Jammin' June

Well, the second week of June was filled with happenings!

First, it was the last week of school....hooray!

Second, it was coming up on my birthday weekend...hooray! Third, we were saying goodbye to our good friend Dana...boo hoo!

To celebrate the last day of school; Dana, Mandi, and I invited people over to the place for a cocktail hour honoring the last day of school and to say goodbye to Dana. We spent the evening sharing stories of the past year and hearing about Dana's new adventure. She and her husband left the next day (my birthday) for Colorado where she will be teaching.

So, my birthday started out with tears! After saying goodbye to Dana; Travis suggested we head down to the pool for a relaxing mid-morning/afternoon. We spent my birthday weekend eating at my favorite place: Flat Rock Grille, going to the movies, and relaxing. My kind of way to celebrate; now that I'm getting older!

Another weekend, Travis and I headed down to Iva, SC to see his dad's side of the family. After lunch, we headed to the lake. We enjoyed a relaxing couple of hours fishing and playing with Zion (Travis' neice). She is just starting to crawl, and as you can see from the picture...loved the water!!! The guys all did some fishing, and were able to catch a few. I was even able to drive the boat...just a short distance though! The first time I tried, the boat went in a complete cirle!!! Not sure what happened that time!

The rest of June has been spent either reading for class or being in class. I am currently in a week long, all day class that will end tomorrow!!! As of July 2nd, I will be finished taking summer classes, and will only have 2 more classes to go!!!

If you get a chance, click on the link and check out my web page I created this past semester. (I might have already sent this to you, so just ignore this if I have!)

This is my attempt to be as computer smart as the rest of my family!

Be sure to click on all the links and pictures...you'll never know what you might find!

http://paws.wcu.edu/bg17602/frames.html

Jill's Wedding!

It's official! Jill Fletcher has become Jill Hughes!!!!
Jill and Eddie were married yesterday in St. Mark's Chapel in downtown Raleigh. It was a very small ceremony since the church only has 11 small pews! The wedding was sweet...I don't think there was a dry eye!!! Afterwards, we went to Exploris (a museum) for the reception. It was a very cool place for a reception! There was dancing, cake, and a candy bar. That's right! You grabbed a bag, and filled it with your favorite candies. Twizzlers, tootsie rolls, M&M's, mini-candy bars, chocolate covered raisins, and ring pops!!!

Heather's oldest son was the hit of the dance floor! Nathan will be 4 in July and he was certainly cutting a rug! He was moving and shaking even during the slower songs! He and Jill got a few special dance moments on the floor together; as well as every other lady there. He will certainly charm the ladies one day!

It was a nice reunion. Lisa, Cole, and Olivia (almost one)were there. Heather's in-laws also brought her other son, Jack (6 months) to the reception. Elizabeth and Casey had their son Grant their too; however, Grant didn't last too long. He went home early with daddy. Lisa's parent's, Heather's parents, and Jill's parent's were there as well. It was nice to see them all again!

It was a beautiful day with a beautiful bride! We haven't seen Jill this happy before!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Hughes!

May Happenings

Since I'm far behind, I'll just share a quick monthly update. May was filled with finishing up Grad school classes for the semester, birthdays, Mother's Day, and unexpected visitors.

I was able to go home for Mother's Day to visit my mom and see MeMe. As Laura mentioned in her blog, several of us where able to meet at Salemtowne for a quick visit Saturday morning. It was great to see everyone, especially the west coasters. Now we only have to wait until August to see them again! I gave mom a book from Shutterfly all about our CA trip. I think it might have been a hit! I know I enjoyed reading the pages over again for giving the book to her.

The first week in May, Travis called me after school and said his brother, sister-in-law, and niece were on their way to the mountains. They left Augusta that morning not sure where they were going. Their choices were Charleston or Asheville...you know which one was picked! We had dinner with them that first night at a place in downtown Hendersonville. We were able to sit outside and relax. Zion was a hit with everyone passing by! The next day, the guys went fishing; able to catch up on things. I think that's about all that was caught!!! We had dinner together at a Mexican place that we used to love. Not sure if we'll go back again though. Everyone was able to go on a hike the next day while I was at work. That night, they left and headed for the beach for the weekend! What a great surprise to have them visit!

Memorial Day weekend we spent down in Georgia. Our friends, Chris & Brandy, were moving from an apt. in Atlanta to a house in Athens. So, we went down early Saturday morning and spent all day getting everything moved. We got back late Sunday evening worn out! I'll have to take pictures next time we are down there.

Lastly, Happy Birthday to: Phillip Gribble, Becca Posner (May 9th)

Jill Hughes (May 25th)

Jammie Gribble, Dinah Watkins (May 31st)

CA...The End

Well, I just realized I never posted the last day of CA back in April! Wow, where did the time go? I seemed to have taken a short break from this blogging business. I'll try and step back again.

So, the last day in CA was spent packing and making our way to the airport. Laura took us through the Stanford campus again; dropping us off at her favorite spot. Mom and I had just enough time to take a few pictures and stick our heads into the church. It was beautiful inside... paintings everywhere. I did not take any pictures of the inside. The archways surrounding the entire quad were beautiful. My pictures do not do them justice. However, I have still included them.

After rushing back to the car, Laura got us to the airport in plenty of time to catch our flight. Flying into Memphis was a little rough with thunderstorms surrounding the area. We had a slight delay taking off again. A little medicine certainly helped calm me for the last flight to North Carolina! I enjoyed my visit out to CA, but I was glad to have landed in NC!

Thanks again to Laura and Grant for letting us take over any plans they might have had for that week! I highly recommend a stay at the luxurious Williard house!