There was a lot to celebrate this Sunday. It was Mother’s Day, my parent’s 40th wedding anniversary, and our niece Tinley’s first birthday party. We went to Rockingham for the weekend. While there, we also made a point to stop and have a quick visit with some of our friends. I helped my mom make a cupcake cake for the…
Cinco de Mayo marks our 1 year anniversary here in Southport. We came here with the intentions of it being another 13 week assignment and it ended up becoming home. In January, a couple of us at work planned out a few parties for the year. Mine was Cinco de Mayo and we planned on May 1st since the 5th…
Stop and smell the roses is exactly what I did when we walked by this yard. Usually during our walks we are on the other side of the street so I hadn’t noticed these until yesterday. They smelled amazing! On another note, we had quite the storm the other week. A tornado warning was issued for our area one morning…
Well, things have been a little different around here. It’s the time of the year when it would be nice to eat at the restaurants with outdoor seating, spend lots of time at the beach, and hang out at our waterfront bar, but all of that has been cancelled. Restaurants are take out or delivery only, the beach is closed,…
Spring is definitely here. The flowers and trees are blooming all throughout town, the temperatures are warmer, and everything has a nice yellow tint from the pollen. Here are some pictures from our walks and bike rides around town. Another one our favorite places in the waterfront was supposed to open this week, but due to the whole COVID-19 situation,…
The website has been unavailable for me to add updates since Christmas. The problem has been resolved and I will be adding new posts to make up for the last 3 months. Stay tuned…
This St Patrick’s day is one for the books. And sadly not because of a wild and crazy party. Since we are in the beginning of the Corona Pandemic, none of the restaurants or bars were open for dine in services. We were able to take part in Shamrocks on South Howe to generate business for the local places that…
Today we ventured over to Oak Island for the Mardi Gras day parade and festival. It was a beautiful sunny day. A little chilly with the wind, but the sun felt amazing. The parade was super long with all kinds of participants including golf carts, dancers, fire trucks, dogs, horses, beauty queens, and even Beetlejuice. We were towards the end…
Here are a few of the things we have built, painted, changed, or added to the house. Scott built the scrabble tiles and I pained them. This is a coffee table we bought from a resale shop in town and we decided to paint it. The top is painted with chalkboard paint so that we can write messages, etc on…
My mom and dad came down for a quick day visit. It was my dads first time seeing the house in person. They brought Rocko along with them. He was not quite sure what to think about being at a house where he could hear so many of the sounds around us. My parents also brought along a grill that…