Pig Pickin'

Today, Andy and I went to our first "Pig Pickin". Our ward had a picnic behind the church building where they have a picnic pavillion and softball field. In North Carolina, the term BBQ refers to shredded pork cooked in a vinegar-based sauce. Honestly, I think it tastes VERY similar to Kalua Pig--just less salty. Oh and the other thing that is very "North Carolina" is to put cole slaw on your BBQ sandwich. I rather like the concept.

The Pig Pickin' gave us a chance to get to know people better. Everyone is very nice. There's a really funny old lady in the ward, Miss Peggy (in the south, all the ladies are a "Miss" something or other), she is the ward greeter and she came over at one point to chat with us and she has the greatest, most bubbly personality. She's always warning us about the Yankies and has let us know that we're ok because we're not really Yankies...just Westerners. I guess that's not as bad.

We met several families...mostly because Andy would just walk right up to people, stick out his hand and say, "Hi. I'm Andy". He caught more than one person off guard. I think one lady thought he was going to sell her insurance or something.

Anyway we rounded out our day by running a ton of errands to pick up a bunch of things we need for the house. I'm having curtain dilemmas for the LR and dining room. But the house is coming together quite nicely. I hope to have pictures up pretty soon. Be patient with me. I'm trying to get Andy to post about his latest purchases as well.