Trip to South Carolina!

So it's Sunday night of Labor Day weekend. We(Bryan, April, Riley, Laura, Lisa (A's sis) and Bump (Lisa's husband) left on Friday afternoon to head to Spartanburg, SC where my sister Cathy lives. Her youngest son plays football for Virginia Tech. Their season opener was on Saturday in Charlotte, NC. We attended the game against East Carolina. It was a great game with VT leading until the final 5 minutes. It was soooo hot and with 2 small kids, it was a struggle to stay cool....did I mention that the game was at high noon? UGH. However, I did experience several firsts...first VT game, first time seeing Andrew in his uniform, first time ever I (or the kids) tailgated, first time ever in Charlotte, NC. Oh, and our tickets were on the 2nd row. Awesome seats. Laura and I were on the Jumbo Tron and she looked too cute! We were lucky enough to visit with Cathy's oldest son and wife from Columbia, SC. Both are pre-med students and work very hard. We have not seen them since their wedding last year. On Sunday, my future niece in law (I call her that!) Jesalyn took pictures of the kids. I can't wait to see how they turn out. Riley jumped off the diving board and was swimming in the deep end in Cathy's pool. That is big deal for the Rilenator! My sisters, Laura and I went to see Mama Mia while everyone else swam. We sang and danced in our seats to all the music of my sister's era. I love ABBA and this was my 2nd time seeing the movie. They both agreed that Pierce Brosnan should not be singing but does look good! haha We have grilled out and eaten till we are sick. Just packing up now as my dear sis and bro-in-law wish to leave at the crack of dawn! :) So that wraps up our end of the summer trip. Back to the grindstone on Tuesday!