The Real Housewives of the South

I had the best day on Wednesday; I got to spend it shopping, drinking, and laughing with the girls: my mom and her lady friends. Unfortunately, my 27 year-old-self had to go back to work, as I have not yet "paid my dues."

Whatever.

We had shopping excursions, lunch, more shopping, dinner, wine drinking, lots of laughing and story telling. Not just any kind of story telling; life lessons. Like to do when you've "out grown" your diamond. Or what to do when your husband's drunk and he was supposed to grill the burgers for the party. I laughed so hard at dinner that I almost wet myself. Fortunately, I didn't, but some of the other ladies weren't so lucky.

Among this snazzy group are the following:

French speakers

quilters

master gardeners

calligraphers

decorators 

antique business owners

avid antique jewelry collectors

poets

book club go-ers

exceptional cooks

expert party givers

world travelers

They're a cute little bunch. 

All Southern, too. 

These are the real housewives. Cheers to them.