A Quadruple Whammy Weekend

This weekend has been so packed with activity, I feel like it lasted an entire week! Most of the hustle and bustle revolved around Davis's sports and dances, but I had a little bit going on as well. I never thought I'd find myself saying this, but after rushing from one event to the other, I was a little glad this morning to sit down and grade freshman composition papers.

A Book Signing

Thanks to Jill Hardin at Kimberly's Fine Antiques, I had my first book signing Friday morning in Hawkinsville. The store is beautiful, and Jill bent over backwards to make me and everyone else feel at home. I've written more specific details about it on my author blog:  www.nancybrandon.com, so I'll just link readers to it. But I'll also extend many thanks to Jill for her hospitality, to my friend Lois for leaving her family for a day to help me out, and to everyone who came to the book signing to get an autographed copy of Dunaway's Crossing.

St. Vincent's Academy Junior-Senior Prom

After the book signing, I high-tailed it down I-16 back to Savannah because Davis was preparing to attend Megan's senior prom. Megan's mom was out of town as a sponsor at her friend's confirmation, so it was up to me  and Megan's grandmother to get pre-prom photos. Neither did I want to miss seeing Davis all dressed up in his father's tuxedo. That happens so seldom. And he looks so spiffy. Don't they look like the belong on the cover of a magazine?

BC Lacrosse Wins the SCILL Championship

After coming home in the not-too-wee hours, Davis rose bright and early for an afternoon of athletics. And the rest of us had to be at the school, banner in hand, to cheer him on. The South Carolina Independent Lacrosse League finished up its season Saturday, April 21st, with the Benedictine Cadets celebrating an 18-3 win over Charleston Lacrosse Club for the league championship. More than five hundred people came out to see the Cadets put a whopping on Charleston and to hear the BC cannon fire eighteen times for each goal. Poor Tom Mahoney had to resort to putting duct tape on his fingers from firing that gun so many times. We appreciate the sacrifice, Tom. At the end of the game, the boys celebrated by drinking sparkling wine out of the trophy (I hope someone has washed it out by now) and setting off maroon and white balloons in honor of their deceased teammate Ricky McAllaster. Then most of the boys went home to shower, shave, dress, and get ready for their big night (see below).

 (Here's the happy scoreboard)

 

Here's the famous cannon with its empty shells.

(Here's the proud coach with the trophy)

Here's a link to the news video. Watch Tom fire that cannon. What skill--or maybe we should say what SCILL!

Benedictine's Prom

Davis just had enough time to run to Walgreen's for more deoderant before putting on his duds again for the next big dance. This time he and Megan joined friends TJ Mahoney, Neelam MacLeod, Brice Bailey, Jarrod Drown, Anna Seganak, and others for a fun night at the Telfair Museum's Jepson Center. This time we gathered for photos on the banks of the Wilmington River, and even though the guys looked dapper in their tuxes, they just couldn't help wearing their championship caps--at least for a few minutes--before removing them to avoid hat head. 

I can't identify everybody in this photo. 

But they sure do look good!

Our children arrived home worn out but safe, and for that we are all thankful.

And now, the Remlers are going to have a little nap.