Dave and I celebrated 20 years of marriage over Memorial Day weekend! We celebrated with a long weekend in Asheville, NC, a place we’ve never been but have heard amazing things about. We hiked, we biked, we hit an impressive number of breweries and ate, and ate, and ate. We also met up with Carl and his family, who live about 2 hours away. We met in the middle for a hike and lunch and it was so great to catch up.
Happy 20 years to the love of my life!
Our girls weekend this year ended up being a duo instead of our usual trio because unfortunately Sallie couldn’t make it. We headed to Charleston, which we both have only been to briefly and a while ago. Aleen used her amazing talent in finding great Airbnb’s and we stayed in a cute house close to downtown, but not too close. We basically ate our way through the city and it was amazing! The weather was a little iffy at times, but we made it work.
I also enjoyed all of the amazing architecture and took a different route each morning to check out the different areas. It’s a town I could definitely spend more than just a long weekend.
It’s been a packed spring with races, performances and various end of year activities.
Lauren and I did a 5K race for Gift of Life, called the Donor Dash. And Lauren killed it. She came in 3rd in her age group of 15 and under. We’ve got a star runner in the making!
The next weekend Dave and I, along with Justin, Don, and Rebecca did the Broad St. Run. The weather wasn’t great, but it wasn’t the worst we’ve run in either. First weekend in May, you never know.
I also did a sprint distance triathlon in Rock Hall. Dave unfortunately couldn’t come down to do it because of a crazy schedule, but Don joined me. This year I’ve moved up in age groups to 45-49 (ugh). But it went well and I ended up taking first in the group – first our of 18 in the age group and 61 out of 380 overall!
There were also spring concerts – Lauren’s 5th grade band concert and Sophie’s Philadelphia Girls Choir concert. Both were excellent and both girls did a great job.
Lauren had her 5th grade dance, which she went to with her “crew” of friends.
After two years Sophie finally got her braces off! We finally get to see the full smile again – teeth and all!
And finally, in exciting family news, Shannon Boyle is getting married! Lauren and Kathy represented the Sharp contingent at her shower. We’re looking forward to the wedding in September!
