Southern Hospitality

Today for breakfast I made grits. Yes, Quaker's enriched white hominy, cooks in about 5 minutes, smooth and creamy grits! It was a tasty way to start another busy day.  Brad enjoyed it as he would his Cream of Wheat - with brown sugar, milk and raspberries but as for me, I ate mine the way Jennefer fixed them in Charleston - with butter, salt and pepper, yum! Got me thinking about that wonderful May trip to the beautiful state of South Carolina with Mom and Livona to visit Jen. A girl's trip!
We had the greatest time...

• looking for alligators in the ponds (saw none -darn it!)
• eating pecan pralines
• touring around Historic Charleston
• dipping our toes in the Atlantic
• eating the BEST fish and chips
• attending church and Relief Society Conference
• taking walks along the beautiful trails by the Ashley River
• driving to Kingstree to lookup old family records at the court house
• shopping at a random Piggly Wiggly! and eating banana puddin' and black beans and rice
• eating Charleston Chews (and thinking of Dad)
• visiting Boone Hall Plantation 
• seeing endless/gorgeous trees and greenery that South Carolina has to offer
• talking, laughing, reminiscing, laughing, talking and...sleeping :)
• Bert and Jen are gracious and entertaining hosts - the best

 Maybe (if my dratted computer will allow) I will post pics of this fun - what wonderful memories were made!

Loves, Colleen