Some images of the things I loved about my city, and some I miss already. I'm glad I get to include pictures to this otherwise visually-boring blog.
PS if you're moving to Charlotte, or know anyone who is, please call me. I know great people up there and great places to go. I'm totally sold on that place; if it were about three hours closer, I'd have never left!
The skyline was beautiful at night. And during the day for that matter.
SELWYN PUB!!! We walked here on football weekends in the fall, balmy summer evenings, cheerful spring afternoons...I don't know what I liked best about it--the walk there, the big oak tree out front, the firepits in the tables during the winter, the misty fans in the summer, or the fried pickles. I think it was the fried pickles.
Another place we walked to often. Cute little retro shopping center filled with everything you could ever need. Seriously. I was in walking distance to a movie theater, post office, grocery store, coffee shop, bookstore, drug store, hardware store, clothing boutique, wine shop, nail place, dry cleaner's, alteration place and sandwich shop. I could probably do a separate picture for some of the places I just mentioned. Oh, and Buckley was allowed in most of those places.
This mall is ridiculously nice. Needless to say, the shopping in my little hometown isn't quite the same.
My sweet little house filled with good peoples, good memories. 
My favorite room. We spent a lot of time here. Drank a lot of beers here. Ate a lot of good food here. Talked on the phone to you here.
The beautiful view from my bedroom window. I love the big, old trees.
The gorgeous trees lining Queens West on the way to my house.
This road, where I walked Buckley. Intersects with Queens West, my favorite walk/drive in the city. Did I mention I love trees?
The family meals we ate around our little table on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Room 525!
Home of NASCAR!
This too.
I think I have too many emotions to even type right now. First of all, these pictures all make me very happy to think about how awesome our lives have been for the past 2 years, even though we THOUGHT we were experiencing hell on Earth. Almost in line with the quote "great power comes with great responsiblity" (thank you Spidey), we had some of the best times socially, while having some of the worst we'll likely ever face professionally. But along with the nostalgia, is this sinking feeling that you have really left Charlotte. I don't know if I was just refusing to accept that you wouldn't be back for a 3rd year, or if it was the lack of necessity to fully comprehend and imagine what next year will be like since I won't experience it until August, but I think I'm in a great state of mourning right now. I was ready for high school graduation. I had mentally prepared myself maybe too much (crying each time I told someone goodbye like I would never see them again, until Christmas break when everyone got back together like no time had passed.) I was ready for college graduation. But this, this I was not prepared for. HELP!
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