Before we turned the corner and saw the "closed" sign.
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Monday, July 2, 2012
Southern Living Idea House 2012
We ventured out to see the Southern Living Idea house today... turned out to not be such a great idea. It was closed, but we got to peek in a few windows. Here are a few teaser shots before the magazine hits the shelves:
Before we turned the corner and saw the "closed" sign.
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Before we turned the corner and saw the "closed" sign.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
OIB 2012
The Bentley Family met for the 29th (or 30th?) year in a row at OIB last weekend. We stayed in a new place, although it seemed familiar. The weather on Saturday was perfect beach weather. I read a rather interesting story about swashbuckling pirates and treasure hunting. It was the classic novel Treasure Island, something a 29 year old should read. Being 29 and mature, I was able to read it in one sitting. Mom, Rachel and I walked to Poo Babe (Is that really how it's spelled?). We had a wonderful Mother's Day dinner at Robertos. Mom especially loved the Texas Toast, and the salads were worth writing about so they will forever live on in blog history.
Family 2012
Dad ordering meatball (w/ spaghetti).
Parents these days with their cellphones at the table...
An amazing read
Saturday, May 12, 2012
2nd Annual Golf Outing
Me and the boys had our 2nd annual golf outing a few weeks ago at Myrtle Beach. After our successful inaugural trip last year, everyone wanted to get in on the action. We increased the group from 4 to 10. Cody's father-in-law has a condo in Barefoot Landing and he let us stay there for free which was nice. Unfortunately it only slept 4, but we made it work with a few air mattresses and some good attitudes.
Pat and Alan showed up early and we played a practice round in Raleigh on Friday. In Myrtle, we played two courses, the Wizard and Man-O-War. They were very nice courses, which we got a good deal on through our friend Jeff. Adam won the Saturday round with a 92, I came in second with a 94, and I think Bobby placed last with a 120 or so... but looked good doing it (see pic). After the round we relaxed at the pool before heading to eat and play some mini golf. At about 11pm we called it a night which was surprising for this crew, but we did have an early tee time, so I won't blame it on old age yet. On Sunday me and Adam tied for first place with a 101... it was a tad tougher and we were all pretty tired. I think high scores were in the 140s... yikes!
We all had a real good time, and can't wait for our next group event. Looking forward to the 5th year trip to Pebble Beach! Sean should have his PhD by then, so we'll have him finance that one ;)
Group photo before our second round began... from left to right: Alan, Adam (worked with Sean), Pat, Sean, Cody, Jason, Me, Bobby, Jeff (from Greenville, friends with Bobby and Pat, and fan and frequent attendee of 6 Inch Voices shows), Ricky (lived in the townhouse off Kaplan with me and Bobby during the summer of 2003).
Bobby dressed stylishly for our first round. Too bad it didn't shave off any strokes from his game.
Pat, Cody, and Jason on Sunday
Sean and Jeff.
Cody, Adam and Bobby enjoying some Mini Golf
Group photo at the finish.
Pat and Alan showed up early and we played a practice round in Raleigh on Friday. In Myrtle, we played two courses, the Wizard and Man-O-War. They were very nice courses, which we got a good deal on through our friend Jeff. Adam won the Saturday round with a 92, I came in second with a 94, and I think Bobby placed last with a 120 or so... but looked good doing it (see pic). After the round we relaxed at the pool before heading to eat and play some mini golf. At about 11pm we called it a night which was surprising for this crew, but we did have an early tee time, so I won't blame it on old age yet. On Sunday me and Adam tied for first place with a 101... it was a tad tougher and we were all pretty tired. I think high scores were in the 140s... yikes!
We all had a real good time, and can't wait for our next group event. Looking forward to the 5th year trip to Pebble Beach! Sean should have his PhD by then, so we'll have him finance that one ;)
Sunday, April 8, 2012
the patio
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Here is the patio---I put the before picture at the end and I don't know how to move it to the top. |
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
London, Day 14, The End
Today was our final day in Europe... It's been a long adventure.
We started off the day slow again, but we really didn't have much of an agenda. It was a nice blue day out, but cold in the low 50's. We started out by heading over to the National Gallery which is London's free version of the Louvre. We were pretty much done with art from the early periods so we headed to the galleries of Monet and Van Gogh. They had about 7 or 8 paintings from each. There were also a few Rembrant's that were easy to spot... colorless portraits (all were confirmed authentic). Next we headed to the Tower of London. We traveled by metro again. All of the metros have been very nice compared to what the NYC subway looks like. We got in line for tickets which were £21 a person! As we were waiting, a nice gentleman came up and asked if we wanted a buy one get one free coupon. Being wary of strangers, I declined. He looked very surprised, shrugged, and threw the coupon in the trash can. At that point I realized he was just a nice guy, so I did a little dumpster diving... Made one pass, spotted the coupon, second pass I nonchalantly threw away some paper while reaching in. Surely no one saw me... :) It was genuine and we saved £21 which was nice! We listened to the free tour by the Yeomen that live and work there. It was very interesting and entertaining. After the tour we headed in to see all the sights; the crown jewels, the armory, and a few of the towers.
We crossed the Tower Bridge and then headed back to the hotel. We went to our new favorite Italian restaurant that we discovered in Italy, Rossopomodoro. They have 8 locations. 5 in Italy, one in London, NYC, and Tokyo. It is truly the best pizza.
So that is it, we are done. Our transfer agent picks us up tomorrow at 8:50 and we head home. It will be sad to leave, but I'll be glad to get home.
The train station
Westminster Abbey
Big Ben at night.
Our hotel... Super nice.
We started off the day slow again, but we really didn't have much of an agenda. It was a nice blue day out, but cold in the low 50's. We started out by heading over to the National Gallery which is London's free version of the Louvre. We were pretty much done with art from the early periods so we headed to the galleries of Monet and Van Gogh. They had about 7 or 8 paintings from each. There were also a few Rembrant's that were easy to spot... colorless portraits (all were confirmed authentic). Next we headed to the Tower of London. We traveled by metro again. All of the metros have been very nice compared to what the NYC subway looks like. We got in line for tickets which were £21 a person! As we were waiting, a nice gentleman came up and asked if we wanted a buy one get one free coupon. Being wary of strangers, I declined. He looked very surprised, shrugged, and threw the coupon in the trash can. At that point I realized he was just a nice guy, so I did a little dumpster diving... Made one pass, spotted the coupon, second pass I nonchalantly threw away some paper while reaching in. Surely no one saw me... :) It was genuine and we saved £21 which was nice! We listened to the free tour by the Yeomen that live and work there. It was very interesting and entertaining. After the tour we headed in to see all the sights; the crown jewels, the armory, and a few of the towers.
We crossed the Tower Bridge and then headed back to the hotel. We went to our new favorite Italian restaurant that we discovered in Italy, Rossopomodoro. They have 8 locations. 5 in Italy, one in London, NYC, and Tokyo. It is truly the best pizza.
So that is it, we are done. Our transfer agent picks us up tomorrow at 8:50 and we head home. It will be sad to leave, but I'll be glad to get home.
The train station
Westminster Abbey
Big Ben at night.
Our hotel... Super nice.
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