Memorial Day Weekend

For Memorial Day, I decked out the outside of the house with lots of red, white, and blue and American flags. Also on Monday, there was more action down at the waterfront. The US Coast Guard Cutter Diligence made it’s way through Southport as it was leaving its dock in Wilmington to head to its new home in Pensacola, Fl.…

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Doing Things a Little Different

Since all mass gatherings have been cancelled, people have had to get creative with events like graduation. Brunswick County held a drive by graduation celebration for one of the high schools here. A friend of mine had a daughter graduating so we joined her on the street to cheer for the senior class as they drove by. They also put…

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Busy Sunday

There was a lot to celebrate this Sunday. It was Mother’s Day, my parent’s 40th wedding anniversary, and our niece Tinley’s first birthday party. We went to Rockingham for the weekend. While there, we also made a point to stop and have a quick visit with some of our friends. I helped my mom make a cupcake cake for the…

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Time for a Fiesta

Cinco de Mayo marks our 1 year anniversary here in Southport. We came here with the intentions of it being another 13 week assignment and it ended up becoming home. In January, a couple of us at work planned out a few parties for the year. Mine was Cinco de Mayo and we planned on May 1st since the 5th…

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