Memorial Day at the River

This weekend we loaded up the car and headed to Augusta, South Carolina to enjoy the weekend with the family on the river. Here Matthew and I are taking it easy in the chairs and waiting for a boat ride with Captain Richard. Although it rained, we had good company and a great time.

Here is the gang waiting to go take the boat into downtown Augusta for lunch. I must say, we are a good lookin' group.

Carrie and Potter enjoying the boat ride in the fog. It was a little creepy, but it made you feel like you were in a movie.

Matthew and I in the mist, and Kimberly and Captain Richard.

On Monday morning, the girls got up and headed to Jazzercise with Kimberly. The guys on the other hand, went and shot a wild pig in the neighborhood. True story. There they are hoisting it into a truck to be processed at the local meat place. Nothing says Memorial Day, like boats rides, Jazzercise, and hog shootin'! Great darn weekend.

Summer School!

I have been somewhat sulking around the house because this year there is no summer school in my county, and therefore no summer job. Darn those government cut backs! However, today I got the call to teach Georgia High School remediation classes for a few weeks in June and July. I am SO excited. I get really bored just sitting around the house, and one can only go to Target so many times. Matthew already teases me that the check out ladies know my name and my entire social calendar. Between this and cheerleading it will be a nice, busy, and relaxing summer. Now if I can just get through the next seven days of the regular school year.

This One Goes Out to Our Mama's

This past weekend Matthew and I headed to Anderson, South Carolina, to spend time with the moms in our lives. We had a wonderful weekend with Mama Lucy, Ruth Ann, and Kimberly; some of the greatest moms I know. It was nice to just sit back and hang out with the family for awhile; we never seem to just get time to relax as a family. We also got to see Uncle Jim and Aunt Kathy, always a hoot and a half. It was a great weekend and we are very blessed to have such awesome moms in our lives. We would not be the same without you. We love you all!

Prom: A Night in the Orient

It's that time of year again...prom season! Since I am in charge of this tradition at my high school, Matthew and I once again dressed in our finest and headed out. We kicked off the night with a chili dog at the Varsity. Nothing says prom like a dog and an angry worker yelling "what'll ya have". After that we headed to the venue for a "Night in the Orient". Here you can see us goofing around before the kids arrived. I finally fulfilled my dream of wearing the crown. Matthew was a super big help and kept me calm when the photographer didn't show up for two and a half hours; I almost had a panic attack over that one. The rest of the evening went off without a hitch. We even got free t-shirts out of it; I mean who doesn't want a high school prom shirt?

Here I am standing next to one of the terracotta warriors. He was suppose to be six feet high, ummm yeah.

And They're Off!

The past weekend Matthew and I, along with an entire group of fabulous friends, headed up to the Atlanta Steeplechase. The name is a little misleading because the race was actually in Rome, Georgia, an hour outside of Atlanta. Nonetheless, we all packed up the cars and headed out, Kentucky Derby hats and all. We did it up right; all the ladies had on dresses and hats, and the guys donned seersucker pants and bow-ties. I felt like I was in the movie My Fair Lady. The only negative was, we forgot that there was a monsoon on its way. When the announcer at the race said "If you hear the sirens, get to a safe place", I was a little worried considering we were standing under a tent that was not staked to the ground and entirely made of metal. The tent was saved from the 30 mile an hour gusts of wind more then once. We buckled down and had a blast! We even go to watch a few horse races.

Matthew surprised me and got me a 30th birthday cake too; here you can see me blowing out the candles. As the day progressed Matthew began to look more and more like something out of a 80s, John Hughes movie. We finally all packed it in and headed to our friends couples shower.

Here we all are celebrating the end of a rainy, but fabulous day, and a great way to turn 30!