Pet friendly beach house rental for a week on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina : $1196.69. Bike rental : $27/bike. Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka : $28.99 Date Nights : TBD. Spending a week away from the city : priceless.
We are so very much looking forward to our fall beach trip!
As seen on swissmiss.
…we didn’t have digital cameras, but Polaroids provided (almost) instant gratification. High chairs were metal, not plastic. And, brown paneling was the standard backdrop of many family photos.
Times have changed. My Granny Lettie is no longer with us. And my mom held on to that high chair for years before finally sending it to the dump. But, I still have that Playskool Tubby Turtle over thirty years later. We let Haven play with it once, but it pooped in the water. For the moment it is dry docked while we figure out what the ailment is. The likely culprits are old age and deterioration, which may be irreversible. But, the red dress I am wearing is still in fine shape and Haven wore it well.
Momversation (once again) is on my wave length on a topic I recently discussed. Power to the little people who are lagging behind their peers on hitting milestones and the moms who refuse to “one up” everyone else!
I don’t know about you, but for me, it took me a very long time to learn how to drive a manual transmission. Over several years I practiced in a variety of vehicles, in a variety of locations (including the Virginia Tech commuter lot), with a lot of men (yes, Matt included). My final instructor, Stefan, had has the patience of a saint and was kind brave enough to be a passenger as I was honing my double clutching technique. Okay, so I never grasped the whole double clutching thing, but in the end I learned to drive stick shift. Stefan also is to blame credit for egging encouraging Matt to take up autocrossing, which lead to track events and eventually Spec Miata racing. We won’t mention the whole stint in Wisconsin where Matt bought one two beater Saab 900s, because we know Stefan is a closet Volvo lover. Finally, our acceptance speech wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t thank Stefan for forcing us introducing us to Formula One and the United States Grand Prix, where for several years we gathered to camp fitfully peacefully in the Coke Lot to the LOUD BASS lovely sounds of Drinkopolis.
In Stefan’s honor, I am posting this video of Stefan getting hit racing this past weekend. We are currently working with Jacque Villeneuve’s manager to have a song produced just for Stefan. We think a country song would be fitting. After all, the Sonett done got hit.
Haven was a trooper at her one-year appointment this week. She had a series of shots (Hib, Prevnar, MMR and the flu shot) and settled down much quicker than she has in the past, which was nice. Her head is 18 inches around (75th percentile), she weighed in at 24 lbs. (90th percentile) and measured 31 inches long (95th percentile). But if you have ever taken a squirmy toddler to the doctor, I’m sure you know how accurate all those measurements are. Bottom line is that she’s growing good and is a healthy girl.
…or want to see it again. How ’bout them Hokies pulling yet another one out of their cha chings?