A Southern Rehabilitation

Happy July 4th, America!! Let Freedom Ring!! I love July 4th! For Americans, it has great meaning! (or it should)  It is the celebration of our Independence Day. Freedom is a wonderful thing. Just the word "freedom" sounds wonderful. I am celebrating America's Independence Day at the beach this year. I also love the beach. :) I am here with my friend and her family. I actually ran away and she was kind enough to invite me to stay with her clan this week. (Friends. The salt of life--mine anyway.)  I'm one of those people that are a firm believer in God, Family, Country. The colors of my blood are red, white and blue. I proudly wave my American flag in front of my home. I vote at every possible opportunity. I feel duty bound to do so. I know that the 2016 Presidential election is cause for great alarm and some will choose not to vote because they feel they cannot support either candidate. I can't do that. I will vote because I have the freedom and privilege ...

Ok, it's time I get to talking about my July 4th weekend.  (week, really) This was one of the highlights of my summer, and I'm thinking one of the highlights of my year thus far. It was really good, People. The beginning of the week, I drove to Asheville and spent 3 wonderful days in a sweet little cottage on my old high school campus. It's now called Crest Mountain ... here's the link... http://www.palmhill.com/portfolio/crest-mountain/   The pretty little cottage is in a neighborhood called "The Villages."   A good friend of mine owns the house. We actually went to high school together back in the day. This is one of my favorite places to go for rest and relaxation. I just love it there. I stayed for 3 nights and enjoyed every minute of it. While in Asheville, I was invited to another celebration, Katie's mother's birthday cookout dinner. This was on Thursday evening. Katie's mother is like my mother too. Again, Katie and I have known eac...