Endurance Relay.

Okay.  This is WAY overdue.  The Pope Air Force Base Endurance Relay was almost a month ago and I'm just now sharing this.  Airmen could choose to run 12 or 24 hours, individually or in a group.  Ben and some of his fellow FSS lieutenants formed a team and the 9 of them took turns running in 15-minute intervals over 24 hours.  They also dressed up as super-villians.  Some were dressed as Catwoman or Professor Chaos.  Ben dressed as a communist and made the front page of Ft Bragg's sports section:

He only wore the mask for the first few laps, but the hat stuck around the entire time.

bellamy mansion.

Last Friday, a friend and I had a girls' day in Wilmington, NC. We walked around historic downtown and did some shopping ($13 Gap jeans at Smithfield!), but the highlight was the Bellamy Mansion.

The front of the house is so close to the street that this was the best picture I could get.

The mansion was a little underdecorated, but this piano was my favorite by far.

These stairs went from porch to balcony on the back of the house.

Can you believe this magnolia?  It is taller than the mansion!

The back of the mansion.  Isn't it breathtaking?

If you're looking for a fabulous antebellum mansion, this is the one.  The fee was relatively inexpensive and though we didn't get a guided tour, the entire house was open and almost empty - perfect for exploring!  If you're ever in the area, you've gotta check it out!

Ben *hearts* Megs.

Even though we're not parents yet, we still pamper each other on Mother's Day and Father's Day.  So last night Ben made me a heart-shaped strawberry cheesecake with chocolate shavings on top.  Yum! 

It took some serious self-restraint to not eat the whole thing!

My tribute to Mothers is on my other blog, MegsStyle.  If you've never seen Mr. T sing, you've gotta see this!

happy mutha's day.

This says it all.  Happy Mother's Day!