On September 10, 2011 Adam and I had the opportunity to go to Scott Smith and Heather Sewell's wedding. Scott and I have known each other for about 8 years. After I started learning sign language at Clemson, I became very active in the deaf community in the upstate. Once I came home to Columbia in the summer I wanted to continue learning and meeting people in this community. I began attending First Baptist Church downtown because they have a deaf ministry. Scott Smith was one of the first people that I met. He was actually in high school at the time. I then met other amazing deaf individuals and enjoyed my time attending the deaf sunday school class and their special events. The following summer, I worked as a counselor at Camp Wonder Hands which is a fantastic camp for children in South Carolina who are deaf or hard of hearing. It was such a fun experience and I would love to do it again sometime. Scott's mother actually founded the camp.
Scott's two best friends are Chris Dorn and Joseph Chavis and they are a blast. I have been so blessed by this group of friends and appreciate their friendship so much. I remember going to Scott's wrestling match while he was in high school and it is hard to believe that he has grown up to an amazing man with an incredible wife. I have had the opportunity to meet Heather and she is just perfect for him.
Here is a picture of me with Chris (on the left) and the groom, Scott (on the right)
The beautiful reception...
A sweet first dance with a beautiful bride...
The yummy cake...
Brandy and I...
Adam and I drove up to Raleigh to celebrate the engagement of Kyle Bever and Kate Hedrick. Kyle, better known as Beve in our house, went to NC State with Adam and they have been great friends ever since. We absolutely adore Kate and we are thrilled that he has found someone so wonderful. We are looking forward to their wedding in November!
After Scott Smith's wedding reception was over we headed to Liberty downtown to celebrate English Gallery's birthday. She is in our supper club and is such a fun person. We always have a great time we get together.
The beautiful reception...
A sweet first dance with a beautiful bride...
The yummy cake...
Brandy and I...
For Labor Day weekend, the Parrish Clan headed down to Isle of Palms to relax and celebrate Taylor and Hope's birthday (since they both fall in September). It was the first time that we were able to go to Ed and Cyndi's new beach house. It was absolutely beautiful and one of the great things about it is that it is right on the beach so we could easily enjoy the sand and sun.
Grace had an absolute blast at the beach. Can you tell she was excited?
Adam and Grace enjoying the waves...
Cheeeeeessssseeeeee....
As much as we all enjoyed the beach the hit of the weekend definitely was the pool. It was so easy and convenient to just walk outside and jump in the refreshing water.
Hope and Charlie enjoying the pool...
Aunt Tay Tay and Uncle Teve with Carter...
We were also able to celebrate Taylor and Hope's birthday while we were there. We opened presents and then headed out to dinner.
We went to a delicious dinner at Hall's Chophouse in downtown Charleston.
I, of course, had to try the oysters...They were so good!
The restaurant easily became a new favorite. Everything we tasted was absolutely amazing- from the steak and lobster to the caramel cake! The food wasn't the only thing that was great- the company was even better!
