September Fun

September was party month at the Heatherly's. We started the month out on Labor Day weekend with a cookout with some old friends from our previous neighborhood. The whole family came and we sat outside and talked until late and laughed about old times when the kids were little. Babysitting horror stories came rolling out from Kelly and Kristen while Jack, Sam and I solved all the world's problems. It was ideal weather that night and the food and fellowship was great.

The following Saturday, we hosted the Church Choir party. About 40 people came over for barbecue, beer, and football as most of the men watched a great game between USC and Georgia. I set up the canopy in the yard and we served out there giving us plenty of room to sit and eat on the patio and around the pool. The weather was great and everyone had a wonderful time.

The next Saturday we spent the day with our friends the Crouts at their lake house and on their new pontoon boat. We ate dinner at Shealey's in Batesburg SC where the down home cooking is as good as it gets. Its about a 2 hour drive but it is worth it. I couldn't breath I ate so much.

The next weekend start with dinner at a place we've never even heard of, Minnow Creek, near Gaffney on Hwy 11. This was with our monthly BBT dinner group from Church. On the way home it started raining and poured so hard we could barely see the road to get home. The company and food was great. We enjoyed it a lot. I would go back to this restaurant but it was a bit out of the way.

The next day, Saturday, we went to a friend's house, the Hanson's, for gathering of Susan's work friends and husbands. Wow, the food was flowing again as chowed down an various yummy appetizers, burgers, brats, and desserts. USC played their game on the previous Thursday beating Old Miss so the husbands watched some other games while the work friends talked shop.

Well that about sums up our significant activities in September. Stay tuned for an update after October is over. We are still excited about our new grandson due in December. We bought more cloths and sent a swing to Kristen's show in DC at her in-law's house but we couldn't attend that far away. We will be going to Atlanta in October and having a shower here at our house in November. I don't think baby Ty will be in need of much when he finally gets here. He's moving and kicking and hiccuping like crazy. I felt him move, which was both cool and scary at the same time. Can't wait to see him.

We had dinner with Kelly and Travis at Macaroni Grill on the 18th. That was nice and I ate too much there as well. But Italian is mine and Kelly's favorite food so we were both in heaven.