December 12, 2010

Don’t you just love the Holidays? The residents at the Carolina Highlands are definitely enjoying the holidays this year. Every month we have an Ice Cream Social. This month we opted to have hot cocoa instead of ice cream. We had a wonderful afternoon of sitting by the fire, sipping cocoa, and chatting about everything.
We have had the pleasure of seeing many Christmas performances this December. Some of our residents went to see The Singing Christmas Tree at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church while others attended The Christmas of 1776 at Northwood Temple Church. The Carolina Highlands has had the pleasure of having several bands, choirs, and quartettes performing for us at our facility. One of our residents has even put together two performances for us this month, Four Hands, One Piano and The Legend of the Christmas Card.
On the 17th we plan to go around town and see all of the beautiful Christmas lights while singing our favorite Christmas tunes. We also plan on ending the month with a New Year’s Eve bash. The New Year’s Eve Bash will be held in our media room. We will have soda and popcorn while watching the ball drop. It is so much fun to be part of the Carolina Highlands family.
To see pictures from our events check out our website at www.CarolinaHighlandsAtVG.com

Christmas is definitely in the air! The wind is blowing, the leaves are stirring the lights are glistening and the choirs are signing! Oh what a beautiful month it will be! we waited for this all summer so here it is.
The Carolina Highlands is ready for Christmas. the residents are shopping and not missing a beat. We've taken a trip to the mall, and shopped till we dropped at Barnes and Nobles... sure hope I'm on someones list.... We are celebrating all month long. If you did not get to see a production in Fayetteville for Christmas be sure to come by the Carolina Highlands. There is plenty of festive entertainment here throughout the month of December. I would love to say we are going to loose some weight this month, but it looks to me as if well be stuffed until Christmas.
Baking cookies, exchanging holiday recipes and hot cocoa by the fire is definitely not on the menu for weight loss, but definitely for holiday cheer.
Last month the residents at the Carolina Highlands collected enough food to feed a family of 4 for a week. We exceeded our goal! Thank you to all of my wonderful residents.
Christmas is a wonderful time of year, to Reflect and Re-Joice in the wonderful gifts we have been given, to share and to express our joyful heart to friends and family. Come by the Highlands if you want to experience the joy and stories with a great group of friends. Our new residents blend right in and our old friends keep coming back for more. Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to everyone to and from the Carolina Highlands. Dont forget about our wonderful Christmas extraveganza! Celebrate with us at our anual christmas party. Thursday December 9th. Dancing, signing, cocktails, horsdouvres and more... RSVP to Kelly at 484- 6430. Cant wait to see you all at the Carolina Highlands.

November has really been a great month for the Carolina Highlands. On Tuesday, November 2nd, our residents enjoyed some Christmas shopping at Cross Creek Mall. Our Ladies (and a few of our gentlemen) love to shop!
We had many birthdays this month at the Carolina Highlands, but one birthday really stuck out. One of our residents, Ms. Berline Gallehugh, turned 95 years old! Ms. Gallhugh’s daughter had a special birthday bash just for her! All the residents in attendance had a superb time. We learned all kinds of interesting facts about Ms. Gallehugh, while enjoying a wonderful dinner with some great friends.
Tomorrow, November 15th, we plan to take a trip to Southern Supreme. For those of you who may not be familiar with Southern Supreme, it is a fruit cake factory in Bear Creek. We have heard so much about this fruit cake factory that we can barely wait to see what all the commotion is about.
Have you heard all the talk about us? Have you seen our shopping cart? Aren’t you curious why we have this shopping cart full of goodies? The holidays bring out the best in people, especially our residents. This Thanksgiving the Carolina Highlands will be feeding a family for a week! How can we feed a family for an entire week, you ask? Our generous residents have been donating nonperishable food items. We have been displaying our resident’s generosity by keeping all of their donations in a shopping cart. Can you think of a better way to end the month of November than giving to those who really need it?
We are looking forward to a Thanksgiving service, our first ever checkers tournament, and decorating for the holidays.

