Christmas with the Rorrers!

We had a wonderful trip to Danville, VA for Christmas this year. We couldn't believe Dave had Christmas off, which allowed us to go to VA for the first holiday since 2003!! We got to spend lots of time with the family, including Katie's new fiance Pryor. We also squeezed in visits with The Parris family and David Ramsey. Playing with Josie in the snow was a highlight, as were drinks with Katie and Pryor at Ham's! A great trip all around!

Thanksgiving 2009

We hosted Joan, Joel, Nonnie and Daisy the Lab for Thanksgiving this year. I really love making the food and the whole tradition. This year I made turkey, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, and two pies. I even made the pie crust from scratch, and you could tell by looking at it!! Dave had to work most of the time but we had a nice visit. On Friday I went with the crew to Boone to cut a fresh Christmas tree. It was COLD but very fun. Dave even got to play golf with his dad on his one day off while Joan and I shopped till we dropped. Overall, a wonderful holiday. We are very blessed!

New York, New York!

We have a marvelous weekend in New York! We flew in Thursday night and went to Katonah with The Ballards. On Friday Dave and I went into the city to shop! We went up 5th Avenue and then to lunch at Serendipity. The frozen hot chocolate was amazing! Then we went on to Rockefeller Center and after a quick trip to Saks 5th Avenue we were back at Grand Central. Saturday the Ballards took us for lunch in Little Italy, the pizza was so yummy! Then we toured Chinatown and Times Square. We had a beer with Butch at Hard Rock and then off to the Waldorf Astoria. It was a great surprise that Russell and Diane were in town and we went to their hotel. One of the highlights of the weekend was Mesa Grill. My great friend Giulia set us up a reservation for Saturday dinner and her sister Claudia showered us with wonderful appetizers and dessert! It was a great way to end a magnificent weekend. I love you, New York!

Family reunion at WSP

We had the best time with Gill and Jonathan at Widespread Panic last weekend! WSP and The Allman Brothers played in Charlotte on Saturday and Sunday. The Allmans were not our favorite that night -- they were a little rusty -- but WSP was great. We also had so much fun catching up with two of our favorite people. Hard to believe that it's almost been 9 years since Rose first met those boys....We miss you guys and we need to do it again soon!

Pryor, Katie and Josie visit!

We were happy to have Katie, Josie, and Pryor in Greenville for two days. I showed them all the Greenville sights, including Falls Park, before they went on to Lake Greenwood. We appreciate their trip down from Williamsburg!

Coykendall Beach 2009

After 7 hours and a pit stop at Maurice's BBQ in Columbia SC we made it to Florida! We had a wonderful trip with the whole Coykendall/Ballard crew at Crescent Beach! Dave was excited to see Aunt Janet and Uncle Butch with his cousins Stephanie, Jesse and Sarah since our wedding, 5 years ago! We also loved seeing the Miars crew and baby Emma, about to turn 1 year old. She loves to clap and smile, she's so adorable! We had three days at the beach and the traditional dinner at Saltwater Cowboys -- the gator tail and fried shrimp did not disappoint. The only sad thing was Sarah and Steph beating Ginny multiple times at Dutch Blitz, haha!! It was so great to see the whole family and we only had one rain storm. Hard to believe summer is over....