World Champion Horse!

And I got to ride her! Jamie Fiocco, Gael and Pete's older daughter, trained and rode Carmen Miranda in horse shows for many years. This horse won World Champion, Hunter Pleasure Division. I can't remember which year. Now she has the good life of just hanging out at Flintlock Farms. It was great! Thank you Jamie! The little girl is the daughter of the farm's horse trainer. They live on-site and little Zoe gets to roam the farm all day and apparently already rides like a pro. The little man is our nephew, Matthew. He's 2 1/2 and wasn't even scared a bit.

Mary and John's Wedding Celebration Weekend

What a great weekend it was. The picnic pavilion held all sorts of family and friends for two days at Gael and Pete's Chapel Hill farm, Flintlock Farms. Check out the brick pizza oven! And the wedding cake was beautiful and from Fearrington Village's pastry shop. My parents came, too, and had a great time. Mary and John are honeymooning in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Hope they're having a ball! Thank you Pete and Gael for hosting such a fun event.

Old Friends Reunite

What a great crew! Here's who they are from left to right on couch: Land Arnold, college and Deli friend, Peder Hollinghurt, college and Deli friend and author of buck64aday. Jarrod Clayton, college and Deli, father of the two munchkins on the couch, Gwen Clayton, wife of Jarrod and great friend, Marla Darden, wife of Joel and great friend. On the floor is me, Shawn, and Joel Darden, college and Deli friend. Oh and of course BRUNO! :-)