Sunday Drive To Charlotte, NC...

This isn't what we drove, ...it's what we went to pick up! LOL!

My husband collects vintage tractors and cars. Sunday, we headed to Charlotte, NC, to pick up Kevin's Tide Race car that has been there for a little body work.

Here we are leaving his friend's shop, who worked for several race teams before going out on his own.

The Tide car was a Rick Hendrick's Car, driven by Darrell Waltrip.

We went by Hendrick Motorsports for a little impromptu photo shoot.

The building in the back, was one of the original shops at Hendricks.

This is where this car was built.

This Tide Car won the Coca~Cola 600 twenty years ago, at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte. What is really cool, we have documentation that came with the car, and it is so neat to look back at the pictures and see how much things have progressed in just 20 years!

Below is a picture of the race suit that came with the car.

This particular suit was Ricky Craven's (signed), who also drove a Tide Car.

On to the Speedway, for more pictures, where Waltrip won the race with this car...

We stopped at Boston Market to eat on the way home, and I took a few pics of David with the car.

Notice that he didn't smile, or even look my way. When I asked him why, he replied, "This how all the race car drivers pose....they don't look at you or smile."

Now, why didn't I know that??? LOL!

If you are wondering if I went clean to Charlotte without a little "sightseeing" of my own,

Oh no, I did not digress!

I visited one of my favorite stores, BLACK LION! If you ever venture to Charlotte, there are three locations, and one in Nashville, TN. The one I went to was in the Concord Mills Mall across from the speedway.

I took a few pictures to share of things they had to offer, that I thought were different and interesting...







The picture below is a little blurry, but I included it, because the asparagus combined with the red amaryllis was such a pretty combination.



Check out these flip~flops! Don't know how comfortable they would be, but aren't they cute?

It was very hard to walk away from these candlesticks. They just struck my fancy! :)

Black Lion is a great place to look and browse, (and get ideas!), but it is a little pricey. I "squealed with delight" when I saw these lamps! I have this same lamp in my foyer! I bought it a couple of years ago at Home Goods, for less than $40. Black Lion price...$159.00!!! wooohoooo

Just love the zebra thrown into this charming mix!

And how cute is the piggy, below???

Want to hear to hear a funny story?

I've really been under conviction to be more frugal ...be a good steward with money! I've done really well the last month. ...clipping coupons, buying store brands, joining CVS extracare, and NOT buying things I just don't need. But there are some things you just can't scrimp on, toilet paper being one of them! Unfortunately my kids go through it at an alarming rate! Kevin has had the "this is how many squares you need!" talk with them! And still it disappears at the speed of lightening.

So, I gave in and bought a store brand package of TP...with a coupon, no doubt! The rolls appeared nice and plump, and didn't look cheap through the packaging. WRONG! The toilet paper is slick, hard, and has NO absorbency what so ever. Kevin says you might as well be using the plastic bag it came it! LOL! But guess what, it sure doesn't go as fast!

Hope you all had a great weekend! ~Rhonda :)