The high today was 78 degrees. It was partly cloudy, and the breeze let us know that rain was coming in the next couple of days but not today. Everyone knows that the first day of spring is relative. Generally, it's the day that you spontaneously go to Wal-mart and buy a kite, then find a good field to fly it in. Today, with the event of the Aiken Steeplechase was my first day of spring. Stephen and I had no idea what to expect, seeing as this whole horse culture of Aiken is pretty foreign to us. The only thing I knew in advance was that there would be an array of different people there, from rich to poor. Yet, everyone dressed in their Sunday best. Ladies with their big hats with ribbon and feathers. Men in their plaid pants. So, imagine Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady at the horse races, then add lots of alcohol and young people. This equals tail-gating at a horse race.
It was actually a lot of fun, seeing as I was able to put faces with the names of people Stephen works with at the Savannah River Site. Also, we ran into our friends who are originally from Louisiana, so of course they know how to tail-gate and do it right :)
I'll put some pictures of the races up soon.
In the spirit of this festival, I thought it would be appropriate to launch this website into a fresh season. There will be lots of landscape painting, picnics, and golf in the days to come.
Happy Spring, everyone.
"Be well. Do good work, and keep in touch"
--Garrison Keillor
You are so cute. Bri and I agreed. I'm really glad you're doing this. I'm so sorry I never call :( But now I can at least know what's going on in your life, for the most part. Love you.
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