Kickin' off "Da Joyner" Blog

hey folks. david and i are finally joining the 21st century.

the summer's been a roaster but david and i remain busy with family, work and home. as you know, david and i were married last October at The Irvin House vineyard on Wadmalaw Island, SC.

david purchased our home in Charleston a few years ago. it has "lots of potential" Mom says; we agree. each week presents a new set of challenges with this 'fixer-upper'. this week, a pipe busted in our shower, so david has been trouble-shooting to fix the problem. in fact, david is in there with a sauttering equipment and some copper pipes trying to make it possible to take a shower and clean the mounting dish pile in the kitchen. i have faith in david as he always comes through. how many trips to lowe's will this take?

we are definitely getting older, as we tend to start our saturday mornings at 8AM (used to be 11AM) with a cup of coffee and an episode of This Old House.

tomorrow, i am headed up to anderson to spend time with my Aunt Cindy tomorrow. she has stage IV colon/liver cancer and has been placed in the Hospice House. she's all of 44 years old with a husband, Bruce, and a 11 yo son, Christopher. (You probably remember Chris; he was the one in the wedding who couldn't keep still.) he's a love. it is a very sad situation for our family, as this has hit us hard, especially with the loss of my grandmother 1 1/2 months ago.

please let us hear from you.

dajoyners