The Blair's Visit Savannah!

Whitney and John are two good friends from college. John and Maggie (my first year college roommate) went to the same high school and John lived in the dorm connected to ours. He helped me and Maggie through our philosophy course. Why did I take Philosophy? No idea. I was clueless.

I met Whitney on St. Patrick's Day my first-year in college. We had some mutual friends and ended up out on the same night and quickly became fast friends.

To give everyone a laugh, here a pic of Whitney, John, me and Jimmy from October of 1999. That was over TEN years ago. Wow:




John and Whitney live in Charlotte where John is an attorney and Whitney a school counselor. They came for a visit this weekend and it was so good to see them. It had been a long time. Too long! We had a great visit. Dinner on Friday night at home, though I ruined their no meat on Friday (sorry, guys!) and John had given up french fries for lent and of course, I had waffle fries to go with the hamburgers. The Catholic in me should have known better! But they were gracious and ate it anyway! Sunday was a little cold and overcast but we went downtown to Forsyth Park and little Jimmy played on the playground. We came home and watched basketball, then went over to Jimmy's parents and then out to to beach for some seafood.

Hope it isn't too long before I see them again.

Whitney and Cecilia:


Little Jim was a little shy at first, but he quickly warmed up with his new Toy Story figurines and bag from John and Whitney. They knew they way to his heart.:


Whitney and John:

BBQ in the 'Boro

My 10th anniversary at SCAD will be in June. I can't believe that I have worked there for 10 years! In that time I have met some amazing people and have made wonderful friends. The friends that I met 10 years ago when I first started working at SCAD are some of my most treasured friends. We all shared a common experience of being new to Savannah and we all had an instant bond. Although most have moved away (some have even moved back!) and have gone on to new careers or families, I still try hard to keep in touch.

My friend Angie and I started working at SCAD about the same time and she and her family now live in Statesboro. Kara started working at SCAD a year or so after Angie and I started and we all became friends. Kara moved to Chicago about 6 or 7 years ago and she and her family came for a visit this past weekend. They drove down and spent a long weekend with Angie and family. Kara and Nick have two kids (Colin and Lauren) and Angie has three (Sullivan, Delaney and Brynnley). Angie had a BBQ on Friday and we all got together and caught up, reminisced about the old days and watched our children play together. I hope it isn't another 7 years before we can all get together again.

Kara (holding Cecilia) and Angie:


Jason, Angie's husband:


Kara and Nick:


Old buds:



The kids acting crazy-(L-R)Brynnley, Sullivan, Colin, Lauren, Jimmy and Delaney:

Let the festivities begin!

This weekend kicked off the BIG St. Patrick's day celebration in Savannah. For those of you not aware, Savannah has the 2nd largest St. Patrick's day parade and celebration in the country. I really had no idea about it until I met Jimmy. While there is the crazy-party-mini-mardi gras celebration that takes place on River Street it really is a family friendly celebration.

Saturday we went downtown to the Tara Feis festival. This was a family-friendly event (no green beer here) and showcased Irish music and dancing. They had a bouncy play area for the kids and Jimmy loved it! We had a lot of fun and spent the afternoon downtown with the Justice's and the A. Smith's. Jimmy was interviewed for the paper and they also interviewed little Ash and little Jimmy (Jimmy just said whatever Ash said) and took their picture. Unfortunately, the picture didn't make the paper, but big Jimmy and little Ash were quoted! It started to rain so we headed home and everyone came over to our house and the kids played while the adults hung out on our porch. We can finally enjoy the nice weather and the gnats were not out...yet!







Today we went to Sunday school and church (though went to late church since the time change messed us up a little bit) and then Jimmy and little Jimmy spent all afternoon outside and they cleaned out the shed!! It was a most productive day!

Hanging out after an afternoon of hard work:





Looking forward to Wednesday and the parade!