A Quick Tour of Spartanburg with My Parents

Yesterday we went down to Spartanburg with my mom and dad. They wanted to see our fixer-upper that we bought in May, and while we were there, also see the campus of Spartanburg Methodist College. So that's what we did.My cousin Judy also wanted to see the house and to see Mom and Dad (Judy is the wife of my mom's cousin Bob), so she drove down from the Charlotte area to join us. And then, before we left each other, we had a wonderful late lunch at City Range Steakhouse, which despite it's name, does have vegetarian and pescatarian options.I wondered about the wisdom of giving a house tour at this point in our renovations, this very early point before we've done very much. But seeing the house at this "before" stage will make our renovations even more impactful (she says with hope in her voice). The house impressed the visitors with its size--much bigger than people thought from the pictures. My mom had been expecting a neighborhood that was much seedier, so the solidness of the…