Kelly, Greg, Jeff, Fred, Amanda, Cory, Shelley, Gene, Carolyn...I have begun a blog! I can't figure out exactly how it happened that I began one, except that I was reading Kelly's blog and I wanted to make a comment. I couldn't find the place to make a comment, so I signed in. Next thing I knew, I had my own Blog Spot!
I guess I will use this to share what I do with my time and what I am up to these wonderful days of retirement. I am enjoying my retirement. I DO miss being with Max & Ash, Greg & Kelly and Jeff. How I wish they all lived closer so that Fred and I could be with them more often. But I learned a long time ago that you can't always have your own way just because you want it...so you make lemonade when you're handed lemons.
My Granny always told me, "Never be disappointed in anything...everything happens for the best." So I just figure everyone is in their spot in the world for a very good reason, and I will go to visit just as often as I can get the gas money or a plane ticket to go!
We've have 3 wonderful trips to North Carolina since the beginning of September...1st over Labor Day weekend; 2nd over Sept. 12-14th; and 3rd over Oct. 16-19th.
During the La
bor Day weekend we had the immense pleasure of meeting our grandnephew, Parker Hall, and vi
siting with his Mom, Amanda and Aunt Shelley up at Grandma Carolyn and Grandpa Gene's house. Now that was loads of fun, especially since I love babies anyway! Parker was shy of me, but he didn't know me from Adam, and his beloved Aunt Shelley was there, so he really did not need anyone else. But being with all of them was such a delight, especially as we made plans for Christmas.As an extra highlight of this weekend, Fred kept a promise he has been
making since we were married over 39 years ago: He took me up Chimney Rock. We had a wonderful morning in the State Park, driving up the lovely curving road, shopping in the gift shops, and 
walking out on the Chimney Top itself. I am sorry it has taken so long to get him to go; I wish the Boys had been with us so we could have walked the trails together (when I was more able) as we walked so many trails on our travels all over the place. Guys, you will love it; we are going to have to do this one together one of these days. The view is magnificent!Aunt Frances Barnhill celebrated her 83rd birthday on Sept. 8, but her birthday party was held Saturday, Sept.
13. Fred and I drove up to Charlotte (actually Matthews) to spend the weekend with cousin Harvey Morrow. Then we all went together out to cousin Laura & Stephen Wilkinson's home to help Aunt Frances celebrate. Gene & Carolyn had driven down from Spindale, as had a bunch of the cousins. We had such a nice time. Fred had a good time visiting with cousins he does not get to see very often.Fred's 45th Class Reunion was over the weekend of Oct. 17-19. Quite a few of his fellow classmates from the Class of '63 gathered for a ta
ilgate party out at Central High Friday night, breakfast at Denny's Saturday morning, then for a really nice shindig at Isothermal College Saturday night. After 45 years, they all look really GREAT! Not an OLD one in the bunch.:-) And, after all these years, they treat me like I was one who graduated with them...makes me feel special!That's enough for a beginning BLOG! I am going out to work in a flower bed. I have begun!
2 comments:
Thanks for the post Aunt Nancy! I'm going to link to your blog from mine. I am so looking forward to seeing all of you at Christmas.
(And, you know I have to mention the photo of you two at Chimney Rock. Seems like there is a dirty joke in there about how you are all smiles on top of penis rock or something.)
How fun! We have more pictures to send - I will see if I can get those to you or on here in the next couple of days or so. Loved the Chimney Rock photo!
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