As always when we travel, there's no such thing as a full night's sleep. And when I woke up at 6am NC time (5am back home), I got to see the sun come up and hear a symphony of birds and owls every single morning. Granted, there were many mornings I let them sing me back to sleep, but it was still glorious to hear. And without all the parking and street lights and such glaring at night, the stars were shining in all their glory. And of course, it wouldn't be a summer trip home if it didn't involve picking beans or peas and shelling. Thankfully the corn wasn't ready. I'll gladly leave the corn-shucking contest days in my past.
On the festive side, I got to visit a new town and experience new things. First, a small diner with the best fish I have EVER had. It would almost melt in your mouth. The owner, whose name I didn't get, was friends with Amie, my new sister-in-law, and was very friendly and helpful. Somehow we ended up sitting with her bridesmaids and their families, and they were all very easy to talk to. Usually I hate sitting with strangers because I can't think of anything to say or feel like an intruder, but they didn't make me feel that way at all. 
While there, a bad storm came up, blowing out several transformers. We made it through all the blank traffic lights only to find a dark house. An hour before departure time for the wedding, everyone headed different directions to a relative's house to get ready as we still were without power. I never heard whether or not Amie's house lost power, but she looked beautiful. I'll probably post wedding day pictures on Facebook so relatives can see them (they don't visit my blog even though it's open), and I'm heading to bed after an already over-full day.
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