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06/15/2025 by Sherri

Trip to Duck, NC

Filed Under: Activities, General, Landscape Tagged With: beach, Duck NC, Family, Family Trip, Summer, Vacation

There is something unforgettable about watching the sunrise in Duck, North Carolina while staying at the beach with the whole family. Before the house is fully awake, before coffee is poured and beach towels are scattered across the deck, the ocean quietly begins its morning work. The sky slowly shifts from deep blue to soft…

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02/01/2025 by Sherri

Smash Cake Beauty & Chaos

Filed Under: Decor, General Tagged With: Birthdays, Family, granddaughter, Grandma, Smash Cake

For my granddaughter’s first birthday, I made her smash cake myself—not because I am a baker (I am not), but because I wanted to do it. I wanted to be the one to create something special just for her, even if it wasn’t perfect. The cake was set in front of a gorgeous Disney-themed backdrop,…

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01/17/2025 by Sherri

Past & Future

Filed Under: General, Grandkids Tagged With: Baby Cowboy, Family, Grandma, Grandson, Heritage, Vintage Toys

There is something especially sweet about remembering my grandson at about a year old—still so small, still discovering the world one curious moment at a time. In this photo, he’s wearing a little cowboy hat that seems almost too big for him, sitting slightly crooked on his head like it has a mind of its…

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10/30/2024 by Sherri

He Has Made Everything Beautiful

Filed Under: Activities, General Tagged With: Belonging, boating, Fall, Family, hygge, lake gaston, North Carolina, Pea Hill Creek, Sunsets, Virginia

There is something about a fall sunset on Lake Gaston that makes everything feel quieter, softer, and more intentional. The water takes on a deeper stillness as the air cools, like the whole lake is exhaling after a long, full day. The summer energy is gone, but what remains is something even more beautiful in…

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10/06/2024 by Sherri

Loving Lake Gaston and Our Family Home on Pea Hill Creek

Filed Under: Activities, General Tagged With: boating, Family, lake gaston, Pea Hill Creek, Virginia, waterskiing

Lake Gaston, Virginia has always held a special place in my heart. There is something about the water there—the wide, open lake, the stillness in the early morning, the way the sun reflects off Pea Hill Creek—that feels like coming home in the deepest sense of the word. Our family lakehouse is more than a…

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09/30/2024 by Sherri

Footsteps in the Sand

Filed Under: Activities, General Tagged With: beach, Family, footsteps, gratitude, hygge, legacy, mom and me, sand

There is something sacred about a shoreline—the way it holds generations at once, quietly reminding us that time is both passing and present in the same breath. In this photograph, it’s just our feet in the sand—my mom, my daughter, and mine—but somehow it holds so much more than that. It holds a lineage of…

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09/25/2024 by Sherri

We’ll Keep it Running for You, Dad

Filed Under: Activities, General Tagged With: Antique Boat, Family, hyggeliving, lake gaston, Sea Ray, Vintage Boat, Virginia

There’s something special about an old boat that still runs well—not just because of the mechanics, but because of the memories she carries. Our 1987 Sea Ray is one of those treasures. She’s older now, with the kind of character that only time can give, but she still runs beautifully. We take care of her…

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