This month's special entree night here at the Carolina Highlands was a huge sucess. We had a great crowd! We sang, we danced, we laughed. It was absolutely delightful. We finished out the month with our monthly pancake breakfast, birthday luncheon, and a dinner potluck. Can you tell we like to find a reason to get together and eat? Our dinner potluck was a huge success. Our wonderful residents brought some of the best food you could imagine.We will be starting November off right with our Living Well Series, another shopping trip, and an ice cream social.
At the Carolina Highlands we believe in embrassing our neighbors as our family, that's why we are sponsoring a food drive to help feed a family for a week. You can find our shopping carts at the Carolina Highlands and Harris Teeter. Please help us give to those less fortunate by donating nonperishable food items. Thanksgiving is such a happy time for us. We want to make sure we can share our joy with at least one other family.
Until next time, have a great day!

October 16 2010

The past couple of weeks have been very busy here at the Carolina Highlands. This month we were delighted to be part of Fayetteville’s annual Parade of Homes. The Parade of Homes lasted for two week-ends in October. Over the course of those two week-ends we met several wonderful new faces and hopefully a few future residents! Our president, Mr. Jared Fryer, and several of our residents were a huge help in greeting visitors and taking them on tours. We can’t say thanks enough.
After the rush of the Parade of Homes we decided to unwind with a little retail therapy at the outlets in Smithfield, N.C. We went on a Wednesday so the stores were not very crowded and the weather outside was perfect for shopping! We found some great deals and even picked up a few Christmas gifts.
We are looking forward to an overnight trip to beautiful Charleston, S.C. and, like always, our Special Entrée Night. This month our Special Entrée Night theme will be the Oktoberfest featuring a special appearance by the Memory Lane Band. The Special Entrée Night will not be the end of our activities for this month though. We are also looking forward to birthday luncheon, making Christmas ornaments for our crafty crafts, and our dinner potluck!
We hope everyone has a wonderful month, just as we plan to do! Please be sure to check us out at www.CarolinaHighlandatVG.com

*Pictured at the top right is several of our residents enjoying our monthly birthday luncheon.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

September has turned out to be a wonderful month here at The Carolina Highlands. We have really enjoyed all the Greek culture we have been introduced to this month. We enjoyed visiting Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church for the annual Greek Festival. The food and festivities were simply splendid. Our residents can not quit talking about the wonderful dancing that was seen at the Greek Festival. We enjoyed it so much that for our special entrée night our theme was a night in the Greek isles. Some of the dancers from the church even came out to dance for us that night. We cannot decide what we liked the best; the dancing, the music, or the delicious food!
This month we are also pleased to say that we held a musical tribute for Mr. Otis Lambert. This was wonderful musical was put together by our very own Mrs. Betty Howie and her wonderful team of musicians. Mrs. Howie played the piano and another one of our residents, Mr. Bill Wright, sang alongside of others from the community. It was a very special night for a very special man.
We are really looking forward to the next couple of weeks and the fast approaching holidays. Next week we will be visiting Cypress Bend Vineyard in Wagram, North Carolina. Our sign up sheet for residents going on this trip is continuously growing. With a crowd like ours, we are guaranteed to have a great time. Since we are scheduled to go only one day before the beginning of autumn, we are hoping to have beautiful, breezy, fall weather. Later in the week, we plan to welcome fall with the new wreaths we will be making on our crafty crafts day. We plan to end September with our monthly Birthday Lunch of spaghetti and meatballs. We can hardly wait!

Yahoo! The cool breeze of the fall is on its way. We are hoping September will take us by a fresh gust of Carolina breeze. Some of our residents are taking some last minute trips for the summer from the mountains to the shores of the Carolina beaches. Wherever their travels take them, we hope to see them return soon to the peaceful setting of the fall leaves whisking their way into the Carolina Highlands.

September is going to be eventful! Our living well series is taking off on the 8th with delicious low Sodium meals from Amedysis Healthcare. Our week will be followed by High sodium meals at the Greek Festival on Saturday the 11th. On the 12th we have a special treat and music appreciation tribute to Mr. Ottis Lambert here at the Carolina Highlands. Then we are off to our virtual trip to the Isles of Greece with our Special Entree Event on the 16th. On Friday the 17th well be shagging to the Embers at the Carolina Inn for some beach party fun. Okay, okay, this is sounding like a newsletter, but we just want you all to know what a great month its going to be.
Always something going on, always somewhere to go. Join us for our events, crafts or just for a cup of tea. Someone is always here to greet you with a smile!

