Wow. What a strange Thanksgiving Holiday we had. It should first be noted that we took the plunge and bought Noah a DVD player for the car. This purchase reaped some pretty amazing benefits for the travel, and we have yet to reget it. Noah was so enthralled by his new DVD player, that he hardly noticed when we were pulled over by our (not at all) friendly State Trooper for speeding down Old Fort Mountain (an elevation plunge of 1346 feet), on Thanksgiving morning nonetheless. GRRRRR!!!! But we talked about it, put it behind us, and continued driving to Charlotte, at a safe speed. :)
We visited Jessica's Dad (in Waxhaw)and Mom in Charlotte. We enjoyed the tons of turkey, and did the usual stuff, ie: riding the train to Discovery Place, which has this awesome exhibit about Pirate treasure. We ate at Phat Burrito and it was perfect. But then Jessica pointed us in the direction of Ikea. 
This was our first experience with Ikea - and it is insane. . . and beautifully Swedish. Noah immediatly got his face painted and could not wait to enter the "play are" where Ikea workers keep your kids for an hour, while they play as hard as they can. Avery rode in the bjorn (another great Scandanavian product) on my chest the whole time. We saw lots of cool stuff, but mostly just took in what it must feel like to live in Sweden. We were already familiar with their stuff, but seeing it all together helped me appreciate the simplicity. We really liked a table called the Bjursta. Yes, Bjursta. It was designed by Tord Björklund. He has the name "Bjork" IN his last name. I admit it - Jag älskar Sverige!!! Men åt helvete med polisen. (tanslation: I love Sweden, but to hell with the state troopers).
(My only disappointment was that I did not hear one song by the Hives, Abba, the Cardigans, or Ace of Base...what the hell?)
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