Mrs. Conception

Wireless Internet has been a thing of the past since we left the Homewood Suites, but I have finally gained access to a computer plugged into the wall. I am still alive, still have the ability to type. I can’t wait until I can get Wi-Fi in my car. Or at least an iPhone.

Over the weekend, we spent some time in Charlotte, NC with the Greens, Mr. Andrews’s grad school roommate (and my former bowling teammate), and his wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Green

Our bowling team, circa 2002

We had originally planned to take the new Charlotte light rail downtown and walk around the city. When we got downtown, it was freezing and raining so we quickly got back on the train, went back to our friends’ house, and watched Scrooged. We also had lots of fun with the dogs, who were a little bit scared of Tyson, the gregarious boxer who belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Green.

Tyson and Mr. Green

In Columbia, the music video shoot went extremely well, and was even done a day early. We spent a few daytime hours walking around our old college campus, eating at some of my favorite local restaurants, and impressing people with our cute Chihuahua. I took many, many dog pictures, which I am sure I will share as soon as I can upload them, which should be by Sunday night. Thank goodness my mom is technologically advanced enough for the Internet.

Since we were done in Columbia early, we drove north to visit friends who live in Greenville, SC. Mr. Zufall and Mr. Muldrow are the college roommates of Mr. Andrews, and are always happy to let us stay with them when we are in town, or passing through town, or as we are now – temporarily homeless.

Mr. Zufall, Me, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Muldrow in August 2003

Mr. Muldrow, the Mac expert, is helping us install all the radical programs we want on our new computer, and Mr. Zufall is providing hours of entertainment with his HDTV, Playstation 3, and DVDs of the British version of The Office (also, I am using his computer right now). It is also a dog-centric universe over here as Mr. Muldrow has a dachshund, Sidney, who is the mother of Mr. Zufall’s dachshund, Mayday. Mr. Muldrow brought Sidney over (as well as some white chocolate key lime cookies his wife made – yum!), and all the dogs got along quite nicely.

Mayday

Sidney

Tomorrow, we are going to Charleston so Mr. Andrews can see his family, then we are going to Massachusetts so we can hang with some people we actually know through me. Mainly, these guys:

Harris/Roberts Christmas 2006

Christmas with Dad 2006

My mom just bought a mattress for the room that used to be my sister’s room, but is now is a guest room since she moved out. Hooray for not having to sleep on our camping air mattress for Christmas!

Us, Christmas 2006

As usual, too, there has been lots of discussion between husband and wife about what we will be doing with our future. We know we want to do something, we just don’t know what. Maybe when I narrow the options down, I will post a poll, and you guys can help us choose. Stay tuned for trip photos and deciding my fate!