Puppy Love!

Michael brought his new puppy Jameson over the other day.  It would be fair to say that Jameson is a cute cute lab!

Bill and Jameson

Lainey loves Jameson

Already looking for Chew Toys

Joy

Beautiful sunset at Coastal Kitchen

The Coastal Kitchen restaurant is just a short walk from the marina.  Its menu never fails to please the palate!  I had the Grouper Special--Delicious.  We had this beautiful sunset on Wednesday at dinner.

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Fun ride out to sea

The Moreman family joined us one day last week for a boat ride. Charles and Robin, Robert and Lauren with young Charles and newlyweds Amber and JP came aboard for an adventure.

Amber, JP, Faris, Lauren, Robert & Charles

Charles and Robin

Caroline giving me a kind look and Faris checking his email!

A few more party pictures

I took alot of pictures at Caroline's party--I warned her I was going to make a stand up poster of Steve and I for Christmas to put up in her apartment so she could talk to us any time--I may just do that--anybody know where I can have that made?

Lainey and Michael and the onion ring

Barry, Janet and Aunt Shirley

Matthew (AKA FRED) and Steve

JP and Amber

Lauren, Caroline, Robert & Charles

Uncle Eddie & Aunt Martha

Joy

Going Away Party Pictures

Caroline and I headto Utah on Saturday.  Her car left on Tuesday loaded down with everything she owns.  It should get there on Monday.  We have started searching online for apartments in Salt Lake City--it looks like she should have several places from which to choose.  

The party we had for her was great!  It was so much fun to see family and friends who could come to wish her well on her adventure to Utah!

Katy and Grand-daddy

Caroline with Uncle Bill

Caroline and Future Famous Author Kathleen

Gramma and the Girls

Don't cry Aunt Janey

Aunt Shirley and Caroline--that's where that red hair came from

Caroline with Granny & Grand-Daddy

Joy

Caroline is Utah Bound

Just a few short weeks ago, Caroline decided to move to Utah by starting her career with Qualtrics, which is located in Provo, Utah and makes online survey software.   Caroline will be a product specialist.  She begins work on Monday, August 26.  She and I are flying out  on Saturday, August 16 to find and move her into an apartment.  

We had a going away party for family and friends a week ago before taking her to St. Simons Island with us for a few days on the boat. 

I love this card she got from Rhonda and her crew!  It is handmade and cute, cute, cute.  I am planning to frame it for Caroline and send it out there to her!

Her favorite pie--Key Lime by Publix--Yummy

Katy, Caroline, Lainey, Jessica

Scott, Caroline & Megan

More pictures of the party tomorrow!

Joy

Has it really been two + weeks?

Has it really been over two weeks since I have written on the blog?  Wow--time flies...  We went home for a birthday party and I ended up staying longer than I had planned.  Bob and Eve had birthday dinner for Janey and Suzy on July 27.  We had a great time, great food and even got in a trip to the Atlanta Ikea for both Katy and Caroline to look at some furniture.  Katy needs a TV stand and Caroline--well Caroline will need a lot of things in the next few months since she is moving to Utah to begin a job with Qualtrics.

While I was at home, I had a garage sale!!! Not so fun, but it felt great to sell things we no longer use.  Many of these items had been in my dining room for over 6 weeks.  Those things had to go because we planned a going away party for Caroline for August 9--just one week after the sale.  Everything came together in the end.

During the garage sale, a customer who happened to be a botanist asked me about a plant in our yard.  For years we have called this plant a Coral Bush, never having bothered to look up the exact name.  My grandmother from Commerce, had giving me this bush years ago after it had overgrown her front sidewalk.  It has beautiful coral, toucan shaped blossoms and very sharp stickers. 

The botanical name of this beautiful plant  is  Erythrina crista-galli.A South American legend claims that the tree was a princess who after being captured while defending her people she was set afire.  In the morning after her death,  at the spot of her death was a tree with red flowers called the flame tree--another name for the Erythrina tree.  Other common names include Cry baby, Christ's Tears, and Fireman's Cap. 

Internet connection at the Poole house has been scattered and infrequent, but I hope to get out another post soon.

Joy