Monday, October 10, 2011
There could never be a more beautiful you...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
July 14th, 2011
April 22, 1955 - July 14, 2011
We miss and love you!
Words wouldn't come to me to explain how we've been feeling since the passing of Spencer's dad...I heard this song on the radio and decided it said what we felt perfectly!You're in a better place, I've heard a thousand times
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Mexico Beach 2011
- Audrey did NOT like the beach that much...she very much dislikes sand (as does her mom).
- Natalie LOVED the beach...sand and water. There isn't much this girl doesn't love.
- Toucans is definitely the spot for a beach dinner/lunch! We went 3 times.
- We can drive the roads to Panama City Beach with our eyes closed...traveled to Gulf World and Pier Park! Had a great time at both.
- The girls saw their first live alligator in the water near the condo swimming around.
- Natalie got to pet a stingray, Audrey was ok just looking at it.
- Being able to do laundry before arriving back at home is a dream come true! Did we say we liked the condo??
- We can't wait to do it again soon!
Friday, April 29, 2011
After the storms (that's plural...)
It all started around 9:00 a.m Wednesday morning when the first storm passed through. I was sitting at my desk getting started for the day, reading emails, when our emergency alarms in the building started going off and the an announcement (from a very nervous sounding man, I might add) came on saying a tornado had been spotted close to downtown Chattanooga and we all needed to take cover immediately. We all looked at each other confused and then closed our workstations down and went into the interior hallways and stairwells (away from windows) as we were trained as kids in school during tornado drills. It only lasted about 15 minutes and the intercom came back on telling us that the storm had passed. Being in such a large building (we have over 3000 employees) we were very unaware (outside of catching glances of the windows to see the sheets of rain pouring down outside) of the impact. The tornados had touched down a few miles from where I was and headed northeast...here are a few pictures of what it left behind.
Aerial view of Ringgold High School
Ringgold Shell Station
The next morning was somewhat of a blur. I woke up to get ready for work, being that I looked outside and didn't seem to see any damage to our neighborhood or house. I turned on the radio as I was putting my make-up on and the DJ was naming off all the school closings and then he stopped at Catoosa County (where we live) and said "please do not go near Ringgold this morning, it has been declared an emergency, all exits and entrances have been closed". That was all I knew...didn't know what had happened, but knew that Spencer's family lived in Ringgold too and closer to town! I tried turning on the news but our cable was still out (and still is) so I finished getting ready and told Spencer I was going to try to drive down to Ringgold before going in to work to see if his mom and mamaw were ok. Before driving down I called them, not knowing if any phones were working yet, but thankfully was able to reach Darlene, his mom. She said they were blocked in their home, the end of their street was blocked by police officers and they weren't allowed to go into town at all. She said she was able to see and talk to a few people who said everything around the interstate was destroyed. We've still not been able to see any of the damage to our beloved little town...they are still not letting anyone but emergency crews in. Here are a few pictures we've retrieved online. Pray for the families who have been hurt, affected by this terrible storm...as of this morning, there are still 65000 people without power, and residence of Ringgold have no clean water (glad I was able to get some at the store before it all was bought!). I think so far around 30 people have been reported killed by the storms in our area alone...more in Alabama I believe.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
27 Months Old!
Has it already been 27 months? Seriously? The twins are doing so much these days. I look back at the first couple of blogs I wrote when they were born and it seems like years ago they were that small! Here are some of the words and phrases they like to say now:
- Epifant (elephant)
- Eintine (Little Einsteins)
- B Boy (larry boy from Veggie Tales)
- O'tay (Okay)
- Play? (let's go outside and play)
- Baby Bear (their favorite Sesame Street video)
- Mimi (movie)
- Nana
- Gammy (Grammy)
- Meemaw
- Poppy (Pappy)
- Bubby (pacifier)
- Water
- Baby
There are too many to count these days! They love being outside and thankfully the days are getting warmer now and we've been to the playground several days the last few weeks! They love to go out in the yard and play on their slide and throw balls around. They have a tee ball set that they practice hitting the ball with.
Favorite Foods right now:
- Pizza (Titza)
- Tomatoes (matoes)
- Oatmeal Cream Pies (P-Pies)
- Ravioli
- Salad
- Apple Sauce
- Cereal
- PopTarts
- Raisin bread
- Fruit
- Tacos
- Hot Dogs
Such a healthy bunch of food that list is, isn't it? Haha...hey we just do what we can these days. We have a busy April and May coming up and are looking forward to spending a week in Mexico Beach, FL! It has been a while since we've had a family vacation. We can wait to build our first sand castle with the girls.
Everyone say a prayer for my Grammy Zachar. She broke her pelvis and isn't doing well recovering. We love you Grams! Get Better Soon!
And Congrats to Dusty and Melissa on their new son, Jack! He is adorable.