I love volunteering!!!

Ok so I just got back from touring homes in Lake City, SC that we'll be working on this year the week of June 30th to July 7th through Salkehatchie Summer Service.  We looked at about 18 houses and had to narrow it down to 10 or 11, depending on how many adults we get to sign up this year.  After taking a few years off from working on Moore Street, I'm back.

The house I selected is in pretty bad shape and there's a lot to be done. This is my hood.  I love these people!  They rock and they love to see us come into their community and help them out.  I'll admit, I know the home we'll be working on is a challenge but it's definitely something that can be done in a week with the right people and some dedicated volunteers!  I'm already planning on making at least 1 more trip to take measurements and meet with the homeowner before we begin work.  Last year I wasn't able to be quite as organized as I would have liked but this year, it's on!  More photos to come of this home but here are some photos from last year's group!











Those old guys...such goof balls!


So after meeting for Salkehatchie, I was reminded about the River Sweep that I started last year on the Edisto River....it's September 15th, 2012 this year!  More info on that to come soon!

Another Valentine's Day comes and goes...

So I think this was my 3rd Valentine's Day in a row of being single.  It used to bother me, but I've come to realize that it's just another day and if you're single, it sucks.  However, if you have a significant other to share it with, good for you.  Just don't rub it in my face.

This year I actually participated in a Valentine's Day "Swap" of sorts.  One of the writers of a local blog that I follow happened to think of this idea to pair up her readers with one another (at least the ones that were single) and give each other gifts and get to know one another.  I was paired up with Sheena, a fellow blogger out of Atlanta.  I was pretty surprised to get my package and to be honest, I had almost forgot about the whole thing since signing up in mid January.  She was very thoughtful and sent me all sorts of goodies including warheads and all sorts of sour stuff.  She even got my dog, Bailey a toy too!

It was nice to know that somebody was thoughtful enough to send me something on Valentine's Day.  Thankfully, I was able to get out on Sunday before V-Day and buy her goodies as well.  (I had been coming down with something Fri/Sat)  I emailed her to let her know her box was on the way and I hoped it would reach her by Tuesday.  In fact, she emailed me back and turns out she got it on Monday!  She lives in Atlanta so that sort of surprised me since I didn't mail it until Sunday evening.  Thank good for the automatic shipping machine at the Post Office in West Ashley!