Memorial Day and Catching Up

Hope you had a great Memorial Day!  I sure did.  We had a great family cookout on Sunday with my parents and in-laws.  On Monday, my husband grilled us some delicious ribs.  I think I am still stuffed!

My dad served in the Navy and my father-in-law served in the Army.  My oldest son, David, enlisted in the Air Force last year.  He went to OTS last summer in Montgomery, Alabama.  We attended his graduation last August. 

We are so proud of him.  He will serve four years in the Reserve and after he graduates from Medical School, he will serve four years of active duty.  This year, his training will be in Ohio.  God bless him.  It was REALLY HOT in Montgomery.


Next week I will be chaperoning Collin's church trip to Big Stuff in Panama City.  I am looking forward to spending time with his youth group and worshiping and relaxing on the beach. 

Last year, my family and I vacationed in Pensacola.

While we were on the beach this model and her photographer came up and started snapping photos.

Collin posed for a picture or two himself...

We stayed at a bed and breakfast and a neat boutique hotel that was off of the beaten path.

Oh, did I mention I love Florida?  I hope our family can vacation there again this summer.

Well, I guess that catches you up for now!  Hope your summer is off to a great start!

Last Hoorahs and the Start of Summer!

The last week in May seems like sooo long ago.  It actually went by like a whirlwind.  Thankfully my school year ended on a high note.  We took the kids on a field trip to the Triple N Ranch.  (You can find out more information on the Triple N Ranch on Facebook.) They had a blast!

Enjoying the magician!

A full load on the "hayride"

Riding horses - even the teachers had fun!

My nephew graduated from high school and is headed to MC in the fall!  I read somewhere recently that the days seem to linger but the years fly by.  I surely do agree.  I cannot believe he is all grown up!

The hubby and I have taken two short trips recently.  The first one was to Memphis.  We toured the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art ...

and we attended a FREE outdoor concert at the Levitt Shell.

The concert was great!  There was a huge crowd.  Everyone brings a picnic supper along with their lawn chairs or blankets.  The weather was great and I didn't feel a single mosquito!

Next, we traveled down to the Gulf Coast.  The Hubs had a conference at the Beau Rivage so I went along, too.

We ate dinner one night at the newly opened casino, Margaritaville.  It is very small but full of what every Jimmy Buffet fan likes.

I loved seeing all of these Walter Anderson prints in the lobby.  I have these same ones hanging in my house, too!  That was pretty neat!

Walter Anderson Prints

I ventured down to the Hard Rock and took a look around!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steven Tyler

Madonna

Bon Jovi

A great lunch at Mary Mahoney's

We brought back some delicious fresh shrimp!

I met one of my fav people, too:  Paul Gallo from Supertalk Mississippi

Oh, and how could I forget? ... the view form our room! 

but, the marina was pretty!

Let's see.  We picked blueberries over the Memorial Day Weekend and I have made a couple of cobblers.

We also cooked some ribs and had our first swim of the season.  We needed that swim after blueberry pickin'!

Well, I sure hope your summer is off to a great start!

Thanks for reading!

Mother's Day

I think this was one of the best Mother's Days that I have ever had.  

My oldest son, David, graduated from Ole Miss,(Magna Cum Laude - I might add!), on Saturday. 

He will be heading to COTS training for the Air Force in July and entering Medical School in the fall.  Needless to say, I am one proud mama!

The Confirmation Service was held at our church on Sunday.  Each of the seven candidates for confirmation participated in the worship service.  Collin delivered the message.  There's no greater Mother's Day gift than to have your child confirmed on Mother's Day.

...And to top it all off, my parents attended church with us and I was able to spend Mother's Day with my mom!

Oh yeah, and the fact that the kids came through with getting me the necklace that I wanted didn't hurt either!

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Hope your Mother's Day was great, too!