June 3 was our 43rd anniversary.  We stayed in Charlotte, NC.  We looked for a restaurant on the GPS and found 2 that sounded good so we headed there and both had been closed.  Then we decided to go to Boudreaux's Louisiana Kitchen (top picture-Ann is looking at it from across the street.).  We had lightly fried fresh bay shrimp and red beans and rice. It was great food.  Then we enjoyed an arts and crafts fair that is held on the first and third Fridays in that neighborhood.  It was on the street where the restaurant is and a couple of more blocks beyond that.  It was fun, lots of people and fun things to look at.
From Charlotte we went to Raleigh, NC and stayed with our friends, Alen and Chris Gibbons, who used to live in Edmonds Ward.  It was so good to be with them and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit with them and their family.  Shown in the backyard BBQ picture are (l to r) Shealee, Tegan, Alen, Chris, Bri (sitting on the grass), Emily Miller (a friend of the family), Caleb, Ann and Richard.  What a treat to be with them! - Ann