Birthday Party

Saturday I traveled to King and Queen County to visit a dear friend, this barn Angie. 

(And also this barn, which I adore.)

Angie threw a surprise birthday party for her boyfriend.

I made a new friend who loves getting her picture taken.  Her name is Taylor, and she's a sweetie pie.

Angie's boyfriend Dana is wonderful. One of the happiest people I've ever met.

The party was pirate-themed.  (That reminds me, I never did get my eye patch!)

There was plenty of food.

Angie received a surprise herself when her family brought out a cake for her as well. 

Her birthday was earlier in the week.

I love her whole family, and I also became BFFs with her boyfriend's family during a very spirited game of cornhole.  We're not going to talk about who won, it's a sore subject with me.  (I demand a rematch, by the way.)

Angie, her middle sister and her mother

Angie's baby sister and her cousin.

A grand time was had by all.

 

Thanks, Angie, for a wonderful evening!

 

Happy birthday to you and to Dana.

 

 



Glimpses Into the Past

This week's Gazette Journal had a couple of entertaining entries in the Glimpses Into the Past section, which is always my favorite aside from the Best Value and Food Lion weekly flyers.

Here are some highlights:

Snow crab clusters are on sale for $4.99 per pound at Food Lion! This is cheaper than deli ham. Without MVP Card $6.99.

100 Years Ago
Thursday, July 7,1910
from the Mathews Journal
"The Rev. J.A. Winn of the East Mathews Methodist charge is not only a worker in in the 'Master's Vineyard,' he seems also to be a very good truck gardener. On the first day of July he was seen gathering his first dish of roasting corn ears, which puts him ahead of the majority of his neighbors."

Around here you cannot underestimate the competitive spirit of neighborhood corn growing, not to be confused with cornholing, which is practically an Olympic sport.

80 Years Ago
Thursday, July 3, 1930
from the Mathews Journal
"Lightning struck the home of Mr. W. L. Diggs near Diggs post office early this morning during a severe electrical storm and did considerable damage to the home. Paint was burned from the iron rails of the bed in which Mr. Diggs was sleeping as if by a blowtorch. Lightning played about his room but beyond being slightly dazed he was unhurt."

Doesn't it just ruin your day when lightning plays about in your room? The last time it played in mine, my internet was down for five days.

1 Day Ago
Monday, July 12, 2010
from the Mouth of CBW upon arriving home from a long, long day at the paying job

"Why is there a carrot in the bottom of the dishwasher, and even more importantly, why is it floating in an inch of standing water when I haven't even used the dishwasher in a month lately?

Oh well, I suppose it matches the one inch of standing water in the broken down hot tub, which sadly will not be working for Blog Fest. I can buy some baby pools if that would help assuage the disappointment.

Food Lion also has bags of shrimp on sale, buy one get one free. You can't beat the price. Not with a stick.

The Gazette Journal is such a treat; there are nuggets of information all throughout. If only I had time to share some of the other highlights, which include the fact that an independent filmmaker has moved to town....can you say Blog Fest movie?

Have you read anything interesting in your paper lately?