Uncle Buck's Car Show

After we ate lunch on Mother's Day we went over to Kevin's Uncle Buck and Aunt Arie's house to see his cars. I had never seen them before and my dad was interested in seeing them. Uncle Buck has made it a very good hobby to restore old cars. He did all the work himself. His cars have been in many parades and have won several awards. When the Blackville History Museum is completed, some of his cars will be on displayed there. It was impressive and it is something he enjoys sharing with people.

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Happy Mother's Day!

"Because I am a woman does not make me a different Christian, but because I am a Christian, that makes me a different woman."

~Elisabeth Elliot~

Yes, I realize that I am a week late, but I still wanted to mention Mother's Day. My parents came down for the weekend and we had Mother's Day lunch at Mrs. Kitty's cookhouse. I also got my first mother's day card from Abby. I just wanted to say thank you to all the "Mothers" that have had an influence on me and my life. I have meet and have had the chance to have so many wonderful, Christian women to be my mentors. There are so many women in my family that are so very special to me that I just wanted to say "thank you". Thank you for giving of your time, your prayers, your encouragement and your support. However, I do have to single one particular woman out, and that would be my mom. My mom is one of the most special people to me. She is my best friend and she has always been there supporting me and encouraging me to reach for my dreams. She is a voice of reason that I constantly hear in my head. She has always given of herself to help me with everything. She is what true unconditional love is all about. She is an incredible, loving, caring, and beautiful person. I have been so blessed for the past 27 years to have her in my life. I pray that one day when I have children I can be the kind of mom that she has been to me. It is hard at times to be so far away from her, but she gave me wings to fly and roots to grow and stand on. Thank goodness for phones and computers, so we can stand in touch. I love you Mom! Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there. You have the most precious and influential job there is...(next to teachers :0) Can't tell you how many times a day I get mistakenly called "mom".) I hope on Mother's Day you were told how much you are appreciated and were blessed to be surrounded by those that have the privilege to call you "mom".

For the Scotts

When we got home from church today, my mom and I were making food to take to Mother's Day lunch at Grandma Kitty's house, and my dad decided to lay down and rest before time to go. He was cold, so Kevin covered him up with a USC blanket and had a fit to get a picture of it for the Scotts. (Those that don't know, my dad and I are the only Clemson fans in our family on all sides.) So this is especially for you Bobby, Chris, Stan, and Mark.

Bet you never thought you would see this!

And here is another surprise for the Scotts: Bet you never thought you would see not only my dad under an USC blanket and a dog in his lap too!

But let me tell you a secret: He likes his granddog.

Kitchen Table

Finally, Kevin and I have a kitchen table. Over spring break when we went up to Greer for Easter, Kevin and I found a kitchen table. We had just been either eating at the bar or with tv trays. The table came in last weekend and my parents went to pick it up. Then brought it down to us yesterday. I was so excited last night when I got to set the table and we ate our first meal on our new table. It looks so funny to see the table there. There was table there for a short while when Kevin had his friend Eric as a roomate, but there hasn't been one there in almost 2 years or so. But the table fits our space nicely and looks great in the kitchen!

The place mats that you see are just something to put on the table for right now.

These are my kitchen curtains. We are trying to find the fabric to make

some place mats and napkins out of.

Up, Up, and Away!

It's a bird, no it's a plane, no, it's, it's.....a Blimp! Yep, a blimp! Tonight I was over at Mrs. Katie and Mr. Tim's house. Mrs. Katie and I were outside and Mrs. Katie, was like, is that a blimp? And sure enough. It came right over my house and their house. I drove home to get my camera. It's not every day that you see a blimp. In fact the only other blimp that I can remember seeing in person was at a Carolina football game. And no, this wasn't the Good Year Blimp it was a MetLife Blimp. Don't know where it came from or where it was headed, but it passed through Blackville tonight.

Garden Update

I checked our garden today and we have some okra and corn that have decided to pop up. We also have 2 little tomatoes too!

Okra Plants

Corn

Our 2 little tomatoes

Camping at Edisto Beach

This weekend, Kevin, Abby, and I went camping at Edisto Beach. We stayed in the Live Oak Camp Ground. Kevin's grandmother, Mrs. Kitty, has a camper. She let Kevin and I borrow it for the weekend. Growing up, Kevin and his family went camping a lot. I have been tent camping but never in a camper. We had the best weekend! It was our first mini-vacation since we got back from our honeymoon. It was so nice to be away from school and doing school work and I know Kevin was so glad to get away from the farm. We just really enjoyed spending time together without any other distractions, including the tv. So what did we do at night? We played Uno! And last night I beat Kevin 4 times in a row. Yep, sure did! Friday was a teacher workday, so as soon as I could leave, we headed to the beach. After we got camp set up, we went to the beach and as soon as I stepped onto that sand, all my cares and worries washed away like the sand. Abby didn't like the waves. She would run from them just like a child when they would get near her. She also thought that she could run and chase any sea gull no matter how high up it was. It was a fun time. We plan to go again sometime. We have some other State Parks and beaches that we want to try out.

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