Things are going well here in NC. Work is coming together well. The team is good and the challenges are exciting. Lori and the kids have the house almost ready to list and we’re charging forward. I don’t like being separated for so long; still 3 months or so before they come down.
I’ve been trying to keep myself busy down here are best as I can. I’m usually out for lunch or dinner once a week with friends and like to take short road trips every other weekend, or so. My favorite places to go are the North Carolina Aquariums. There are three aquariums, spaced out along the Atlantic shore. Each has a particular theme. They are small but very nice, each site having undergone some renovation in recent years.
Of note, I’ve taken up the ukulele, having inherited my father’s 1955-7 Favilla baritone uke after he passed away in 1998. It remained hidden away for the last 11 years in our garage attic and/or the basement. Fortunately, there was only minor surface cracking of the body. A visit to Kent Knorr, of the NC Ukulele Academy in Wilmington, in early February saw the 55 year-old uke cleaned up and restrung. It sounds great; deep like a guitar, not the plucky higher pitch of the smaller ukes which I was expecting. I would like to purchase a smaller concert or soprano uke soon just to try the different sounds. However, the smaller ukes are strung differently and I’ll need to relearn the chords. Music lessons are under way here in Wilson, with a monthly trip to the NCUA for a the monthly Uke Jam on the last Saturday of the month.
House hunting continues, I’ve reconnoitered several towns near Wilson, with a keen eye on Clayton. My average daily commute is 15 minutes round trip, depending upon traffic. Clayton would be 30 minutes each way, just like Columbus. Clayton has highly ranked schools, several new and recently developed communities, and lies near several major highways. It is also only a few minutes from Raleigh which would put us back in the burbs again.; near foo, shopping, and entertainment venues. I’m off to explore Knightdale today with friends.
Keep the sunny-side up!
Posted on March 14, 2010
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