I'm thankful for a place where:
- The tea is sweet and the people are sweeter
- Summer evenings are welcomed by a chorus of crickets
- The term bless your heart is a common phrase
- The doughnuts are even sweeter than the tea - here's to you Krispy Kreme and Britt's.
- Barbecue is a staple - Eastern or Lexington style?
- The fragrance of confederate jasmine in the spring is apparent as soon as you walk out the back door
- Great movies and shows have used our beautiful landscapes as their backdrops: Nights in Rodanthe, Forest Gump, Safe Haven, Dirty Dancing, The Choice, One Tree Hill...just to name a few
- We celebrate beautiful flowers - Hello, NC Azalea Festival
- You'll find what looks like a hole in the wall restaurant, but there's a line out the door
- The fall foilage makes your heart skip a beat
- Y'all is the proper way to dress a crowd (or just two)
- Beautiful beaches are part of a lifestyle
- A snow day could mean a few inches of snow or not even a few flakes falling from the sky
- We were first in flight
- Mac-and-cheese is considered a vegetable
- Tradition rings true, whether it's through the rivalry of ACC basketball or on the campus of Meredith College
- Spring bike rides at dusk are a necessity
- You'll find long roads surrounded by gorgeous oak trees - there's nothing like it
- You can ski on water or down a mountain
- Most every evening offers a sunset worthy of a photograph
In my mind, I'm gone to Carolina.
