We left last Thursday to go up to our cabin for the long weekend. I figured we could just leave from there and go to my sister's in Charlotte on Sunday, pick up daughter, spend the night and head home on Monday.
The weather was looking a little iffy as we approached the upstate of SC!
We got to the cabin, unloaded the car and headed to the neighborhood clubhouse for dinner. The weather was perfect! We left temps in the 90's with very high humidity in the lowcountry, but we were greeted with temps in the 80's and little to no humidity in the upstate! Yea!
Friday we got up and decided to do some hiking and try to find some local waterfalls. We got lost a few times and at one point I actually ate ice I found on the side of the trail that someone had thrown out! But, as I told college son: look, I am still alive and I wasn't thirsty anymore!
That night we grilled out and then headed to the clubhouse for fireworks and $3 margaritas! Again, the weather was perfect! (I could get used to that!)
Saturday husband and college son went to play golf and I cleaned the cabin. When they got home after a few games of ping-pong at the clubhouse we decided to drive to Dillard GA to eat at the Dillard House Restaurant. It's one of those places you have to try once! It's a family style, all you can eat, southern food place! And, really as a once in while or ever treat, it wasn't that bad! The food tasted like someone's southern grandma was back in the kitchen cooking! Not what I would choose everyday but a fun experience!
I have become obsessed with sunsets lately:
That night we watched the movie A Simple Plan. If you've never seen it, you need to rent it! It is really old, I think it came out in 1998. Billy Bob Thorton, Bill Paxton and Bridget Fonda star in it. Great story and even better lesson!
Sunday we headed to Lake Norman, where my sister lives. Of course you can't make a visit without going out on the boat!
Daughter's plane was delayed so she didn't get in until after midnight, but she is HOME! So excited to have her back with us, but also a little sad that she had to leave the host family that was so wonderful to her! She has talked to them everyday since she has been home, so I think we don't have to worry about that relationship!
Oh, and I DID get her room done! I'll have to take some photos and show the before and afters!
Have a great weekend!
What an exciting experience for your girl! And such a blessing to have bonded so tightly with her host family!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you breathed a sigh of relief as soon as you saw your darling daughter. so great she had such a wonderful host family. Sounds like you're having a great summer.
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