September SPUDDS

Ashley and Marc enjoying some time together

We had a nice discussion about how Chris incorrectly cuts his toenails - how gross!

Ashley inspecting his botched toenails

The girls

Traci, Cory, Elizabeth, Ashley, and Jennifer

We were missing several people, but we had a great time. It was a Gamecock cookout and although the Gamecocks were defeated to LSU, the conversation (as usual) was lots of fun!

Greek Night

Our March supper club was held at Alexa and Luke's house and the hosts had a greek theme for the evening! The food was wonderful, homemade gyros, greek salad, and greek appetizers!

Mardi Gras

Cory, Matt, Jennifer & Jim hosted our February supper club and had a Mardi Gras theme! They served jumbalaya, salad and bread and even had a King Cake!
Marc and Matt showing their Mardi Gras spirit!
The King Cake! Chris found the baby in the cake, which we think means he has to host the next Mardi Gras party!
Elizabeth, Alexa and Meg enjoying the King Cake
The newest additions to supper club... Maddox and Logan! Both boys were just a couple of weeks old!

January Pasta Night

In January, the Renders and the Godwins hosted a pasta night at the Renders house. Luke even dressed the part as chef, and we were thankful for his talents in the kitchen! He cooked chicken and beef and fixed three different pasta sauces to choose from! We had a full house for dinner because there were several guest couples, however we all enjoyed seeing one another after the holidays and it was a great night!
Thanks Alexa and Luke for the wonderful food and to Elizabeth & Chris for sharing their home!

Christmas Dinner

Our Christmas supper club was held at the Suber's house in Lexington. They have a beautiful home and we were all so glad they were hosting! The girls - Traci, Cory, Lisa, Alexa, Chappell, Elizabeth, Ashley, Meg & Jennifer
Meg & Steve
Ashley & Marc
Jennifer & Jim
After dinner, we held our annual gift exchange, or "Dirty Santa" - here Luke poses with his bottle of wine and purse!

Happy Un Birthday SPUDDS!

Saturday night, the Brewers and the Renders hosted an "Un-Birthday Party" for everyone in our supper club. We had a great time, eating pizza, drinking beer and of course cake and ice cream for dessert!
We even hit a pinata that was filled with tons of great candy!

Cruise to the Bahamas

On Friday afternoon the Brooks, the Brewers, the Godwins, Matt & Cory, and the Renders all met at Port Canaveral to take off on a cruise to the Bahamas for the long weekend! We had a great time hanging out and even managed to have a few laughs! Meg, Marc & Ashley in their life vests for the safety check!

Dinner Friday night in the Mirage Dining Room... Our waiter, Bernard was from India and our assistant waiter was Alana. They were both funny and found great amusement in our rowdy bunch!

The Soverign of the Seas was the name of our boat. It had two pools on the main deck with a few jacuzzis. I don't think any of us ever made it into the pool, but it was certainly a nice amenity for a longer cruise!
Here is a picture of a pretty church in Nassau, Bahamas. Chris and Elizabeth were walking around the town when they spotted it.
The Straw Market was a terribly crowded and overwhelming stop along the main street. However, with a little patience there were some great deals!

Senor Frogs!!

Saturday afternoon we all met at Senor Frogs for a few drinks, but what was suppose to be a few drinks turned into an entire afternoon thanks to a huge thunderstorm that blew in! The lightening was amazing, but we were all glad to be indoors! The crowd at the table, I know the waitress was glad to see us leave!
Chris and Meg drinking on their yard sticks!
The boys... We had been there for about three hours by now!
Luke partook in some action when the waiter went around with a microphone counting the seconds someone could take a drink - I think he almost spit up after 10!

After dinner on Saturday night, we all headed to the Casino for a short while. A few managed to score some cash, whereas others... well, they obviously left their luck at the door! Here some of the crew plays Black Jack and Matt tries to explain how to play to Cory!
On Sunday we arrived at Cococay, Bahamas, Royal Carribean's private island. From the boat, it didn't look like much. But upon arrival via ferry, the island turned out to be a quaint and relaxing place to catch some afternoon sun!
Steve and Chris try to show off their chest hair!
Cory and Matt take a quick dip in the water!

Sunday night we all met up at the bar that is located in the highest point on the boat. It provides a pretty view of the entire ship and a great view of the ocean as we headed back to Florida. We had a group picture taken at the wheel and then headed off to dinner! Marc's Birthday was on Tuesday, so we celebrated a little early with our wait staff... they gave him a banana with a candle... kind of strange, but it was the thought that counted!

Wildhill Hill 2006

This year we made another annual trip to Wildhill for some relaxing in the river! Once again we had a great time and enjoyed a wonderful frogmore stew for dinner Saturday night!