I Be A Builder

Happy Halloween! This was Tripp's first Halloween trick-or-treating. Although he preferred to say "Boo" when people answered the door. And he really liked ringing the door bell the best until he realized some people were handing out suckers!

Yee Haw

I am traveling this weekend with our Equestrian team. We are in Texas...where everything is bigger or do they think it's better?!?! We competed against TCU on Friday and were victorious. Today we were in Waco against Baylor and didn't have the same result. Tomorrow back to TCU...Go Cocks! I'll be happy to be at home in SC tomorrow night!

Where Are They Now?

Tonight I was digging under the guest bed looking for wrapping paper - Yes, I've already started Christmas shopping and was starting to wrap gifts - and came across a box of old photos. I looked through all the old photos in the box - some where childhood pictures with family but most were from high school and college. There are lot of people I have lost touch with over the years and I wonder where they are and what they are doing... I have done a better job of keeping in touch with people since I've graduated but I could always do better. Where are they now - LJ, Rico, Saffer, Mastin, Brune, Blundy, Jen, Liz...

Happy 2nd Birthday Tripp!

A Favorite View

The other morning I took a different route into the office. I had to make a detour through 5 Points to check our work PO Box and swing by Admissions. I don't take the detour too often but everytime I do, I love this view heading into downtown. As I drive down Devine I can see the Cupola of the South Carolina State Capitol building peeking through the trees amidst the shops and restaurants that line the busy street. The view always makes me smile...ah the little things.

(The photo doesn't do the actual view any justice...DJ was driving as I was trying to take the picture.)

Welcome to the World

Our friends had their baby yesterday. What an exciting time for them... We went to visit them today in the hospital and took a few pictures. What a tiny little miracle - he weighed 5 lbs 10 oz. We wish them the best in the coming weeks and hope they manage to get a little sleep!

Chimes

The last week our temperatures have been very pleasant - highs of 80 - and today very breezy. Our little four-legged princess prefers for us to leave the sliding glass door open when it's a little cooler outside so she can come and go as she pleases.

The advantage for us leaving the back door or any window in the house open is we enjoy the sounds from the wind chimes hanging just below the deck. It's such a calm, soothing, tranquil sound...thanks Heath!

Aunt KK turns 31...

A couple weeks ago I celebrated my 31st birthday...only a few more months until DJ joins the "thirties".

The birthday weekend was a pretty good one. We had friends in town from Auburn for the football game (we lost to Georgia). And enjoyed birthday brunch Sunday with some Georgia friends and family. All week Tripp (our nephew) had been singing Happy Birthday but he would not perform for us on Sunday. Although he was willing to wear the party hat and help Aunt KK blow out the candle. His 2nd birthday is in a few weeks maybe he'll be up for signing Happy Birthday to himself.

Why Not?

I have been a blog reader for the last year or so - thank you Mike & Cathy, Jeff & Allison, Mandy & Artie and Megan & Russell... Although I think the ladies are behind most of the blogs. I have finally mustered up the courage to create our own blog - so here goes nothing... We hope this is an easy way for our family and friends to keep up with us and what we are doing down here Below the Mason-Dixie Line as DJ refers to it. Yes we both know it's really Dixon.