For the last day of the year, we spent the day riding our bikes around town enjoying the beautiful weather. We stopped at Southport tap and Cellar to enjoy one last drink there for the year. We also spent some time sitting down at the waterfront. We were able to watch the last sunset of 2023 before we headed off…
Once again went to Wades Jewelers Annual Block Party. We enjoyed some live music, snacks, and free wine. Before Scott and I headed to Wades, Liz and I went to Rene’s Jewelry for ladies night. We also enjoyed free snacks and wine. We entered in a door prize drawing and I actually won an anchor charm. Saturday night, Scott and…
My friend Malissa met us at the Tiki Tavern to listen to one of our favorite local bands. On Sunday, we took the ferry over to Ft Fisher and rode our bikes up to Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. It was very windy and cold but still enjoyable. My friend Chelsea invited to see her daughter in the play Clue…
This weekend was a beautiful weekend. We started it off by heading to Wilmington to take a tour of the National Weather Service for their first open house in 30 years. It was much smaller than I expected but still really interesting. When we got back to Southport, we rode down to the waterfront to visit the annual Wooden Boat…
This weekend was a very busy one with lots of different events taking place. Thursday – We went to our normal trivia night at Southport Tap and Cellar, only this time it was Halloween themed trivia and costumes were encouraged. I broke out the ol’ banana costume. We tied for first place. Friday – The Tiki Tavern held their Halloween…
This weekend I drive up to Raleigh to watch my mom play softball in the NC Senior Games Softball Tournament. I always enjoy watching my mom play. We had amazing weather for the weekend. It was cool and sunny. I ended up getting to coach third base for her team throughout the tournament. These ladies are so fun to be…
This weekend I hosted our annual Wingtoberfest. The weather forecast did not look very favorable leading up to the event so I made plans for it to be held indoors. About an hour or so before we started the rain went away and the sun came out. It ended up being a perfect afternoon. As always, we had some delicious…
This weekend we drove up to Jordan Lake to meet our friends Stacy and Amanda for a weekend of camping. We enjoyed fires, food, friends, and kayaking. The weather was absolutely perfect for camping, cool nights and comfortable days. We always have a good time when we hang out with these guys. Can’t wait until we get together the next…
Two years ago we had our first Girls Weekend and we agreed that we would definitely do it again. Planning began in January this year and it included every adult female family member. 12 of the 14 said they were in. As the time got closer, flights were booked, excitement grew, and it was confirmed there would be 13 of…
Scott and I took advantage of some beautiful weather and had a beach day. While we were there, we could see something on the beach. We walked down to check it out and saw a hammerhead shark washed up. It drew quite the crowd. Monday, we had a light schedule at work so I took the day off to enjoy…