Tupelo Honey

"You can take all the tea in china
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail right around the seven oceans
Drop it straight into the deep blue sea
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

You can't stop us on the road to freedom
You can't keep us 'cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor bent on chivalry
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

You can't stop us on the road to freedom
You can't stop us 'cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor intent on chivalry
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

You know she's alright
You know she's alright with me
She's alright, she's alright (she's an angel)

You can take all the tea in china
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail it right around the seven oceans

Drop it smack dab in the middle of the deep blue sea
Because she's as sweet as tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

She's as sweet as tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like the honey, baby, from the bee
She's my baby, you know she's alright.....

There's a rose pressed inside a bible
That she reads on the balcony
She's sweet in slumber and I've got her number
For the beginning of the century.

I heard a tale of old manhattan
I've never been there but I want to go
Standing waiting on my number
And my number's gonna show. . ."

- Van Morrison

I have such a special place in my heart for this family . . .

Neal - a.k.a "Tripp", (but I still call him Neal ;) and I have been buddies since we were just kids. We were bonded for life after he let me stand on top of his shoulders (probably to try and impress a certain boy) at the park with a bunch of our friends ;)

Bre and I became fast friends when we both lived in Manhattan - she, the talented aspiring actress; me, the college student trying to carve out a life in the Big City. One day, Bre was over at my apartment hanging out - helping me fold my laundry actually - (what a loyal friend!), when Neal arrived from Georgia for a visit to see all his NYC buddies. We ran into him on the street on the way home from picking up another load at the laundromat. It was a quick hello, nothing remarkable. But it was fate ;) After arranging plans for that evening and saying good bye to Neal, Bre and I began the 4 story climb back up to my apartment when she casually mentioned that she wouldn't mind getting to know Neal a little better ;)

Well, needless to say, Neal made a few more trips to come visit his NYC buddies after he heard about Bre's casual comment. And the rest is history . . .

Now Bre and Neal are expecting their second  - another girl! - and I am more than thrilled for all of them.

This song dedication is for Neal, who "suffered" through an entire photo shoot, just because he loves his sweet girls so much :) And also because of his own "old Manhattan tale" . . . "Standing waiting on my number, and my number's gonna show . . . " And I'm glad it did.  ;)

Bre and Neal: I'm honored to be just a little part of your Story! Your family is beautiful!

love,
Summer