hometown favs

eating lunch with an old friend running into other old friends while having lunch with old friend Publix lowfat frozen yogurt made into a milkshake maple grove drive blue skies with puffy white clouds almost every day every street is memory lane playdates at the park our first home as mr. and mrs. a gazillion walks in my neighborhood so many walks in our neighborhood i recognize the ducks (particularly a large asthmatic one) hugging my orthodontist because i probably won't ever see her again fountain lane cornhole in my mom and dad's backyard chick-fil-a campouts orange you glad you're not a pumpkin pumpkin parties living in almost every suburb of Charleston over the last twenty-three years bringing two boys home from the hospital to our house that has become a home playing frisbee in the park meeting my husband playing frisbee in the park flamingo drive singing at church hours on the trampoline as a kid the weeping willow tree we planted in the backyard growing up  the west ashley greenway quiet walks on the beach alone first real job in the mall the summer before going to college throwing sweetgum balls in the pond with my toddler field trip to the monastery in seventh grade saturday morning runs downtown driving over the james island connector first real job as a PA hosting new years eve parties at my apartment i survived hurricane hugo cooper river bridge run east bay deli

countless memories...numerous favorites...wonderful experiences that will always be remembered...

linking up with rachel and finding joy even in the bittersweet