Sunday afternoon I met Andrew & Boo over at Gran’s house one more time before they new owners close on it. It was pretty amazing to see all of the improvements and changes that they had made just in the few months since we closed on the house. Got this picture of the guys before we headed out to meet Elise & Ryan for lunch.

Last week Lindee & I went to a plant show at a farm in Gastonia, & then out to eat at the Pita Wheel, a restaurant in Gastonia that I had been wanting to check out. There were so many beautiful plants, although Lindee & I didn’t buy a thing. Just enjoyed looking. And the food at The Pita Wheel was yummy.

Last week Clara & I decided to go do a little bit of hiking and get some breakfast afterwards. When I got to their house to pick her up I found out her dad had taken her to get her permit, so she drove me down their road on our way. She really did a good job. Proud of this girl.

We hiked at Crowders Mountain – just around the Lake Trail – for maybe and hour, and then headed to check out a new-to-us restaurant, The Groovy Beast, in Gastonia. Food was delicious & I liked this collage on one of the walls. Pigs were all around the restaurant – apparently that is the groovy beast 🙂

Tuesday I went with the children from church on their first outing of the summer – to the park in Gastonia. These are the two that rode with me, and I got this picture when they jumped on the fish as soon as we got there :-). Fun day.

Yesterday morning at church my dear friend Sherry’s grandbaby Harry was baptized. I got this (not very good) picture of him with his mom & dad during the ceremony.

Yesterday we had the first Snow/Langley reunion that I think we’ve had in 20 years. Andy & Amy came down & spent Friday night, & then we met Zollie in Rock Hill and the four of us rode down together. That in itself was a lot of fun. Sherri actually started this event off as almost a spur of the moment thing when she sent a text maybe two months ago to just our first cousins, asking if we could get together June 3. And then everyone forwarded that on to extended family that they had emails for, and this is what we ended up with. So, so much fun visiting and catching up. I’m already looking forward to the first Saturday in June next year – we’re hoping to make it an annual event! This is cousin Tee with the sunglasses, and then extended Langley family bringing in food and looking at pictures. What a precious day.

On the way home we stopped at Teresa & John’s house, which was her mom & dad, Auntie & Uncle Dick’s house, previously. And it has been in Uncle Dick’s family for at least five generations. They are getting ready to do some remodeling, so had a historical house person come out to help them with the renovations. She went up under the house, and said she estimated that it was built around 1820. How amazing is that? It really is a special place to all of our family, so we took a quick tour to see it once more the way it’s been as long as we’ve known it, and to hear their remodeling plans. Such a special way to end the trip.

Thursday evening I took June to a teen event at the library in town called Fake Food. They made hamburgers out of cupcakes and brownies., and sushi out of rice krispie treats :-). I thought they were so cute, & she had a great time.

Wednesday my buddies and I were in were in Marshall, NC, for the day, celebrating our friend Becky’s 60th birthday. Our ultimate destination was Hot Springs, to spend time in the mineral baths, but we stopped first to eat in Marshall at Main Street Cafe. The food was absolutely out of this world – everything was homemade. I got this picture of Becky just before my camera died, as we were leaving the restaurant. Such a wonderful day.

Because I had to get home to get to King Sunday afternoon I didn’t get to really study the Memorial Day decorations at church, so I went back by Monday morning to check them out. The wreath out on the lawn looked lovely.

Among other decorations inside is a tree with individual pictures of those killed in combat from our community. Not just our church but anyone from the area. There are also pictures of tombstones for people – mostly WWI veterans, it seems, that no pictures have been found of. It is a very meaningful exhibit.