Spring Is Here

Well, we survived our first full year in Hilton Head. We moved here December 29, 2007 and here it is March 2009. It is funny how the time as both flown by and dragged by at the same time. But, we have the first year behind us and those "firsts" are always the hardest. It has definitely been worth the move as Steve's allergies have improved to the point they are no longer an issue. And, our broken hearts are starting to mend. It will never be the same for us as we will always miss our family, friends and home, but Hilton Head is now starting to feel like home. Our goal this year is to make more trips back north so we can see the family more often. Our first trip is next month. We will be arriving April 24th for a long weekend, leaving on Monday. We will be on the go as we plan to make a trip on the 26th to Marion to see Sis and her family where we will have a duo birthday party....a belated one for Zachary and it will be Sis's birthday that day.

So, the cold winter is almost gone down here. It was a record breaking cold winter for Hilton Head and of course Steve and I got blamed for the cold weather. We were told more than once we "northerners" brought the cold to them. But, it has slowly been warming up and it was a beautiful day today. We got the railing on the second deck painted yesterday. We want to get all of the porch railings painted before the kids and their friends come down and June. Today we planted this beautiful Asiatic Lily in the backyard and put flower boxes on the porch rails.