NC Cotton Festival

This past weekend Clark and I headed to Dunn, NC for the North Carolina Cotton Festival. I am all up for festivals and fun stuff. So when I was reading the paper this past week and that was on the list of things to do for the weekend I knew I wanted to check it out. Besides Dunn is only 25 miles from Fayetteville so it was a nice short drive.

Our favorite part was the petting zoo, it was also one of the first things we came up on when entering the festival area. It was awesome there was so many different animals I have never been able to see upclose. Like an alligator, armadillo, spider, turtle, skunk, parrots, and other cool creatures. We talked to the guy with the alligator and he said that he has been working from him since he was 6 months old and now the alligator is 4 years old. We also got to old the tarantula spider. I wasn't to scared because I guess this type of spider has never had a recorded bite to a human so that was good. 

This weekend was good. I was a little bit in a funk Saturday night but I decided it would help to just go to bed early and wake up refreshed and that is what I did. I needed it. Monday has been good to me so far, hopefully we can keep this momentum going through the week. 
love, Carlee

Shirt: Old Navy

Jeans: Marshalls

Boots: Famous Footwear

Sunglasses: American Eagle

Beginning of November

It seems that fall is in full swing here in the sandhill area of North Carolina. Fall was definitely almost at its peak when we saw Linn Cove Viaduct and Grandfather Mountain. But here the leaves seemed to just be green and then brown then on the ground. I was getting sad thinking that none of the trees were gonna turn pretty, red and orange. Turns out I just had to wait until the beginning of November to see the colors. It is definitely different having to wait so long so see the pretty leaves. But I guess the warmer weather and the south has a different leave changing pattern then up north in Washington State.  duh.

Knox and I went for a little walk by our apartments in this foresty area so I could find some pretty trees to take photos by. I definitely could have done better because these trees around me don't really do justice with how pretty the leaves actually are so yeah, my bad. Also I seem to have placed my tripod right in front of a piece of straw or something. ha. At least I am in focus right? 

Today we went grocery shopping and right when we were checking out the fire alarm went off in the store. Our checker finished checking us out and everyone was heading outside. I was so thankful that we got to finish our shopping and go home and not have to wait . Then we got home and took Knox for a long long walk and gave them a bath. He isn't the biggest fan of baths but he did so much better today. He is growing up so fast. If you want to see more photos follow me on instagram @carleewengel . Have a great Sunday.
love, Carlee 

Shoes & Jeans: Old Navy

Sweater & Tank: Forever 21

Old Salem

Old Salem is located in Winston-Salem, we headed downtown to check it out after we went to Hanging Rock. Yep, I skipped this post on accident. I can't believe I still have a post from our trip. I guess we saw and did lots of things and I want to share them all with you on here. So that is a good thing.

Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, NC. It features a living history museum that interprets the restored Moravian community. The non-profit organization began its work in 1950, although some private residents had restored buildings earlier. As the Old Salem Historic District, it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The district showcases the culture of the Moravian settlement in North Carolina during the 18th and 19th centuries, communal buildings, churches, houses, and shops. (All according to Wikipedia) 

We got there after the visitiors center and musuem was closes but that was okay because we had a fun time exploring the grounds. There were other people walking around and exploring as well. I guess sometimes people actually run some of the shop in the old buildings like the bakery. This was our last stop in Winston-Salem before we headed out toward the Blue Ridge Parkway. I am glad I am done with our trip post. Not that I didn't love our trip. I'm just really looking forward to future plans and trips and goals. 

How was everyone else's Halloween? Clark and I stayed in and watched a scary movie while handing out candy for trick or treaters. We only had 11 though. This is our first year being married/living together/being able to have trick or treaters so we don't know if that was good or bad. Hopefully next year it will be better. I know it could have been worse. 
love, Carlee

Purse & Shirt: Target

Boots: Cathy Jean

Jeans: Macys

Scarf: old