Nicole Carina

Tom and I made it to downtown Wilmington today in time to catch the last bit of the Azalea Festival

He let me grab his camera to take these two pics of the bridge and the Henrietta…

… but then took it back and started shooting a few of me.

After walking around and seeing the venders, we ate at Dock Street and then came here to take pictures.  I really enjoyed walking around downtown Wilmington again, especially since it was such a beautiful day.  The sun setting on the water and the historic buildings has always been so beautiful to me.  Downtown Raleigh is nice, but nothing beats the riverwalk.

Last night Jackie invited me out for one last girl’s nite out before I moved, I’m so glad I went I had so much fun with her, Pari, and Desirae.

With Jackie, my partner in crime

Some of the VZW boys were there

Somehow I was dragged on stage to help sing karaoke… not quite sure how that happened.

Overall a great night.

Tonight after work I went to Pomegranate Books for the February ILM TweetUp.

Sarah, Jeremy, Anne, and Hodie

Sarah put together another great tweetup tonight, I got there kind of late due to work but still had time to see everyone and mingle a little bit.

Dawn and a friend (I didn’t catch your name, sorry!)

*edit – I found out Dawn’s friend’s name, it’s Elizabeth, great to meet you!*

I caught a quick picture of Dawn before she had to leave, I wish I had a chance to spend more time with her before she left, we had  fun talking at the last tweetup I attended.

Anne and Katherine, the hosts of the TweetUp at Pomegranate Books

I always enjoy catching up with people I’ve met before but tweetups are also about making new connections.  Tonight I had the pleasure of meeting Anne and Katherine. Anne and I had a great conversation about counseling and social work, it’s inspiring to meet someone who’s passionate about making a difference in the lives of others.

I am also the proud owner of a Buy Local ILM sticker! Thanks Gayle and Jennifer, it was great to see you tonight!

So in keeping with the Things I Love Tuesday tradition:

Twitter – I love being able to connect with people I wouldn’t normally get to meet.

Buy Local ILM – supporting our local economy is and businesses is SO important!

Networking – even though I don’t do it for business I love making connections with interesting people.

Also: great conversations, meeting new people, the first days of warm weather at the end of winter, a glass of white wine at the end of a long day, books, cool dogs in bookstores, laughing,