My big excitement has been that Victoria has now come to Raleigh to visit me. So, I am showing her around Raleigh, and we are taking two trips. We went to Charleston, South Carolina already. I had never been either, so it was a good place to go. There are lots of historic houses which are just beautiful. We also went to Magnolia plantation, which has a huge amount of gardens, and was really nice. It also had a swamp garden where we saw many alligators, turtles, some snakes, and a frog. We also wanted to go to the zoo, but our lovely weather turned cold and rainy, so we had to scratch that plan.

After Easter, we will probably go up to Washington, D.C. for three days. We also hope to go to the NC zoo for one day. The big problem is just finding time to do all the things we want to do, while also relaxing.