Grayson and Jan

Saturday, July 7, 2012

A 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

The four brothers and spouses gathered in Hendersonville to celebrate Eddie Mack and Joyce's 50th wedding anniversary. We were there from Friday at lunch time until Sunday at lunch time. We started with lunch at our mountain cottage. Then Friday evening we went out to dinner for wings and things. We finished up the evening with ice cream. On Saturday, 3 of us played golf. Then we were off to do some gift shop looking - and buying. Lunch was at the World of Hot Dogs. Check it out - the dogs were good. We were then off to the Flat Rock Playhouse for a super play. And then Saturday evening we went to The "Season's" restaurant for the celebration dinner. Suday we had lunch at our place again.

Here are the guests of honor - Joyce and Eddie Mack. They were married on June 24, 1962. It is reported that it was the hottest day in recorded history.

Here are Joe and Liz.

And Gary and Brenda made it also.

Jan and Grayson - married 34 years.

Brenda and Gary - married 13 years.

Eddie Mack and Joyce - married 50 years.

Liz and Joe - married 44 years.

Here is the Goodman clan from Hollywood, SC - originally!

The anniversary cake was delicious. We had ice cream to go with it.

Here is the young couple. The previous weekend their 3 sons and families took them to a wonderful dinner to celebrate. So we really celebrated this milestone.

An here we all are. We thank God for all of our many blessings.

A Trip to Mt. Mitchell - July 3, 2012

On July 3 we took off for Mt. Mitchell. Jan had never been there. I had been there about 60 years ago. It was a beautiful day - to start with.

I had to prove that I was there also.

We walked to the summit and took the above pictures. Then we walked back down to the museum and the gift shop. And then the Heavens opened up and the rain came. The temperature dropped to 58F. We ate lunch there. On our way back to the car it started to hail.

But the trip was worth the drive. The scenery is fantastic.

A Fourth of July Parade - Small Town America

Here we are waiting for the start of the parade.

We all stood and saluted the flag as it came by!!

The Democratic Party was represented.

Some of the excited children.

You cannot get anymore American than a John Deere tractor.

This little guy was a joy to watch. He waved his flag and yelled at all the trucks and tractors.

And here come the Republicans.

And of course the Tea Party had to show up also. They gave out candy to the kids.

The parade lasted for 30 minutes. We then left and headed for Brevard. Brevard has a great classic Car Show and crafts downtown. That evening we were back in Hendersonville to hear "Music On Main". We danced the night away and then finished up a great day with ice cream from Wendy's.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Morgan's shower at Joyce's home - June 23, 2012

We stopped off at our friends Ian and Audrey in Fort Mill and spent Friday night with them. They are our friends from Canada.

This is the "Pampers Cake" made by Eddie Mack and Joyce. You will notice that Morgan will be missing from all these pictures. Morgan fell in the bath tub. She spent the morning and part of the afternoon in the hospital. They wanted to make sure the baby was OK. She got a good report and came home smiling.