Well, If Aloha means hello and goodbye, then we are sorry to see the summer go and happy to see the cool weather soon coming our way.The heat has not stopped the Highlands from heating things up. This month our port of call was Hawaii, and did we cool off to the swaying hips of the beautiful Hula dancers. The residents sure put on a show of their own. and of coarse we had our own BIG Kahuna for the best Male hula dancer and a special prize for our most native dressed resident. A special meal was prepared by our chef Julio, and what a scrumptious dessert! Need to come in out of the heat? The Residents sure know how to have fun stay cool and enjoy life. Whats their secret? Enjoying their friends and the leisure life here at the Carolina Highlands. Next month, we go to the Greek Isles... by the end of the year we will have traveled half way around the world and never left our home here at the Highlands. We have a passport for fun!
Call me Kelly Papagikos 910 484-6430. Make your reservation for our next trip. Be our guest! and travel the Greek Isles right here in Fayetteville. Your sure to enjoy a night of exquisite compnay, fine music and delectable treats. See you all in September!

My goodness the summer is almost gone! With all this heat, I know many of us will soon be anticipating fall. We've been pretty busy despite the heat. The August calendar is shaping up, we decided to stay indoors and stay cool. Since we had such a wonderful time in Myrtle beach, we will be planning another trip soon, destination unknown... who knows? but I can guarantee it will be fun. This month our port of call will be Hawaii, we've become world travelers. For our Special Entree night our chef will prepare a Hawaiian desert, hula dancers will be on site and I'm sure there will be some lessons on moving our hips. There is always some form of entertainment going on. Our indoor seminars with our Living Well Series continues in August with a seminar on managing your diabetes and meal planning. everyone is welcome! The Carolina Highlands has been Fayettevilles best kept secret, well the secret is out. Healthy independent living with lots to do and a lifestyle you deserve. Spending too much money at the Movies? Come visit us for a movie night and popcorn. Our Media room is fully equipped with a large screen TV and this months feature is a classic, "South Pacific". It has been such a pleasure watching everyone visit with family and vacation at the beach, but its always nice to see our residents come home. Relax with us on the 12th of August for an Ice cream social at 1:30. Well sweeten up your taste buds.
Well keep you posted on whats going on. Aloha to all see you in Hawaii! Lets get ready to do the Hula

Looks like well be taking more trips aboard the U.S.S. AQUASSINO! What a great time! It was smooth sailing for the residents at the highlands and a few others that wanted to join our fun time! We made new friends, enjoyed some wonderful entertainment, danced, ate, and yes there was a little gambling going on, and I believe a BIG WINNER!. We even have a new designated driver that had so much fun he volunteered himself for our future trips. Back on shore our residents at the Highlands enjoyed an evening of dinner and song by our own Mrs Howie. Our residents will be finishing up the month with indoor activities and celebrations. We will contni=ue with our port of calls around the world and hoping to Bring Hawaii to the Highlands next month.What will we do next!

Boy has it been hot! Unusually hot and humid in July. The heat has kept us inside, but has not slowed us down. Who says we cant have fun in the sun, as long as the sunshine is on the inside.
We are on a roll. Staying indoors means m0re time for ourselves. Enjoying Tea with the residents and getting our nails done every week. Yes, I said every week... where do I sign up! Leisure, Leisure ,Leisure is the name of the game. You see, we have to get some rest just in time for our cruise down the river. We are sailing off for the day on July 13th. The Sun Cruz Aquassino. Not interested in a Gambling Cruz?... no problem! The Aquassino has three floors full of entertainment and great food. Well be leaving promptly at 7:30 A.M. All aboard, for fun fun fun!Carolina Highlands Residents, Independant and Living Life!

Is this much fun really allowed? The residents will adamantly say Yes! from baking, to crafts,art and culture, this month has got it all. We have managed to combine this month with an eclectic array of activities. Shopping (Retail therapy) art, excersise , music appreciation, living well and spiritual activities for everyone. Did I forget to say FOOD? watermelon eating contest, fruity Friday, sundaes and Special Entree Night keeps our bodies nourished while we plan our first trip to Myrtle Beach. Yes, Myrtle Beach. We cant wait for June to be over, well be cruising down the river on the new ship the Aqaussino! The Carolina Highlands has an event for everyone, from upcoming book clubs to a simple game of scrabble, walking with our walking club, or sipping on a cup of tea for some fellowship and good conversation. Well keep things cool! Join us for some fun.

