April 1, I flew to Charleston, South Carolina and got together with my two sisters to enjoy the beauties and hospitality of the South. Julie had booked a lovely hotel (Planter's Inn) right in the center of things, and for the next three days we walked and walked and walked and walked (sort of like the pioneers) and talked and talked and talked. We went on walking tours exploring the old mansions and their gardens, visited a museum which told the slave story, took a carriage ride, learned about the history of Charleston, and tried several different restaurants. We even played some Quiddler, but I miss the bridge days of past get togethers. Miss my mom who usually went along on these girls' outings.
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| Julie and Kathi, so many choices...all good |
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| Garden view of one of lovely homes in Charleston, SC |
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| Kathi and one of the restored homes |
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| One of the many churches |
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| Horse drawn Carriage Ride |
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| Balconies were generally on the side of the home |
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| Place to catch a carriage ride |
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| Patti and Irish twin, Kathi and beautiful wisteria |
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| Another church with stain glass windows |
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| Windows by Tiffany |
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| Julie and Patti in one of the gardens |
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| Kathi inside one of the churches |
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| Another church and lady selling grass baskets on the side |
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| Architecture typical of the 1700 and 1800's |
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| Churches of every kind |
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| Homes with ocean view |
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| Kathi and the most popular item on the menu...delicious (had to have a sample bite) |
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| Julie, Patti and Kathi |
The night I arrived home, I was able to attend the 50th wedding celebration for Dave and Connie Peterson (Rog's brother and wife). It was so fun to see all of their family and other family members, too.
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| Brian, Connie, Venn, Talese, Dave, Ami, Jannae looking at someone else |
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| Peterson clan at 50th Wedding Celebration (Venn must be related to Rob with that expression) |
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I also took a trip to St. George with some childhood friends with the goal of seeing Donny and Marie Osmond at the Flamingo in Las Vegas. Thwarted when they cancelled the show and we were already there, but not to be deterred, we made reservations for another trip in August to see them, and just enjoyed our time together.
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| Mary Kaye, Janie, Trell (top), Judy and Ginger at Judy's home |
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| Patti, Janie, Trell, Judy and Ginger (MK photographer) |
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| Mary Kaye, Judy, Trell (left) Janie, Ginger, Patti (right) |
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I'm still teaching gospel doctrine and enjoying family time. My daughter, Alisa, has moved home for a few months, and life is as good as it gets at any given moment. Love to all my friends and family. Another blog should be forthcoming in June.!
