Toby Keith Concert

Our good friend Farris Lenord invited us to the concert and we accepted.  Left Burgaw in the "Shaggin Wagon" and headed to Raleigh with the temps at 107!!!  Upon our arrival people were setting up for tailgating.  Now these folks are serious about their tailgating, cornhole, tents, beer pong, grills and anything else you could imagine.  We had fried chicken and beer while we watched all the activites around us til the gates opened.

We had lawn seats but some how Farris's daughter Blair managed to get us upgraded to real seats...

Eric Church opended for Toby and it was a great show!

                                                                  Made in America

                                                          Thanks Farris for a great time.

Operation YSA Surprise Birthday

YSA is an amazing group of sisters that I am lucky to be a member of, we all get together twice a year.  Four of us live in Wilmington, one in VA and the birthday girl lives in Maryland.  A surprise birthday party was planned for Kari with a chicken theme so we all loaded up and headed to Maryland.

Kari wants to have chickens but her better half isn't on board with the idea so the sisters made her chickens that don't have to be attended to.



Once she got to the party we all walked out clucking and flapping our wings



Kari the birthday girl



Kari and Julie are into making miniature houses that are fabulous and have surprised some of us with their wonderful creations.  This house was super with a thyme roof and some of the sisters made rooms and shipped it to Julie for final construction.  This is Kari's sewing room.




Kari was taken back when she saw it and couldn't believe the live roof.  These girls don't miss a beat when it comes to detail.

The orignal plan was to come home on the 3rd but decided to stay another day so we were able to see some fireworks that were being shot off in Kari's neighborhood.  The best view was from Kari's driveway so we got our wine, sat down and watched the show.  I am sure some of her neighbors had something to say to her later about her drunk sisters sitting in her driveway. 

Can't remember what Karen was talking about but I'm sure it was important!

Love that smile on Julie's face

Bottoms up to a great 4th of July weekend with my sisters...