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Raleigh / Fenton North Carolina Trip - Photo Journal

Hope you're all having a nice long weekend for those in the US. I just wanted to post some photos of my business trip to Raleigh, NC. Do I have any readers from there? I toured Fenton which is a brand new mixed use development. It's almost exactly the same as Avalon which is located in Alpharetta, Georgia. I love going there, it's an outdoor shopping area with restaurants and there are some nice residential housing which makes it very walkable. I would love to live in an area like that. 


I had to wake up at an ungodly hour of 4am to catch my 7:30am flight. 😩 Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep because I am so paranoid my alarm won't go off. I kept waking up every hour just to check the time. This is my second business trip ever, but the first one going by myself. I don't even know how I managed to make it through. I'm so not an adult ready for this kind of responsibility! 😆 


My hotel room was actually kind of meh. The floors were coming up when I walked on it! My coworker said she found a dried up contact lens on her nightstand. 😳 Here's the view from my room. 


Fenton!


Yes, there was a Lululemon but I didn't get the chance to go in, we were completely booked with events and activities the entire trip. The below picture is a view of Main Street. There are apartment rentals above the retail spaces. There's even a really nice pool that's being built above Pottery Barn. This is phase one of three. I definitely want to go back when it's all finished which will be around 2030. It's a ten year project. I think it looks great so far.



I went to Colletta's for a girls night out. Funny story, there's a Colletta's at Avalon and for years, every time my husband and I walk by, he would always suggests we try it. It's an Italian restaurant and I'm always like, "Naaaaah, just not feeling it." A couple of weeks ago, one of the construction managers who worked on Fenton came by our office to visit and said, "Yeah there's this amazing Italian restaurant at Fenton you need to try! It's called Colletta." I'm thinking, "Oh crap, Jared is going to be so pissed!" 😂😂😂😂 So, yes, it's really good and I will take Jared to the one at Avalon when I get back from New York. 

It is really pretty at night.


The second night we got to go out and explore the area. There's an arcade nearby called The Pit. Played some air hockey for a while, but I suck at playing games so I lost. Then we walked over to a speakeasy where I ordered a glass of water. I am lame, I get the Asian Flush pretty bad. People will come up to me and ask if I'm alright because my face just turns super red. I'm like, I feel fine! One of my coworkers freaked out after I had a glass of champagne and was super concerned I was having some kind of bad reaction. After that I just don't drink anymore. 


Off to New York! To Be Continued...


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  1. hi Leslie! Thanks for sharing pics from Fenton! 7:30 am flights are tough. I'm glad I don't need to travel for my work. I've never heard of Colletta's before. Is this restaurant a chain? Have a smooth flight to New York!

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    1. Hi Karen! I don't think it's a chain, it's just owned by the same people. It probably did well at Avalon, so they reached out to open one up at Fenton.

      Thanks, my grandma sure is happy to see me!

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