Hi Raleigh Lover!

We hope you had a fun Halloween season! We had about twenty of our daughter’s friends here last night trick or treating our neighborhood. They had a blast! Our area was so much quieter this year because the local haunted Halloween house - which was incredibly well done, scary, and fun - decided not to do it this year! I don’t blame him as it was an EFFORT. But it shows how one decision can alter Halloween for good!

Anyway, can you guess who we are? We literally threw this on last minute. I had planned for this outfit last year, but it was too cold, so I decided I might as well wear it last night. Then I turned around to see Craig chasing me down the stairs like this. Well played by him although I think he got the team wrong!

Craig’s parents arrive on Monday for two weeks, so we’ll be out and about showing off our wonderful city. We have some fun things planned like Moonlight in the Garden, the Chinese Lantern Festival, Fall colors and treats, a football game, and hopefully the hurricanes and NC basketball games! We’ll share it all on our channels and hopefully give you some ideas!

Have a wonderful weekend Enjoy those Fall colors, they’ll be gone very soon.

Caroline

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💖 FAVORITE FINDS

• Sir Walter Raleigh’s new cafe on Fayetteville St and their yummy Raleigh Chop - Chop Salad with zesty chipotle ranch dressing.

• I was back falling more in love with the Ritz music venue seeing David Kushner with my youngest daughter. I also LOVED the opening act - Henrik. He’s going places!

• We had friends from Carolina Beach stop in on their road trip for a quick hello at La Farm Bakery - they left with many yummy pastry treats for their kids! I wish I could eat them!

⭐DID YOU HEAR?

• This afternoon on G105’s The Erica Show at 5:50pm. We’ll be sharing our top tips on things to do this weekend in Raleigh.

• Restoration Hardware - the luxury furniture brand - opens today in North Hills. Craig went to the preview party the other night and was very impressed with the elevated experience.

• It’s election time. Don’t forget to vote. This year you need your ID’s. Find your local poll booth here and remember early voting is an option! Sadly, we can become citizens next year, so we can’t vote for this one, but we’ll certainly encourage you to let your voice be heard. GoRaleigh will offer free rides on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.

• The City of Raleigh has Launched an E-Bike Rebate Program. Until Sunday, November 10 they will offer 150 total vouchers from $500 - $1500 for residents to either receive or support a purchase towards a new e-bike.

• The North Carolina State Fair announced it attracted 998,926 visitors Wow!

• First Friday is on tonight. Here are the events and how to enjoy it!

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👍ON THE GRAM

• LISTENING: Henrik on repeat

• READING: The girl in Cabin 10 (Our last book club, Lookaway Lookway we all weren’t overly impressed with and thought he should never had led with Chapter 1 & 2. That was my stopping point, but apparently it got better.

• WATCHING: The Haunting of Hill House, the end of soccer season for Savannah,

• DOING Decluttering and cleaning for our visitors, date night at Comedy Worx, celebrating Savannah making the school basketball team, podcast recording, fall hikes.