Holidays and Celebrations

  • Labor Day

    I had a great relaxing birthday weekend, and as such it does not make for very interesting reading.  😉  It involved a birthday dinner out on Saturday at an Italian place; some dog walking; some…

  • Rockin’ the Free World

    Little Sam Whitfield, last seen on this blog at Anderson Fest toddling around the pontoon boat, has turned one year old. To mark the occasion, his parents threw a birthday party for him…

  • Mini Lilypad – Memorial Day Weekend

    The park where we camped with my husband’s family was three hours’ drive into the mountains. We took the fun pickup truck which we rarely drive anymore because of gas prices. Still –…

  • Cinco de Derby Day

    Being descended (recently) from Louisvilleans, my husband has an abiding love of bourbon and an inborn obligation to host a party on the first Saturday of every May.  We celebrated the run for the…

  • Holiday Wrap Up

    Christmas in South Carolina was wonderful. I think part of the reason my husband and I get along so well is that we have such similar families – the size is different, our…