Dillard, GA

This past weekend we took a little trip to Dillard, GA, about an hour and a half away! We decided to go ahead this weekend since the next 3 are all full with weddings and a quick trip to Virginia Beach that Pastor Hine would like for us to take! After that, school will be just about here. The summer is flying by so fast! Dan finishes his summer school course on Friday!!!
So, back to the Dillard house...the grounds are beautiful and there is a lot of pasture land around, so it feels "away" (even though it isn't to far away from the great town of Dillard and "bustling metropolis" of Clayton). We enjoyed our stay Friday night and especially enjoyed lunch at the Dillard House Restaurant. They serve everything family style and you get to take leftovers home. It's all you can eat, and we enjoyed every bite!!!

After lunch, we went to Foxfire, which is an educational program that was organized to do research on Appalachian communities and heritage. They have moved several buildings to this property and use it as an educational tool. It reminded us of Cade's Cove (except it wasn't free)! We enjoyed looking around.

It is always nice to get away--sooo refreshing!

4th of July

Tradition on the 4th is to go to the farm and make hash, however this year, we broke tradition....why? Grammie just up and went to Spain--for a wedding of all things, and she had a wonderful trip. We are glad she is home safely and are looking forward to the "rain date" when we make hash!

We did have a wonderful 4th, though. We ate leftover hash from the freezer for lunch with Dad, Mom and Sarah and then spent the evening at the church picnic. We started with an early prayer meeting at 5 and then had a picnic at 6 and enjoyed games after that! We are grateful for a wonderful church family. The Lord is doing great things!

On Tuesday night, Dan and I went and watched Clemson's fireworks...the finale was great, the rest left some to be desired, but the company was wonderful, the weather was tolerable, and we got a great parking spot!

All in all, it was a wonderful day. Grammie, can we have hash soon? Love you!

Weekend Wedding

This weekend we went to Katie Hobi and Matt Kubiak's wedding. It was in McCormick, SC, which is out in the middle of nowhere, but very pretty! Katie's parents have retired there. The wedding was outdoors at Baker's Creek State park at their pavillion overlooking the lake. It was gorgeous, and although it was very hot, there was a nice breeze and water for everyone. The unity candle didn't quite happen, but that was ok! The reception was held at the activity center at Savannah Lakes and was the "Ohio" kind! We enjoyed visiting with friends from Ohio. It is nice to have a little taste of "home" every once in a while!