Last night, around dinnertime, I arrived in Charlotte!
Sadie and I tackled the six hour drive to North Carolina together and only made one stop.
She was such a trooper and we rewarded her with her favorite wet dog food when we arrived at the hotel. (She usually eats Orijen dry dog food.)
Check out our snazzy new digs:
As you can see, it’s a bit small (there aren’t any hidden alcoves or anything), but it will be just fine for two days. I am actually leaving again tomorrow (I had all of this travel booked before our move) but Ryan and Sadie will be moving into our temporary apartment tomorrow which should have a little more space.
Fortunately our hotel is within walking distance of a Fresh Market, so we bought sushi to go for dinner last night and camped out with Sadie while we watched the World Cup. Okay, so I just half-watched and waited for The Bachelorette to come on. Is anyone else watching this season? I’m having a hard time getting into it right now, but I’d say my front-runners are Marcus and Josh at the moment.
Breakfast
This morning, after Sadie and I said goodbye to Ryan as he headed off to work, I headed into the lobby to check out the complimentary breakfast.
There weren’t too many options, but I grabbed some cereal to stir into a cup of Greek yogurt I had back at the room.
Plus a banana on the side!
Now I’m off to take a morning BodyPump class before I have to get some work done. I’m also hoping to take Sadie for a long walk so I can explore the area a little bit.
Have a wonderful Tuesday, my friends!
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Yay for Bodypump in Charlotte!
The first days of living in a new city are so exciting! Enjoy exploring!
you re so lucky that Sadie likes car rides …. Cannot wait until she sees snow for the first time
Wheres a bodypump in Charlotte??? I haven’t found it!
Six hours and 1 stop…wow! You must not have had much to drink. 😉 Can’t wait to see what all you discover!
yay for making to Charlotte safely!! we hope you love the city as much as we do. Let us know if you ever need anything!! xo
Lori and Michelle
Welcome to Charlotte! It’s such a great city and I have no donut you’ll love exploring. We’ll have to organize a Charlotte blogger meetup soon.
Orijen dog food is Canadian, and I’m finding it so difficult to find that around here – because it’s what we feed Alfie too. But we always like to mix in another food with it together. Where do you buy yours? I guess it probably wouldn’t help me since you’re halfway across the U.S. haha.
I agree with the above poster that YMCA is
A good choice. Not sure what part of charlotte you’re moving to, but there’s a lot of crossfit gyms and conventional gyms. I’m a member at 9rounds in matthews which is a 30 min circuit training gym that involves
Kickboxing. Anyways, welcome to charlotte! Some fun places today- cowfish at southpark, Luna’s
Living kitchen, and tupelo honey cafe.
Crystal
So excited to see all your posts about Charlotte! I live 3 hours down the road in Raleigh and it’s great too! You and Ryan should take a weekend trip to explore Raleigh/Durham soon. 🙂 Lots of parks, lakes, local eats, and boutiques to enjoy. Plus with all the nearby schools, UNC, Duke, NC State, ECU…there’s always some sort of sporting event going on. And we have the Durham Bulls baseball team. Their stadium is trendy and full of fun eats and activties! Best of luck settling into Charlotte!