Anniversary p.3

TO BE READ BEGINNING WITH THE SAFARI ENTRIES!


After pursuing the sound emitting from the passenger-front wheel, we found it was time to replace some brakes. Difficult to do amidst the Blue Ridge Mountains, we descended upon Roanoke and spent a few hours getting some brakes. (Sorry Dad, you'll have to visit again and we can go through the replacement of brakes again, because I forgot how to go about it.)

With ease of mind, we ascended to the land of wine and grapes at Valhalla. A year later, Kate and Jason appeared to be the only major change to have taken place.
With a year to look back on, and 35 of them for Mom and Dad to look back upon, we're excited to experience what is in store for our future. God knows what our lives will be like this time next year as we make the trek back up the mountain.

Anniversary weekend Spectaculaar

After the safari, we didn't even get out of the car and continued onto the Blue Ridge Mountains.

With a bunch of places to pull off, there were many chances to see this beautiful place that's just a few hours away, and that we've passed on so many trips.

Somewhat troubling, there was a sound emitting from the front passenger-side area near the wheel of the Elantra. Choosing to push-on, we continued to to explore.









Then it was onto the Bed 'n Breakfast that looked like something out of a 1980s summer-camp-horror-movie.









The place was pretty old and it shows as everything inside looks like it was made for little people. People were little back then.







The interior and breakfast (pictured) were pleasant though. Served with a delightful apple butter, the biscuits proved to be pretty tasty. The chunk of meat was good Virginia ham.









Our room was upstairs and also wasn't as creepy as the exterior made it out to be. It had a tub, but no shower so for our anniversary we were the smelly people upstairs. Also there was no lock on this door I'm holding, so we felt slightly more comfortable stacking a space heater, a stool, and numerous other trip hazards for whoever made the mistake of trying to take our stuff in the middle of the night.

Anniversary weekend

Here are some pictures of our Safari car-ride during our anniversary weekend. As you can see, as much as we tried to avoid the zebra, he was all about our steering wheel. Litigation is underway. No major damage was done to our vehicle. But we did notice a squeaking sound coming from near the front wheel. Strange...

Kate made a friend with a llama or an alpaca or something. It appreciated the food pellets we supplied. As you can see, there is a jealous llama/alpaca/water buffalo/dirt magnet in the distance.

My friend was very quiet and soft. I think I called him Roderick.

Bailey Meyer

They both need a shave--Chris is the one with the glasses

Virginia and beyond

Here's some shots from Virginia

Happy Birthday Jane!

Shootin' some hoops...

...is tough if it tickles.

Yummy Nana Pancakes!

By popular demand, here are videos of Cameron's dance recital from July. Alert listeners will hear Mom's laugh during Move It Like This as well as Oliver's demonic "Jason" chant during the Basket Song.

2007 Recital Picture and Ween Hair

Cameron Brownsey: Magician in Training

The moving is complete, but we could have used Cameron's wand to assist in making the experience a little easier.

Our New House

We are officially moved into the new house. We slept at 190 Sage Lane for the first time last night and things are starting to come together. We had lots of help from people from Church and the move went by very quickly and smoothly. We wanted to share some pictures with everyone about how the house is coming together so far. Chris and Jane, we hope your move went as well as ours and that you enjoy the first night in your new home! We would love for everyone to come for a visit to see the place so check your calendars and see when Virginia might be able to fit into your schedules! We couldn't fit all the pictures on this post, so the laster bedroom is a lonely picture on the following post.

The Master Bedroom

New House

Here's a video of our tour of the new house. This was the day after the closing (6/8), and it still pretty much looks the same. Kate and I are credited as directors as well as camera operators.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnwJs9O3bII

The new Re-done Bath room--}

Now you can get dirty in R.I.

Then we have the semi-permanent temporary sink.

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Just a quick post--The R.I. House is Still Going.

Then we have the semi-permenant sink.

Yahoo! Last day of classes. Regents on Thursday... proctoring for a week. I'm going to miss the brats. Looking forward to new adventures. My trip to Maine was enjoyable but long drive. Glad I went, got lots of exposure. Hopefully I will be invited to return as an instructor in 2008.

Looking forward to family time in July. Miss you all. Katie, I keep playing your video to Noah. I love it. Congrats to Jason and Kate, the homeowners. Jason, congrats on your job, office with your name on the door! Hang in there Chris and Jane. You'll soon be homeowners too! Thanks for helping Dad in RI.
Hugs,
Mom

Here is something I made for Noah for our anniversary. Thought you might enjoy seeing our little rascals. (There is music)

Would love to hear about how the house hunts are going. Sounds like all the newlyweds have something in the works.

Happy Birthday Kate!

House For Sale

It's official that the house we're renting is on the market now. Unfortunately, we spent this past weekend getting phone calls about it and sitting in our neighbor's driveway spying on the prospective buyers.

We're going through the process of figuring out if this is where God wants us right now. Also, we spend time looking at walls and figuring out what changes we would make to the place to make it something people would buy years from now.

We shall see what the next few days bring and also hope that Chris and Jane are steered in the direction in which they are also meant to be.

Oh yeah, I graduate in a month. We aren't going anywhere and the invite is still open for anyone to come here (5/11-5/13). We may own a house, we may not, but at least we can hang out.

Will keep everyone posted. "This was Jason, yo."