Hi world! Chris here. I made it through my 10 hour Black Friday shift just to be here writing for you all today. There were several times that I wanted to give up, but I knew I had to make it through for my Monday deadline. It was the only thing that kept me going as I fought through snail-paced computers, mountains of fuzzy jackets, … Continue reading The BEST Free Gifts
Hi world! Chris here. This Saturday, I woke up at 6 am to drive 4 hours for the same small cow sale that I stop by every year. “It’s not the sale I go for,” I tell people, “it’s the Christmas shopping with my mom afterwards.” For years now, this has remained mostly true. But for this year, I went with a blog-based motivation as … Continue reading To Be A Good Farmer
Hi world! Chris here. Please excuse any emotional outbursts this post because it’s about something very near and dear to me and my whole family. No matter where we are in our lives or in the world, we’re all Dixie Classic devotees at heart. It’s a fair that’s more like a second home because of the people, the memories, and literally everything else about it. … Continue reading Fall is for the Fair
Hi world! Chris here. And I have a lot to share, so I’m just going to ignore the fact that this is a whole week late and go ahead and get started talking about my time in Texas. Now, if you’ve never been to El Paso, let me tell you a little something about it. It’s really beautiful, but in a different way than anything … Continue reading I Almost Died in El Paso, Texas
Hi world! Chris here. I know this post is coming a day late so sorry about that! However, I think I have a pretty good excuse considering I spent all of yesterday evacuating from Wilmington for Hurricane Dorian. I mean I technically could have stayed because my apartments weren’t evacuating, but after my campus canceled classes for the week, leaving felt like the right thing … Continue reading Before the Storm: Wrightsville Beach
Hi world! Chris here. Now that I’m entering a new chapter in life there are so many new things that make it really easy to get caught up in the here and now and make me worry about what else is coming in the future. I’ve got a whole new semester of classes I’ve just started and a year’s worth of work to take on … Continue reading Favorite Five
Hi world! Chris here. I’m back from a short break to mix up my usual post topic. Instead of focusing on going somewhere and doing something, Here, There, and Back Again is going to be a bit of a lifestyle blog today. If you’re nosy (like I am) then you’ll probably like it. If not . . . sorry. I’ll do better next week. But … Continue reading Facing Changes
Hi world! Chris here. I’m finally back from my latest expedition where I spent almost all of my time without any internet source or service of any kind. That’s my explanation for my late post. I was third wheeling at the family shared house we own in a cove of the iconic Lake Lure. Don’t worry, it was actually really fun. But you’re about to … Continue reading Life, Liberty, and Lake Lure
Here, There, and Back Again 