A Gold and Some Silver

More precious than silver or gold!

M got a gold at the regatta this weekend. They looked amazing. I didn't take my camera out to the venue because it was raining off and on and I didn't want it to get wet. Check out her blog for some pictures. Mr. C took a video with his iPod. Hubby uploaded it to his computer and it's upside down.

Grandma O and Queen Bee met us in Georgia. But with the weather, they didn't stay for the race. They went on to South Carolina for some sightseeing and then stopped back by our house before heading home. So that was a quick visit.

We are on Spring Break and in the spirit of the holiday, Mother Nature has graced us with snow. UGG! It is actually sticking to the deck and roofs today. The roads are clear though. We need to go to AL to check on the house, but I want to wait until the end of the week when it will be in the upper 60s. (There was a bad storm, possibly tornado, down there last week. I'm afraid all the pine needles we just put down blew away.)

Finally for the silver. The first day of spring is our wedding anniversary. Usually we don't do big gifts, but this is our 20th. So Hubby got me a Pandora bracelet. I've never been much of a jewelry person, but maybe that is changing. What did I get him? A choice between bikes or kayaks. He is leaning toward kayaks, but we haven't bought anything yet. The idea is for us to take up a hobby that we can do together, and maybe get in shape at the same time. When we first got married we couldn't afford a honeymoon (we did go to a B&B in Madison), so we agreed that every five years we would take a big trip. For our 5th anniversary we went to California, for the 10th we went to Paris. We were supposed to go to Tahiti for our 15th, but instead we moved to Alabama (I think I got short-changed on that one!). The 20th was supposed to be Australia, and the 25th in the Holy Land. So things don't always work out the way we plan. Still, kayaking down the Tennessee River once the weather warms up will be pretty nice.