May Tea Party

Our Amy Noll finished her Sophomore year in college this week! Amy is a big fan of tea. Lucy loves being a princess. What better way to celebrate than to go to a fancy Tea Room and have High Tea together, just the girls?

I mentioned it to Lucy in the car and Asher fell apart at the idea that he was not going to get to go to drink tea and have cakes and be fancy. He really doesn't want to do any of that. He just wants cake.

So, I came up with the quick idea that we would have an impromptu tea party to get Lucy ready for the next day AND let Asher have a little cake. Voila!

Yes Shellie, your son time-traveled here and was sitting at the table with Lucy.

Yes, those are Backyardigan Cupcakes. Perfect for a Tea Party.

Check out the Half-Windsor that I tied on Asher's little tie. I felt very accomplished.

A lady must wear pearls at tea.

Daddy came home early from work to participate in the tea party.

I am so glad he did not miss this.

Check out the little miss with her pinky out, ring on the finger and all her jewelry. She was very "fancy".

We picked flowers from the yard.

We used a little hand-blown glass pitcher that my grandmother gave to me.

IKEA tea-party sets are amazing. AMAZING.

They have the best colors, come with little spoons, forks and knives and are adorable.

We've broken about half the set so we have to buy another one.

Good thing they're about $15.

Then came the real deal. Chelseas's Tea Room in Biltmore Village.

We got really dressed up. Not pretend dressed up.

Yay for Amy finishing the semester!

Typical.

Lucy didn't really want to drink tea. Lemonade was more her style.

But the teacup was as big as her face. We had to keep telling her TWO HANDS!

I swear, she was going to drop that china teacup and it was going to be tears and snot.

But she never did.

Thank GOODNESS.

Look at the joy on her face!

I can fully recommend the food. Yum-ola.

College Football is Here. Like it or Not.

Matt and I got to take a much needed date night and drove to Raleigh, NC last night to watch our beloved Gamecock's take on NC State last night in the very first college football game in ALL of college football.


Can you tell that we are little excited?
Matt is so fired up he doesn't want to stop for the camera.
And I can't stop my eyes from making crazy-wide-open-eyes face. Yay for pictures.



Here is Matt Williams attempting to tell my Big Man how the Gamecocks are going to go down. Ummm. It was a close game. But not that close.



The student section declared a "White-Out" for the game. Which is novel. Except that is what you use to erase mistakes. Is this this game? Or last season? Tough call.


Gamecocks scored a touchdown after their player fumbled on his first carry in two years after he battled injuries. You had to feel for the guy. Almost.



At least we were on the side of the field that we could see the flag waving. It held our Spirit's up as we saw Garnet and Black in a sea of Red and White.

The Williams were great hosts and we got to see a bunch of our high school friends who have now transitioned into "College Friends" and college friends who have now transitioned into "FRIENDS".
Well, at least once the game was over.

The Truth Hurts

Sometimes, the truth hurts.
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