Did I throw a clock out of the window or something?

Oh how time can fly when you're having fun. Every year I take my niece Skylar to the Art Cafe on Hilton Head in Coligny Plaza for her birthday. We get to paint a picture frame or jewelry box etc. and then we paint our 1 x 1" tile. When I realized we were doing our 6th tile this year, I got a little emotional; she's growing up so fast I'm starting to feel like I'm missing it. I have a cast iron mirror that holds 14 tiles so next year is our half way point. When Skylar turns 15 I'll give her the mirror we created together, at which point she'll also be getting her license and I'll be a wreck. Attached much??!!

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! Mom and Dad you're 55!

On December 28, 2009 my Dad turned 55 and had his first surprise birthday party EVER! The way we lured him in was classic. We held the party at a home he built a few years ago that was going through the sale process and although he knew there was a function being held, he had no idea it was for him.Let me tell you a little about my Father, he builds every home as if it were his own, this house like every one before it was his "baby" so when he got the panic stricken phone call about the powder bath toilet over flowing and not being able to find the shut off, he immediately headed over. Imagine his state of mind, "what did they do to my house?" "unbelievable!" "dogonnit!" As he pulls into the drive way and walks up the front entry, he's immediately met by a recently hosed down walkway which he interprets as "this is worse than I thought" massive water line break DISASTER. He barges in the front door, doesn't even look up, heads straight into the powder room and then, SURPRISE! The look on his face was CLASSIC to say the least!

On April 14, 2010 my Mom joined my Dad at 55 and having helped me plan my his surprise party, I knew she couldn't't even have guessed that we were going to have one for her as well. Now, she's a lot easier to fool, we told her she was meeting potential clients and although she was a little sad we had lied about the potential clients part, she was very much surprised and had a wonderful time catching up with friends she hadn't seen in ages.

A Baby Shower for Violet Marie Davis, the first baby girl grandchild!

Mama Lynda made yet another exquisite cake for the shower. We succeeded in SURPRISING Mommy-to-be and one of my sister-in-laws Jessica! We told her it was a Mary Kay party, so she wouldn't pay any attention to the PINK balloons!! As you can see, Jess had a wonderful time opening all of the wonderful gifts for Violet!

Lets Go GameCocks!

I love that 

I married into a family 

of Gamcock fans! 

It just makes everything 

else so easy 

and obviously FUN!

Halloween Chicago Style

My best friend Sarah and I were Nickelodeon Double Dare Contestants, we had cozy-warm, "do it yourself", functional costumes that EVERYONE loved and YES we most definitely had physical challenges throughout the evening! Check out some of the other costumes we ran into!

Whitney and Daniel's BIG DAY! 11.14.2009

Whitney and Daniel's wedding was the first wedding William and I enjoyed as married wedding guests, we were excited about it, and our outfits ruled! That makes the grand total of Wedding Bliss enjoyed in 2009 = 7

Weddings, Weddings, Weddings!!!

I was in my best friends wedding on September 5, 2009 just a month after she was in mine! Jols and I met in college, we were freshmen year roommates at The University of South Carolina back in 2001. We had a great week filled with great meals, fun photo shoots, sun bathing, swimming, pampering and more! All About Me, really took care of us the day of the wedding, Jolie was the calmest Bride-to-be I've ever seen and then the most beautiful!

La La tied the knot this year as well, on the water in Shelter Cove park. Then I had two weddings in one day, both absolutely breath taking setups. The Rinaldi Wedding at Harbor Town's 18th hole with the Light House in the background and the Jameson Wedding at Historic Honey Horn.

August 8, 2009 Miss became a Mrs!

That's right folks, we tied the knot!

4-10-09 RBD Breaks ground on the Bluffton BBQ with an official Ground Breaking Happy Hour Celebration

With yours truly heading the fleet, about 100 people came to show their support and excitement in the realization of one mean BBQ making machine! Nice support from the press if I might ad, stay tuned and I'll share some of our glory!

10-14-09 Bluffton BBQ Opens its doors to the Public

We'll have to schedule a Pig Pickin Oyster Roast to properly celebrate one of Reclamation By Designs most recent promenade sensations, The Bluffton BBQ! Combined with the great success of Captain Woody's Seafood Restaurant next door, it's fair to say that Reclamation By Design has helped create a "Local" hot spot that feels like it's been here for years. Ted and Donna Huffman's dreams became reality when their brand new-old BBQ shack opened its doors and put the one-of-a-kind smoker to work.