Summer Staycation 2021: Day 1

 Day one of our Staycation: Atlanta!

Not gonna lie...I found out why they call it Hot-lanta! 94 degree and nothing but cement. We left at 8:30am, went to pick up Jonathan's soccer buddy, and we headed to Georgia. 2.5 hours from us...not bad. We arrived around 12:30pm (traffic was hairy!) And met up with Josh and one of his college friends. We parked and walked to Restaurant 10 which was literally across the street from the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Food was great, but the corn bread muffins were to die for. Not sure what type of secret goodness was baked in or poured over those muffins, but man, they were the best!

After eating, we walked to the stadium to watch our first Major League Soccer game; Atlanta United vs. Columbus Crew. It was a lot of fun for our Carolina crew of 7 soccer players/fans!

The game was over around 5:30pm and we (finally) made it back to our car around 6:30pm and home around 9:30pm. Exhausting, but so much fun! On to day 2!

Goodbye 5th Grade!

 My baby is officially a middle-schooler...I can hardly believe how fast the years are flying by. We finished the year with awards day. We are so proud of her hard work and great attitude this year!

Bubble Gum Rail Trail Artwork

Jonathan and his Honors Art Classmates were asked to participate in creating murals for the new walking trail, the Bubble Gum Rail Trail, in our town of Belton, SC. We went down this afternoon to see his work in person. It was beautiful and so exciting to see his work become part of our town. They all made an interpretation of VanGogh's Starry Night (in the full mural you can see different squares for each artist), as well as an animal mural (Jon did the rhino and the antelope).

I love to see his talented work!!

 

Jonathan Receives Honors for Academics and Varsity Soccer

 

Josh makes Dean's list

Joshua earned a perfect 4.0 GPA this semester! He worked so hard and we are all proud of his accomplishments his freshman year at Gardner-Webb University! He was also accepted into the Honor's Program for his Sophomore year. Congratulations, Josh!!

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