My sister and I have birthdays that are only a couple of days apart. So, our ever-wise, ever-loving husbands decided that the girls needed a birthday weekend together – Greatness!!!! Since we had not been to South Carolina yet, my hubby and I hopped on a plane on Friday and headed east. We shopped, ate, partied, visited, saw the sites, kissed the babies and …. rented an Ultra Classic and rode all day Saturday in the mountains. My sister has not exaggerated at all about the scenery there – just beautiful. The weather was the best the area had seen in months, so it seems that our angels were working hard to make sure we could ride. Waterfalls everywhere, roads with lots of huge trees and winding curves, outdoor chapels overlooking huge valleys – did I say amazing? Big thanks to my wonderful sister and her hubby for being our tour guides, big thanks to our husbands for great birthday presents for me and my sister!! Nothing is better than “Sister Time”! Happy Birthday to Us!

Prayers go out to all affected by the tragedy at Fort Hood today.

Charlie, my granddaughter’s Elf on the Shelf, is back! Charlie came to Hailey’s house last year and spent a whole month visiting her. As Santa’s helper, his job is to watch all day and fly back to the North Pole every night to tell Santa what a good girl Hailey is being. So, (of course!) the next morning, Charlie is not where he was the night before. Sometimes the silly elf hides and it takes all morning to find him.   The storybook that explains his job and the rules for the kids is soooo cute – wonder if they make one in Harley gear?

A press release today announces Harley has declared November “Military Appreciation Month.” Highlights include a chance for active duty and retired military members to win a new Harley of their choice and some cool limited edition posters, postcards and calenders. But the very best part of the whole thing is that anyone can create an electronic postcard featuring super model Marisa Miller (have you heard she’s Harley’s new girl?) and some cool vintage Harleys,  include a personal message for our troops, and submit it to the site. These messages scroll on the web page for everyone to see. Take a minute to say thanks – Freedom isn’t free.

Sunday we all rode out to Longhorn Saloon to show Ms. Trudy some love. She’s got some stuff going on right now, and it sure was good to see her out and having a good time. She looked pretty happy to see us when we got there – all 26 bikes. We’ll be doing another benefit at Gators on the 8th, and I’m trying to think of a gift basket kinda thing to put together for the auction…any ideas?