Travel

Alyssa's Bridal Shower
Family, Travel

SPRING BREAK IN FLORIDA

I consider myself a North Carolina girl (we’ve lived here for 28 years) but I grew up in Boca Raton, Florida, a little town south of West Palm Beach and north of Miami Beach. It was a small quiet town when my dad first moved his family there in 1970. Today it is a popular […]

Hawksville
Family, Travel

LABOR DAY WEEKEND MOUNTAIN TRIP

How is everyone doing? Happy Fall Y’all!!! Sons #2, 3, and 4 all attended Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains. They all loved the campus, the town, the hiking trails, and the weather. After many 3 hour drives up the mountain and back down over the last nine years, […]

oak island
Family, Travel

OAK ISLAND

Do you ever feel like you just want to run away for a little while? Go somewhere with no responsibilities, no kids, no dogs, no politics, no stress? This past weekend, that is exactly what the LOML (Love of My Life) and I did. We hopped in our truck and drove about 2½ hours south […]

blackberry cove
Family, Travel

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Son #1 is getting married in October near Asheville, North Carolina. It’s a little town about 20 minutes north of Asheville called Weaverville. It’s population is a tiny 3911 as of 2017. It’s a sweet little town full of farms and a cozy downtown. This past weekend the LOML, Son #4, Daughter #1, Daughter #2, […]