2012 - Week One - Let's Do This2012 - Week One - Let's Do This I'm starting off 2012 with a positive surge of energy and eagerness because I know this is going to be a great year!  This year, although I don't set new year's goals or resolutions, I am looking forward...

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Week Fifty - GiftsWeek Fifty - Gifts This week's post is all about gifts.  First I'll start with the gift of an amazing husband who cares for me way more than I could ever deserve.  This past week, my laptop that I use for doing my job...

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Week Fourty Nine - Lessons LearnedWeek Fourty Nine - Lessons Learned One of the things I have learned about blogging over the past years, is that the very thing that you most want to write about generally keeps you from writing. That thing is called life. When I get busy,...

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Week Thirty - Rabbits Reborn and Sharing the Game of SoccerWeek Thirty - Rabbits Reborn and Sharing the Game of... This week has been a long one.  Scott has been in Africa all week and does not get back until Wednesday.  Although I have missed him greatly, I have been able to accomplish much with the quiet house...

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Week Twenty Nine - Missions and MittensWeek Twenty Nine - Missions and Mittens Scott left for Uganda yesterday on his first mission trip, ever.  He will be gone for 10 days and is part of an all male (testosterone rich) group of coaches and active guys.  He was excited, nervous,...

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Ebby’s Birthday Celebration // One Year And Counting

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Ebby’s birthday is on the 9th of October.  So she and I went on an excellent adventure today to celebrate.  We went to Hancock fabrics where we bought her a new yard of fleece for two new blankets.  Of course, what motif would one get for a one year old Chihuahua?  How about this:

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Then we went to PetCo and picked out a new bed, new chew toys and sweaters.  As I write this she is bringing me her favorite toy to throw for her, her brother’s 15 year old, ratty potato man stuffed thing…Oh well, at least she will use the sweaters and the new bed…  Finally, we went to lunch together at one of my favorite places for wings.  We had loads of fun and everyone wanted to take her off my hands….

Hot Wings For Ebby's Birthday, Yum!

Hot Wings For Ebby's Birthday, Yum!

Till next time, Fair Winds

Ebby Learns To Swim // Dogs On Thursday

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Last week’s Dogs on Thursday post was not one that was planned.  Although we did expect the outcome eventually, it was not welcome.  Anyway, this week I can post photos of Ebby’s first experience with swimming.  While on our trip last week we were able to visit the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  If you own a dog and want to go to the beach with them, don’t go to Florida, go to North Carolina!  Florida does not welcome dogs!!  Anyway, Ebby was more than welcome on the beaches in Kill Devil Hills, NC and she learned to do a little dog paddle on her own.  Here are some shots of the trip and of her experience.  Enjoy.

I am too little to go out there!

I am too little to go out there!

Let's go swimming!

Let's go swimming!

We are going swimming!  Whee!

We are going swimming! Whee!

Ok, maybe Daddy will take me swimming!

Ok, maybe Daddy will take me swimming!

Here we go...

Here we go...

Look at me, I'm swimming!

Look at me, I'm swimming!

Hey this is lots of fun.  Don't drop me!

Hey this is lots of fun. Don't drop me!

Nobody told me you had to rinse off afterwards....

Nobody told me you had to rinse off afterwards....

Safe Arrival // Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary

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Our first stop on this trip was Clemson University, near Anderson, SC.  Clemson has a beautiful campus that is pretty much a mirror image of the Auburn Campus.  We took a walk through the shops on the main drag through town and came away with a new toy for Ebby.  Who knows she may be starting a collection of university mascots in miniature.  This one plays the Clemson fight song when you squeeze it just like her Auburn tiger plays War Eagle.  She doesn’t much care for either song, and will patiently wait for the song to end before tearing into the stuffed toy.

This is where I sit in the truck.

This is where I sit in the truck.

The drive from Clemson to Lynchburg is a pretty one and after arriving safely, yesterday afternoon, we took a quick tour of the city of Lynchburg, VA and the campus of Liberty University.  The roads here are amazingly confusing.  Everywhere you turn there is literally another set of railroad tracks or a river to navigate around.  Getting from point A to point B with any ease will require a little practice and a whole lot of patience.  We were so busy running around today that I only snapped a few photos.  However, I did manage to do the important things, like, locate a Michaels, A.C. Moore, JoAnns, Wal-mart, and even a cross stitch shop, squee!  About an hour from Lynchburg is the Yarn Barn, which will be a must do trip for me once we are settled.

The seminary is on the north side of the campus right next to the law school.  The south side of the campus seems to be all undergraduate studies.  There is an ice rink, a very nice basketball arena, a football stadium (Go Flames) and best of all, recreation wise, there is the new LU Snowflex, a year round outdoor ski area up on Liberty Mountain.

We really like the area and found an apartment complex that will work for us as well.  Now we are headed to Kill Devil Hills, NC for some beach R&R.  Tomorrow night a hotel room with a balcony overlooking the ocean awaits.  Look out east coast, here we come…

Travel Time // Checking Out The Prospects

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Summer semester is officially over and we have a week off to get ready for fall semester.  Are we going to sit still and veg? Of course not!  We are off to Virginia, to scope out apartments, and then the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a few days.  Our apartment hunting is for our temporary move to Lynchburg, VA for the winter semester that begins January 1, 2010.  We plan to begin on campus classes in that semester.  Expect posts and photos.  Until then, here is an indication of what Ebby is looking forward to soon…enjoy!

War Eagle!

War Eagle!

Dog Days Of Summer // Dogs On Thursday

Category : Journal

Ebby and I have been staying indoors of late, because if it is not 90+ outside, it is pouring down rain.  We hope everyone in the northern hemisphere is having a great summer 2009!

Hot Dog!

Hot Dog!

Delicious!

Delicious!