California Trip Continues 6-22 thru 6-26-11

Lawren and Mary Jo's San Francisco adventure continues.  They are experiencing things that will remain with them forever.  It is so hard to believe that they've only been gone for about a week and have seen and done so much.  Below are pictures that Chandler and Gary have sent or pics that they've sent themselves....



L and MJ at the Golden Gate bridge
June 22, 2011





Cliff House, June 22, 2011



Windmills at Golden Gate Park
June 22, 2011

Chinatown in SF
June 23, 2011

Chinese Fortune Cookies
June 23, 2011

Sausalito
June 24, 2011

Huge Redwood at Muir Woods
June 24, 2011

Mary Jo, Chandler, and Lawren at Muir Woods
June 24, 2011

Mall in SF
June 25, 2011



little chocolates from the mall.....



Tide pools at Fitzgerald Beach
June 26, 2011



big crab....



big crab....



Fitzgerald Beach

hermit crabs

hermit crabs up close...
DO NOT bring them home!!!

oyster bed...

Yuck!

seals at Fitzgerald Beach

Fitzgerald Beach

June 26, 2011

 

Lawren and Mary Jo

Beautiful California girls....

Silly California girls.... :)

I really miss the girls, but am so happy for them.  They are homesick too, and I keep sending messages of encouragement.  They will make it until the end of three weeks, and hopefully I will too!

Friday Fill-Ins

1. Getting away from it all is so nice....wish I could get away right now!


2.  Say a prayer to start your day off right.


3. Coffee, tea or diet Coke.


4.  Equal in place of sugar.


5. The lights will be on until you get home.


6. I'm full of happiness.


7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a quiet evening here at home with Chuck, tomorrow my plans include sleeping late and then hanging out here at home and Sunday, I want to worship my Lord and Savior and spend time with my husband!

Filll in the Blank Friday

Yes, I know it is Saturday....I'm catching up.... :)

1. The last thing I ate was   a large #6...turkey on wheat with lettuce and tomato, heated....and a diet Mt. Dew..

2. The next thing I'd like to eat is   probably Mexican food from Fiesta Tapita in Cheraw....YUM!!

 

3. The best things   in life are things that one often takes for gratnted....family, friends, sunshinny days, hugs and kisses, slow, relaxing days, a job/career, and a home filled with laughter and life....

4. Something that makes me supremely and utterly happy is   having a houseful of teenagers....my kids and their friends....

 

5. Sports are   a way of life in our house. Since I am the parent of high school athletes, I name the seasons by what sport is being played...Fall = football, softball, and volleyball; Winter = basketball and softball; Spring and Summer = softball and golf....

6. I miss   Lawren and Mary Jo....they left Wednesday for a three-week trip to Berkeley and San Francisco....

7. Right now I am    suffering with an annoying headache :(

California Trip Begins

The girls are in California! 

Lawren and MJ, on arrival in SF

Chuck and I took them to Douglas International this morning, and they flew out at 9:40 AM.

It was hard to leave the airport, knowing that it would be three weeks before I see them again, but this is such a great opportunity for them.  I'd been telling them for years that they could go when they got a little older, and I kept my word....fifteen is a great age to go away from home, experience new places and see new things....

Golden Gate Bridge

Spread your wings.....

Have a wonderful vacation in California!

Lawren and MJ at the Cliff House

Soak up all that this world has to offer.....

Take in all in, cherish, and fully experience these days

because you'll never be the same again.

We will miss you and you'll probably miss us too.

Have fun, be safe, and enjoy your trip!

I love you!

Mama

Day Zero Project - Winthrop

104.  Visit Winthrop

Lawren and Mary Jo played in  the NSA Summer Stars Showcase Tournament the weekend of June 18-19, 2011, in Rock Hill, SC.  While there, I had the opportunity to visit my college Alma mater, Winthrop College/University.  It has been years since I've been on campus.  A lot was still the same, but there were a lot of changes too. 

Here are a few pictures (taken with my phone) of my visit.

Flags and banners on Oakland Avenue

Now the sign says Winthrop University, but
back then, it said Winthrop College....

Margaret Nance...dorm where I lived my freshman
and sophomore years

Fountain outside of Margaret Nance....

Bancroft....dorm where I lived
as a junior

Withers

Withers....the building where all of the
education classes were held

Back view of Withers...

Info. on the Eagle statue

This Eagle statue is awesome....
this is the first time I'd seen it!

I wouldn't trade my 4 years at
Winthrop for anything in the
world.....those were some of
the best years of my life!!

Carolina Cyclones Softball - 2011

Hot, hot weather....

Early mornings....late nights....

Eating on the run or picnicing in the parking lot.....

Sweat, dust, and gator-ade....

Black on Saturday, blue on Sunday....

Three tournaments played...

Three first place wins!

Way to go, Carolina Cyclones!!

Memorial Day Blast in Greensboro, NC

All American City Shoot Out in Hartsville, SC

Summer Stars Showcase Tournament in Rock Hill, SC

Check out the Carolina Cyclones facebook page or the Cyclones team page.

The Monday Minute

1 - In terms of having sex, etc, what's your 'safe word'?
"Don't!"

2 - What are you wearing?
Favorite pink nightshirt, granny panties, and glasses!  Sounds sexy, huh?

3 - How are you feeling?
Pretty good....had an exhausting weekend so it was super nice to sleep in my own bed and wake up without an alarm clock!

4 - How many and which languages can you speak fluently?
Mainly English....some French and ALS, and I'm learning a few Spanish words since L and MJ are taking Spanish at MCHS..

5 - Name at least one thing that you did as an adolescent that if you caught your child (or future child) doing, you'd get pretty mad.

Smoking cigarettes....I smoked waaaayyyy too many and I'm feeling the effects now.  Kids, please don't smoke....please....