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A Visit with Aunt Brenda and Uncle Bob

So, this post is a little delayed. We took a few days to visit my Aunt Brenda and Uncle Bob last weekend in Kingsland, GA, near St. Mary's. This is my mom's twin sister and husband who we just adore and find to be more like another set of parents to us. We had a wonderful time with them and feel so blessed that we are able to live so close to them now, well 5 hours is closer than across the Atlantic or NYC!

Anyway, we decided to drive halfway there on Friday and stayed in a hotel that night. We drove the rest of the way on Sat morning and got there just in time for lunch! It was just good, quality time spent with them that we haven't had in years. They live on a golf course, so we spent most of the time on their Clemson golf cart riding around the country club (getting some ugly stares from all the UGA fans) and all over the course! It was so relaxing! Later, we went for a wonderful seafood dinner in this cute place right on the marsh...yum! After an evening of watching the sunset over the marsh, we just hung out at their house, laughing and catching up. They're so much fun to be around...you never know when to believe Uncle Bob...he's a jokester! We had such a great time and can't wait to go back in July, hopefully.

Oh, we also were so fortunate to get a dining table that has been in my family for probably 12o years. It was my great, great, great grandma's on my mom's side (or great, great...we don't know for sure). My family actually used this table when I was 4 years old but we passed it on to my aunt when I was in the 7th grade or so. I am thrilled that we can have this family heirloom, despite it's wear, in our home now. It just adds to the charm! Watch this space for pics from our trip. We took a camera without the battery, so needless to say, we had no pics and had to borrow their camera! I did attach the pic of the table in our home though.