Fill in the Blank Friday

1.   One of my happiest moments ever was       actually two days....both were in August.  Those were the days that our children were born....

2.  Summer is wedding season and weddings are    wonderful.  Chuck and I got married in June of 1992, so next summer we will celebrate 20 years of marriage...

 

3.  This summer     has been hot, hot, HOT!!  And I don't think the weather is letting up any time soon....

 

4.  My summer food of choice has been   salads of all kinds....cool egg salad sandwiches, creamy pasta salad, colorful fruit salad, crispy cole slaw and tossed salads, chunky chicken salad, and fresh tuna salad.....

5.  My summer uniform has been     100% cotton shorts and t-shirts....

6.  If I could spend the entire summer in one location I would choose      Myrtle Beach....I love hanging out at the beach and by the pool!   .

7.  My summer anthem is       "Save Me San Francisco," by Train....since L and MJ just got back from SF.... . 

 

Go link up with Lauren @ The Little Things We Do and join in....

and have a fabulous Friday and a

wonderful weekend!

Stay cool!

Miscellany Monday

It has been a while since I linked up with Carissa for

Miscellany Monday.....

(and I've missed it...glad to be back!)

[one]

I'm so glad to have my girls home!  They were gone for three weeks, and those three weeks were the longest in my life!

Thanks to these two, my sister Chandler and her husband Gary, for having Lawren and Mary Jo on the west coast.  Y'all relax for a while....I'm sure you need a break from having two teenagers visit!

[two]

Pray for this little family....

[three]

We had a pretty good softball weekend...

Thankfully the weather was cooler!

 The Carolina Cyclones played in a four-day tourney in Florence, and ended up in 2nd place out of 25 teams.....

Next stop -- Raleigh, NC, for the Carolina Cardinals Classic! 

Go "here" to see a list of the 98 teams that we'll face...

[four]

 So, I'm so glad that CBS's Big Brother is back on.  Hopefully I'll be able to watch it when it comes on and won't have to catch up during the highlights or on the computer.

 [five]

Lemon is missing... :(

With carpenters and roofers working on our house, the backyard gate was left open at some point in time and he wandered away...

Please come home, buddy!  I miss you!

L and MJ's Cali Trip - Final Installment

So Lawren and Mary Jo are back in Bennettsville now, and I'm just now catching up with chronicling their adventure.  These pictures cover the last ten days of their stay

in the Bay Area....



July 4, 2011
Tour of SF on an open-top
double decker bus....



Lawren and Mary Jo....on top of the bus!



July 5, 2011
The girls with Gary in Golden Gate Park...
the Conservatory of Flowers
MJ was very impressed because, in her words,
"There was a whole room full of poisonous and deadly plants!"



Concrete Slides at GG Park
Chandler has lived in the area for years and
had not heard of this attraction...



Japanese Tea Garden at GG Park



Enjoying (?) Japanese food.... :)



July 6, 2011
Touring the Jelly Belly Factory



The caption from Chan and Gary said,
"New jobs for Mary Jo and Lawren."
:)

July 7, 2011
Walking the Golden Gate Bridge

The Palace of Fine Arts

Picante Mexican Restaurant

Chan and Gary's camera was not working on July 8 - 9.  On the 8th, L and MJ went to the mall in San Bruno, and on the 9th, they all went to the SF Giants game.  The Giants played the Mets and won 3-2.

July 10, 2001
Discovery Kingdom

July 11, 2011
Waiting for the ferry to Alcatraz

Alcatraz Island

July 12, 2011
Last night on the town....

Lawren at the Cheesecake Factory

MJ at the Cheesecake Factory....
but she ate no cheesecake!!

July 13, 2011
Good-bye at the airport in SF

I was overjoyed to see Lawren and Mary Jo step out of the corridor in the airport in Charlotte!  They talked the whole way home, telling me and their daddy about their west coast adventure.

I'm glad that they had this opportunity, but I'll tell the truth....it will be a loooooong time before they leave for three weeks again....I missed them too much!

Welcome home babies....ILY both very much!

Berkeley and San Francisco Adventure

The California adventure continues....

Lawren and Mary Jo have been in northern California since June 22.  They've never been away from home for this length of time.  Back in February when these plans were made, three weeks seemed like good time frame for a first time visit across the country, but I'm really missing my girls.  We got to skype last night and I'm sure they thought I was a babbling fool....I was so glad to see them! 

Well, here are pictures of their outings....

June 27
Ghiradelli Square....
best chocolate EVER!!

Lawren and Mary Jo, waiting for the ferry

Fisherman's Wharf

June 28
DeYoung Museum

MJ and L at a Burmese Restaurant...
MJ said she tried something new there!!

June 29...
Chandler's birthday and a visit to the bakery
for 4 cakes!!!

Red velvet, chocolate, caramel, and vanilla cakes!!



Shopping at IKEA

Lunch at the International Cuisine Mall



June 30
L and MJ walked down Lombard Street....
the crookedest street in the world!



Atop Coit Tower

Tony's Pizza at North Beach,
the area where Italian people settled in SF

July 1
San Francisco aquarium

MJ and L ready to ride the
Famous San Francisco Cable Car

Pier 39

July 2
University of California Berkeley



Sather's Gate at UCB



Bell Tower at UCB



July 3
Twin Peaks



Mission Delores




Friday Confessional

I confess....

that I miss Lawren and Mary Jo....a lot....

I confess....

that I miss Lawren and Mary Jo....a lot....

I confess....

that I wish that I'd gone with L and MJ to California....

I confess....

that I will be glad when the rest of these three weeks are over so I can see my babies!