We enjoyed a wonderful visit to the Jacksonville, NC area yesterday and today. Today began with a warm morning and breakfast at one of our favorite places,
"Yana's" in Swansboro (www.yanamamas.com). After having grits, hash, huge buttermilk biscuits, and of course, apple fritters, we waddled to the car and drove back to Jacksonville.
We drove through the old neighborhood, saw all the changes and boy, are there changes! Then it was back to the Coastal Cat Clinic (www.coastalcatclinic.com) to visit Nick and his staff once more. After enjoying their company and reassuring Nick that we were not taking him with us (just yet!), we drove back to Virginia.
Along the way, we had the surprise of noticing a church that looked interesting and became a "wow" experience for us when we noticed that we knew the pastor! A classmate from Wesley Theological Seminary, Dr. Michael Lee Nelson's name was on the sign of Messiah UMC in Chesapeake, VA on US 17. We took the chance and stopped and as luck would have it, Mike was still in his office. We got caught up and promised to keep in touch along our journey back to Nebraska.
Tonight, we ate at the food court in the base exchange before going to the movie, "Night at the Museum." Much better than we had thought it would be! By the time we came out the winds had picked up and the temps in the low 30s really caught us by surprise!
Tomorrow Charles has his dental work and then we start to get things together for our Saturday departure!
"Yana's" in Swansboro (www.yanamamas.com). After having grits, hash, huge buttermilk biscuits, and of course, apple fritters, we waddled to the car and drove back to Jacksonville.
We drove through the old neighborhood, saw all the changes and boy, are there changes! Then it was back to the Coastal Cat Clinic (www.coastalcatclinic.com) to visit Nick and his staff once more. After enjoying their company and reassuring Nick that we were not taking him with us (just yet!), we drove back to Virginia.
Along the way, we had the surprise of noticing a church that looked interesting and became a "wow" experience for us when we noticed that we knew the pastor! A classmate from Wesley Theological Seminary, Dr. Michael Lee Nelson's name was on the sign of Messiah UMC in Chesapeake, VA on US 17. We took the chance and stopped and as luck would have it, Mike was still in his office. We got caught up and promised to keep in touch along our journey back to Nebraska.
Tonight, we ate at the food court in the base exchange before going to the movie, "Night at the Museum." Much better than we had thought it would be! By the time we came out the winds had picked up and the temps in the low 30s really caught us by surprise!
Tomorrow Charles has his dental work and then we start to get things together for our Saturday departure!
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