Wade and I started celebrating Halloween early. We decided at the last minute on Friday afternoon to do some pumpkin carving. Jamie, Steven, Grant, and Shelly came over and got creative – or rather Wade got creative. The rest of us discovered how wonderful stencils can be. Madison was underfoot and ate quite a bit…

Ben and Stephanie Upshaw (part of the Toadfrogs and Elephants) just had a new baby girl – Liza. Now we have all of the toadfrogs and elephants paired up (as of Liss’s wedding) and a new baby too!

I had my first official EMT class last night. The instructor is pretty cool – funny and laid back. There are 34 students in my class, but I was told at the end of the quarter (this is a 3 quarter class) there will be about 25. I was making bets with my two new…

Wade and I decided to go for a hike in northeast Georgia after church. Wade could easily get to Anderson (his home away from home) and I could just come back to Atlanta. It turns out Panther Creek Falls Trail was a little difficult to find, but we eventually made it. This was a new…

A few weeks ago, I played laser tag as a part of the corporate challenge I was involved in – my team came in 3rd. I had forgotten how much fun it is. This place had a huge indoor area, much bigger than where I last played in D.C. Wade has been begging to play…

Wade, Madison, and I arrived in Paducah late Thursday night. The wedding festivities began early Friday morning – if you count going to have my dress altered. Then I ran my few errands for the weekend – a trip to the used bookstore and a stop to get my immunization records. Our old next door…

Friday night, Wade and I went out with Jamie and her new boy. I long ago told Jamie my only requirement for the guy she dates is that he like to play cards. You wouldn’t think it would be hard to come up with two other people, but it is. We always have three or…