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May 17, 2018

Cats, Graduation, Mini Bundt Cakes and Mother’s Day Celebrations

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Last weekend was a spectacular weekend in so many ways and I had to share a bit with my readers just because.  I figure if you read the sad posts like the letter to my mom  you deserve to read a happier post.  By the way, thank you to all of you who have offered your words of support in response to that post.  It has meant the world to me as we move forward with my mom’s dementia.

We happily flew to Raleigh for the graduation of our future daughter in law, Erin, who received her Doctorate in Pharmacy degree from UNC Chapel Hill.  Of course we were excited for all of the festivities but one of my highlights was loving on Diego and Fajita.

Saturday was graduation day and we arrived VERY early and on a 90 degree North Carolina day I might have sweated off all my makeup by the time we were let into Memorial Hall where the ceremony was to occur.  This explains the lack of pictures of me.  “Smile”.  The one I did manage to get I was a sweat ball having a hot flash and Chris was looking all Grumpy Cat so I won’t subject you to seeing that.  Instead I will show you our sweet Erin and Aaron.

We are so excited for their next chapter.  After spending 10 or so days with us after they close on the Raleigh townhouse (which sold in an amazing 3 hours) they will be moving to Jacksonville, Florida for Erin’s residency.

Of course we enjoyed celebrating with Erin’s family and the feature of the night?  Mini bundt cakes. They are thing now that are taking the place of cupcakes.  These from Nothing Bundt Cake were amazing.

Another ice cream cake that was consumed was this one –  it was tasty even if the name was misspelled.  Matewell, Maxwell??? Of course it got a lot of laughs all night long and Erin will always be reminded that she has another name.

Sunday we celebrated Mother’s Day and Aaron and Erin took  us to a great restaurant in Raleigh called Vidrio.  They served us an amazing buffet with a wonderful selection of tasty items.  Yum. It was wonderful and the decor was amazing as well.

I received lovely gifts from the boys (and Wendy and Erin) and Chris got me this amazing necklace from my favorite store in Brevard- Theophilus.  I think it is the perfect necklace for me, don’t you?

Now I actually get to spend a couple weeks at home and hope to do some yard work, house cleaning and spend time with Aaron and Erin when they are here.  Life is good.

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  1. Dianna
    May 17, 2018 at 06:09 am

    What a beautiful weekend you had! Sorry I’ve been absent from reading your blog recently; I’m going to try to play catch-up. Belated Happy Mother’s Day!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      May 17, 2018 at 06:53 am

      Same to you—it’s been a lovely time lately and I am trying to focus on that instead of the difficult times. Happy belated Mother’s Day to you as well!

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  2. jena c. henry
    May 17, 2018 at 07:50 am

    Yay for all the fun! Love your new necklace!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      May 17, 2018 at 07:58 am

      Thanks! Me, too! It is perfect!

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  3. Mama's Empty Nest
    May 17, 2018 at 08:23 am

    What a fun (and busy) weekend you had! Oh, I love the necklace. I keep thinking things will calm down eventually so I can get some much needed stuff done at home, but…it’s just not happening. Hope you can find some down time too.

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  4. Marci B
    May 17, 2018 at 09:13 am

    Sounds great! Congrats to Erin (even though I don’t know her)!

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  5. Susi
    May 17, 2018 at 09:42 am

    Love that necklace. Can’t believe the townhouse sold that fast. And I guess you’ll be in Florida more often. 😉
    Conner is actually going to look at UNF in a few weeks as another option for college. Enjoy your time at home.

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  6. Josh
    May 17, 2018 at 10:18 am

    Congratulations to you & yours!

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  7. Val - Corn, Beans, Pigs & Kids
    May 17, 2018 at 03:41 pm

    Many reasons to celebrate!

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  8. Darlene
    May 17, 2018 at 04:02 pm

    Looks like a fun time. You have added two lovely women to your family. The boys have chosen well. Love that necklace.

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  9. Jen! / Jen!Eats (@JeniEats)
    May 17, 2018 at 07:49 pm

    What a fun trip. That ice cream cake is hilarious. Chris picked out the perfect necklace. I’m very intrigued by that buffet!

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  10. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    May 18, 2018 at 09:21 am

    Thanks for sharing this family celebration with us. And congrats to Erin.

    Yes, the necklace fits you. Perfect.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      May 20, 2018 at 07:20 am

      Thanks. We had the perfect weekend and the necklace is perfect, I agree.

      Reply
  11. Karen
    May 18, 2018 at 11:02 am

    When you go visit them in Jacksonville next winter, remember us on St Simons, only an hour away. We would be glad to travel to Jacksonville to see you.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      May 20, 2018 at 07:19 am

      We will definitely let you know! I think Christmas is going to be in JAX this year !

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  12. priscillaking
    May 22, 2018 at 02:36 pm

    Love that cake wreck! Had anyone asked them to put all the gel on one side?

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      May 24, 2018 at 06:57 am

      Nope. It was all on their own, I guess. It definitely made us all laugh and of course Erin is now known as Dr. Matewell. 🙂

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