I visited my grandmother, via Wilmington, North Carolina, last month.
It felt like North Carolina. I know that sounds obvious, but it was exactly like I pictured it, even down to the overcast shoreline.
This photo was my view on Saturday at The Oceanic where Miss Rita and I lunched with three of her girlfriends, each of whom told me privately how excited Miss Rita is that I'm here!
The highlight event of my trip was dinner Friday night at Osteria Cicchetti. I had the best sweet tea of my life. The food was amazing too, but I can't get the sweet tea out of my head. : ) The OC was full of intention - striped linen napkins, wood floors (and wood ceiling beams and wood tables and wood chairs...), a silver cup for my sweetener, focaccia, and really good olive oil. It was really fun to have a long, relaxed dinner at such a charming restaurant. I could easily make it my usual for date night, birthday dinners, where-to-take-out-of-town-company, and Tuesdays.
The huge downside was that it rained nearly the whole time I was there. Actually, it's probably just as well, because like I said, we were going and gabbing the whole time. So then the real downside was just that we didn't have enough time!
I've already been invited back this summer (that invitation was extended before we even got home from the airport!) with the stipulation that Jason MUST come with me!