Frank and Sheri  Hawley (Nathan’s parents-in-law) flew in from Florida  last Thursday to speak for the Marriage Retreat our church had put together.  They had never been to our house, so it was fun to welcome them to Manteo, and host them for dinner Thursday night. Friday morning consisted of a frantic race with the clock since we were due at the church at 9 am…

Welcome to the final Wedding Wednesday! Today I have gathered up some of my favorite shots from the engagement photos, the rehearsal, the wedding, the reception, and the Manteo photo shoot and put them all in one big display.  Nothing like going out with a bang, right?  (If you want to see a certain picture full size, just double click on it.)…

It’s time for Reader’s Pictures!  The ones posted today are the first ones that came in; the rest will be featured next Tuesday.   Also, tonight I will put all the picture submitter’s names in a hat and Sarah will choose a winner whom we’ll announce tomorrow.  The winner of the drawing will receive a set of my my photo cards. Let’s get started with…

NOTE:  I have moved this post over from my old blog, Smithellaneousclassic.com, so that I could reference it in a more recent post. That’s the reason inserted into an odd place, date wise.)     🙂   TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011   Another Mother’s Nathan  Our dinner guests for Thanksgiving this year were  eight men from Outer Banks Dare Challenge,  a local drug and alcohol…