Bless Your Heart

Living out loud in the Carolinas

Category: family

  • The other night I went to see Horrible Bosses with my mom, Papa, & Momo.  Afterward we stopped by Steak & Shake for milkshakes.  We got to talking about who could name all the states and the next thing you know we’re all drawing out the map of the US and trying to name states…

  • Ok, so for those of you who have in-laws that don’t spend any time in the same areas that your parents are, what do you do about your kid(s)’  birthday parties?  Have 2?  One for each set of parents?  Or just have one and if one set of parents doesn’t show then tough cookies?

  • CSP & I had to write autobiographies for our adoption home study.  There were lots of questions to answer about our families.  One question CSP & I debated about.  It asked about our in-law relationships.  If they get along etc.   CSP thinks that it is a rarity for both sets of parents to come…

  • For Papa for Father’s Day this year I decided to make him a golf ball cake since he’s a huge golfer.  I’ve never made a golf ball cake before so I was a little nervous.  I baked a cake Saturday night in my Pampered Chef Batter Bowl.   I sprayed flour/baking spray into the bowl…

  • Ok, so now you’ve read about dinner and pre-club drinks.  Now it’s time for the main event!  We were the first to be let in to Howl at the Moon when they opened for the public.  I ran to grab a good table and snagged one right up front.  If you’ve never been to Howl…

  • I had our evening planned down to 15 minute increments.  We were behind schedule from the get go but lucked out when we were  able to get seated and fed quickly.  We then headed upstairs in the Epicentre to Howl at the Moon.  A mean, tiny man with Subway sandwich breath came out and told…

  • I can’t believe she is all grown up!   She is a junior at USC (University of South Carolina) so she celebrated her 21st birthday with her friends in Columbia on Friday night then came home to celebrate with us Saturday night.   We all met up at Courtyard by Marriott City Center.  By we…

  • Remember the ridiculous restaurant art I showed you a little while ago?   The dude had feet for hands.  Well Gigi and I went back to the same restaurant for lunch again recently and I snapped a picture of our favorite vignette.  I totally get what the artist was going for, but when they tried…

  • CSP & I were reminiscing about our wedding day, all the things that stand out in our memories.  He stayed at his parents house the night before while I stayed with my Mom & sisters at the Hilton where our reception would be held after the wedding.  We woke up and took our time getting…

  • These are my dad’s new reading glasses.   The man who wears them is completely confident in his manhood.  I LOVE that he wears these!

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