Nantucket

Hands down this has been my favorite vacation to date! We left the Sunday before Memorial Day to head to Nantcuket! 

It did not even seem real, it was beyond beautiful!!! 

We rented a house with The Atkinsons and Kelly insisted on this jeep for getting around! It was not necessary, the island is super walkable, but we used it anyway! 

Everywhere I looked, I felt like it was a movie! I also LOVE Elin Hildebrand so I got to see so many places she writes about! 

The food was the BEST! They did not serve saltines with the raw oysters, but DDD went to the store and made sure our meals were complete! 

There is nothing I love more than spending time with these three! 

Sister had SO many good meals! Both my kids love seafood and the lobster did not disappoint! 

Going off with another family can be tricky, but The Atkinson’s were SO much fun!!! 

The weather was phemonal and the shops were so much fun to browse! 

I mean at least once a day we talk about how good our food was on this trip! 

Anytime you can wear long sleeves or a sweater in the summer is a win in my book! 

Our house were perfect for 2 families! We enjoyed this little guitar every single night. Jackson would write a song about our day and sing it. We would DIE laughing! 

This was at Baryoshi! Holy Cow! The sushi was 10/10!!! 

We also went to Cisco Brewery and enjoyed drinks, lobster rolls, live music and great weather! 

I mean HELLO!!!! 

We loved dining at Lola 41!!! The atmosphere was unreal! 

Brotherhood of Thieves was also a favorite! 

We saw the nicest man and he agreed to give us a tour of the island on his boat! The girls were shopping but the adults and Jackson LOVED this!!! 

Cru was our last dinner spot! Ohhhh the views!!!! 

We also ate Breeze & Sailor Valentine and Brant Point Grille. We spent 5 nights of food, laughing, music, great weather, napping and reading! A PERFECT vacation! I will 100% go back any chance I get! 

JB Polhill

We were honored when Jackson received teh JB Polhill Good Citizenship award/scholarship. He was honored with a luncheon in late May. 

I am so thankful for the people in our county/community that give back to our kids. 

He gave an amazing acceptance speech and then was interviewed for the radio.  

Mrs. Cathy was out of town, so Mrs. Becky read his recommendation letter. 

It was a lovely luncheon and we loved celebrating Jackson’s accomplishments! 

My two best boys!!! 

Graduation

I am only a month late, but I am finally getting around to Jackson’s graduation post! 

I am still beaming with pride over him! 

I ran in before graduation and took one last selfie with the Class of 24! I have been the senior homeroom sponsor for 17 years now, so it is always bittersweet when they leave! 

Jackson KILLED his speech! His focus was on getting stuck and how there is always a way out. He also talked about the importance of taking trips/chances and enjoying life because tomorrow is not promised. 

This year has been HARD in so many ways. Our family has been a in a season in grief and we are anxiously awaiting for it to end and heal. Last year, less than 365…Mary Dalton had all 4 grandparents at her graduation. Jackson had 1 and she was not well. Life is SO short. Time is so precious. We as a family are determined to make the post of it. I am beyond thankful for the people who have shown up for my kids over the years. 

Sweet Gigi and Sallie Ann always are there to support them! 

These 2 aggravate the mess out of Lisa! 

SO SO SO thankful for these 3. I am also thankful I don’t have a child in school anymore!!! College has been 1000 times better for MD and I am sure JDD will feel the same way. 

Delaney came from Nashville to celebrate our boy! 

Mrs Cathy has been a God-send to our family. She is the best of the best. 

Debbie and Johnny drove from Statesboro. I know they did this to help us fill the void of Mr. Jerry. It was beyond kind and I am thankful for these two! 

Sweet Natalie! We love her so!!! 


Will and Jackson…they have kept me on my toes these 4 years! 

All our family together. It is so weird not having Big in these pictures. He NEVER missed an academic school event! He was SO happy to have 2 grandkids going to UGA! 

Jackson talked about his 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Jessica. He ADORED her. 

The Maleys. They are so good to my kids. End of story. They love them like they are theirs.

And just like that we have TWO college kids. That happened really fast. We have about 6 weeks until they both leave for UGA and I am going to soak up all the time I can. Also, this blog is coming to an end. My plan was to end it with Jackson’s graduation, but I am going to do a June recap and a July recap…MAYBE his move in and wrap it up. Until then…take the trip, say yes when you can and ENJOY this life we have been given. 

Graduation Party

If you want it to rain in Wrens, GA….let me plan a party. Without faily EVERY time I plan a party, it rains. We were planning to have Jackson’s graduation party at the cabin, but the rain changed that plan, so it moved it to Big Daddy’s bank. He bought this old bank about 2 years ago and it just got done being remodeled. He did not get to use it, but I know he would have loved that Jackson was the first to use it! 

It was acutally SO easy to set up! I think it looked very nice!!! 





My favorite boy to celebrate!

Sweet Lou was the first to drop by since she had to be at work! Oh these two are going to miss each other so much! 

I still can’t fathom that we are going to have NO KIDS in our house in 2 months!!! 

The sweet Swans came by! They made his night!

Mr AP and. Mrs Judy were dressed to the 9’s! It was a derby theme and they killed it! 



God has blessed our family with the sweetest friends! 

Dalton brought his mom toward the end so she could see everything. 

And the 6 of us SHUT IT DOWN!!! We had the best time after everyone left, talking, laughing and catching up!

It was such a special night celebrating all things Jackson Dowdy!