Charlotte

Today I worked in Charlotte at a Hilton while the family went to breakfast, a Nascar museum and an art museum.

The kids later told me about the simulator practice with excitement
learning about pit stops I assume

Then Lily took the kids to the Mint Museum in Charlotte (art museum). A lot of her pictures are crooked because one of the first things Ammon did at the museum was jump off of a chair and he got a stern look from the lady selling tickets. So Lily tightly held his hand throughout the museum, thus affecting her photography.

Lily loved this exhibit the most. Normal every-day objects (behind the vail) with tricks of lighting and a vail of glass make them look beautiful and mysterious. Lily relates this to how things in life are not always as they appear.

Lily also loved learning about John Leslie Breck. He was an American impressionist who was tutored by Monet. His work is incredible, but it was not highly regarded in his time and that influenced him to commit suicide.

We all ate dinner at a place we LOVED called Oh My Soul. It was a vegan restaraunt started by people who lived in South Africa and had a vegan restaraun there, and then moved to Charlotte and started one there. The food was amazing and Lily got a turmeric latte and lavender latte that blew her mind. After that, we drove to our foggy bottom cabin, and I worked on the adorable porch until early in the AM to get a handle on some work items.

The restaurant had lots of pig art which of course Mary loved!
Andrea texted me this picture, and I loved receiving it. I think of Christina a lot. She is one of the most constantly kind people I’ve ever met. She was always unfailing kind to me, giving me compliments and always reminding me to take care of myself. I always felt so loved by her. She even cooked meals for us right after my parents divorced. She was and is a true angel. I’ve also really enjoyed getting to know Ed more recently. He is a great man, and he and I get along very well. I’m not quite sure who the 3rd person in the photo is.