Well, here we are at the end of May and the fun just never stops. What a delightful time at our Monthly Birthday Lunch, the weather was picture perfect and there was no shortage of Vitamin- D rays coming our way. We wrap up our month with our Wine tasting from Italy, and our Memorial day Picnic to honor our soldiers and all who have served this wonderful country.
June fun is right around the corner. Log on and catch our June schedule of events at the Carolina Highlands.

May is definitely blooming, and what a month it will be. Spring has definitely Sprung at the Highlands and nothing is holding us back. The Month is filled with Signing from the childrens choir of Snyder Memorial and an uplifting performance of Elijah . The Dancing, Fiestas and Parties, begin at Cinco De Mayo with Margaritas and Bull fights yes … I said bull fights. Thanks to our castanet player and Mexican Dancer Wyatt Sessom, we all get to have lots of fun and Fiesta all day long! Food and more food! The weather was perfect for some fresh air and Strawberry picking on the 10th and lets not forget a delightful tea for all mothers on Mothers day. Join us for fun, food and fellowship at the Carolina Highlands on Special Entrée night on the 20th. Oh, and did I mention our special wine tasting From Italy on the 27th, it will be “O -so -delectable”. Cant wait to see friends and family join us for a Fun Fun Fun in the Month of May. More to come.... You can count on it! Look for our Baking Day and Special Birthday Lunch, shh! the menu is a surpise!

SAINT PATRICKS DAY

Happy Saint Patricks Day!

Blimey! It's that time again! Bill and Paddy will be headed here to entertain us in their wonderful and wicked way! We will be singing and clapping along with their music and songs as we drink our green delights and eat our green snacks!!!! Keep an eye out for leprachans, but if you see one grab on! I hear they are good luck!

HOEDOWN!

GiddyUp! Here it is folks! The weekend of our Hoedown! Grab your boots and saddle up your horses! It's time for great BBQ and good music! This Saturday, March 13th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm we will have Monk Moore calling and Fuller's catering while our Saloon will be up and running in full Southern style! We'd love to see you out here so get dressed up in your best chap's and take part in our best dressed contest and see who our winner is from our previous contest week! Can't wait to see y'all!

Carolina Highlands Hoedown

Be sure to look out for your inviation in the mail! Join us, Saturday, January 30th for a special afternoon full of square dancing, bbq and a wonderful performance by the 82nd Airborne Jazz Ensemble. Reservations are required for this special event. Please contact Nancy Day today to reserve your seat at our first annual Carolina Highlands Hoedown! 910-635-8805

From Your Real Estate Lady

As I write this, we are getting ready for the New Year! I have now been at the Carolina Highlands for a year as your “Real Estate Lady”. And boy, has it been an adventure! I have met some wonderful and fascinating people this year. And most of them have been residents of the Carolina Highlands. We have had so many fun events here this past year and so many parties! Who can forget the “wedding” of Romeo and Juliet? The Spring Party – The Cruise Party – The Christmas Program and The Christmas Party!! No one can say that we don’t know how to have a great time or throw a fun party. Ms. Sessoms out danced us all at the Christmas party! I know I had a hard time keeping up with her on the dance floor. And, it was hard to keep Mr. Casto from joining us in the middle of the dance floor. Of course, it is easy for everyone here to party and have fun since you are only an elevator ride away from home.
We are working hard to get the word out about all the amenities that are offered at The Carolina Highlands, our marvelous residents and fantastic staff. We want to encourage all of you to host any of your clubs, meetings, or a get together of your friends and family in our beautifully decorated gathering room or our gracious dining room. I am looking forward to starting my second year as your “Real Estate Lady”. I truly appreciate everyone who lives here and is a “non paid” assistant to me. Thank you so much for all of your help and encouragement the past year. I want to wish all of you a HAPPY NEW YEAR and I can’t wait to see what we accomplish together in 2010!!