic Thunder" over the weekend and it is ridiculous. And by ridiculous I mean slapstick, offensive, violent, F-bomb dropping humor. But it has an all-star cast with some amazing performances. Like Robert Downey Junior playing a dead-on black guy. And Tom Cruise playing a not-so-nice agent. We haven't been to a movie in a while so it was nice to go to one.
I'll see you all in September!
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don't forget "the carolinas"
have a good trip!
I hope the trip was great! That's the way to finish up the summer - on vacation.
How about a post about the best "end of summer" songs? I know you've got some favorites. I've got my list.
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