Our Mini Trip To Raleigh
Don't you go shopping when there's a hurricane?
Last week when Hurricane Earl hit North Carolina, Coast Guard dependents that were in the area received orders to evacuate. Even though I was worried about possible flooding or the loss of power in our neighborhood, I was going to Raleigh for a day and that wasn’t such a bad thing. It was annoying having to pack up the kids and the dog at the very last minute but at least I knew we were going to be at a hotel that night and not alone in our house, in the middle of the night, with no electricity.
Serophina LOVES Raleigh. She understands that Monkey Joe’s (a bouncy house) is there and all she ever wants to do is go to the bouncy house.
As we drove west on highway 70, in order to escape the wrath of the hurricane (which turned out to be minor wind and rain for us), I started making plans of what we were going to do once we got to Raleigh.
We arrived at our hotel at around 6pm. Once I unloaded the car, the kids and the dog and got everyone situated, we relaxed in the hotel room for a little bit and then headed out to Crabtree Valley Mall, which was basically across the parking lot. We ate dinner in the food court and proceeded to have a wonderful girls evening at the mall.
In previous posts I’ve talked about how Serophina is a little shopaholic. That theory continues to hold true; she strutted around that mall like she had been there a hundred times before. We went to the Disney store, the Lego store, the candy shop, the soft play area and then called it a night.
The next morning, we grabbed a quick breakfast from Starbucks, spent a couple hours at Monkey Joe’s, then hit the road back home.
Our trip to Raleigh was an unexpected side affect of the hurricane but I’m glad it turned out to be a good one.
What did you all do during the hurricane?
I’m sorry you had to evacuate for such a non-event, but at least you got to go somewhere nice. I grew up a mile from Crabtree, and my parents still live there. I’ve spent a lot of time (and money!) there over the years – love that mall!
You’re so lucky, I love that area! I still haven’t been to the Triangle, even though I’ve heard it’s better. I’d rather stick with what I know!