A Southern State Of Mind

When you spend the day cleaning up refrigerator leaks and running errands, which is precisely what I did today, you know vacation is officially over. But I braved my chores with a smile on my face and a very content mood. I can still smell the ocean. I can still feel the warm water caressing [...]

Adventures in Wilmy Land

Carter and I visited our good ol’ UNCW campus today, and we got to reminiscing about our college years. We miss it here . . . a lot. There is something about this town that slows you down and mellows you out. As I walked through the Student Union with my curly beach hair and [...]

I Belong Here

We’re in Wilmington, NC, and I feel like I’m home! I enjoyed four of the best years of my life here when I was a psychology student at UNC Wilmington from 2000 through 2004. In this slow-paced beach town, where locals frequent restaurants in bathing suits and bare feet (gross and endearing at the same [...]

A Wilmington Vacation: Part I

As you may already know, my husband and I just returned from a gloriously relaxing vacation to Wilmington, North Carolina. We both graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and we were both very satisfied student customers. But beyond the wonderful educational experience we had in Wilmington, we were also introduced to a serene [...]

Viva La VitaTops!

Well, this has been a spectacular week in Tammy-land. Not spectacular as in anything particularly amazing has happened to me, but spectacular in that there have been several simple, happy moments that have made me smile. It’s so nice to pause and appreciate a moment . . . to really take it in and cherish [...]