Thanksgiving in Franklin, Tennessee We had such a wonderful time spending Thanksgiving with the Wrights in Franklin, TN! Debbie made the most amazing… pecan pie, chocolate orange cream pie, gluten free peanut butter pie, and gluten free and regular pumpkin pies! And the food was just as amazing. I can’t thank Debbie enough for slaving in the hot kitchen all Thanksgiving day, and for taking such good care of us during our visit! She truly spoils us! Friday was…
It was past time for us Heelis girls to spend some quality time together so we all flew to Savannah, GA, then rented an SUV and drove to Sasha’s condominium in Hilton Head, SC. At the Savannah Airport – it was so nice to see mom and my sisters again! On our way to Hilton Head we stopped at Chick-fil-A for dinner so that Cindy could no longer say she’s never eaten there before. Breakfast at Hilton Head Diner, great atmosphere…
Halloween is always such a fun time of year. I simply call Merinda’s costume…Beautiful Cactus! She had a great time at the Halloween youth dance with some of her besties Lauren, Xavier, and Liz. Brittney also had fun dressing up as a… Beautiful Unicorn! where she seemed to fit right in (well almost) with her co-workers! My favorite costumes from the Ward Trunk-or-Treat was the costume Thoney Charles made for his son Jared. My favorite female costumes were the…
We had such a great visit with our long lost friends the Barrius’ after they moved away five years ago. They take such good care of our kids at BYU-I that it was a privilege having them use us as a home base during the Lexington part of David’s semester-long sabbatical. Lindsey was kind enough to share a ticket she won at an auction her old school was having, for a painting/dinner/wine-tasting class. The class was at BD Mongolian Grill…
One of my friends finally talked me into running a Ragnar Relay! The Bourbon Chase is a 200-mile relay that takes place in the heart of the Bluegrass, and passes through Kentucky’s prettiest horse country, six famed bourbon distilleries, and the quaint towns of Bardstown, Springfield, Perryville, Danville, Stanford, Harrodsburg, Lawrenceburn, Midway, Versailles and Lexington. Not that any of us are bourbon drinkers (except for one of our runners), but this is our home, our history (the Bluegrass area is the…