A Trip Back...

Our trip back to Charleston was jammed packed and way too short! We had a laundry list of things we wanted to accomplish and it was mighty lofty considering that we headed home late Saturday afternoon. Not everything was crossed off the list, but it at least makes for a great reason to go back soon!

The first stop of the trip was to Meme Love's house, who lives just outside of Charleston. We got to visit with Meme twice in 2 days since she treated everyone to lunch on Thursday in celebration of daddy's birthday. I will post pictures of that event when I get my hands on some of the pictures taken!

Then it was off to do some shopping and then meet up with our friends Rob and Ginny and their son Ford who is just shy of 2 weeks younger than Anderson (we visited with them back in November--click here for the post). They were (and still are!) some of our good friends when we lived in Mt. Pleasant. They so graciously hosted us in their home Friday night and showed us exactly what we are missing out on not living there anymore :)

Anderson and Ford

Ginny and Me

Rob and Brad striking a pose?

Ford and Anderson "playing" together

Look who was caught standing on his own!!

Our boys!

Saturday afternoon, we went to the old neighborhood and had lunch with our old neighbors--Debbie and Dennis. Dennis cooked a pirlieau (also known as chicken bog in some places) with field peas and mac-n-cheese! I love his pirlieau and always stuff myself to the gills!! Their granddaughter, Murray, was also there and I was so glad to see that little girl. I posted about Dennis and Debbie several months back--click here to read some history.

Anderson playing on Murray's trampoline!

Anderson and Brad on our old dock.

Murray, Me, Anderson and Brad on the bench near the property line of our 2 houses.

In the background, behind the bench to the left is the dock that we shared with Dennis and Debbie. The grassy area behind us to the right of the dock was our backyard. It was a little sad to see our old house. As silly as it sounds, it seemed so lonely and lifeless. The yard was poorly taken care, bushes were overgrown, and overall looked horrible. Brad and I took such good care of that house and to see it in its current condition was disheartening. I hope that house is sold soon and brought back to life (we sold it to the company--click here for the post).

After lunch and visiting a while, we had to start making our way back home. We had a great time and there will be a trip back!