First DAY of Orientation!

Well it's official, we have heard the dean speak, we have heard the associate dean speak, the director of Financial Aid, the director of housing and i have completed my vocal "audition". It's official- I am a seminarian in the Class of Theology 2011. Wahoooo.

A good day complete with more reading to do. We were given a binder that should answer all kinds of questions...oh yeah!!! All kinds of small world connections here and fun to realize them and make them!

Included are some REAL pictures this time (I left the house ones at home! sorry!) Enjoy! (The chapel of the university, the chapel at the seminary, etc)

Arrival in Sewanee

We arrived in Sewanee Thursday night at 11pm CST after a bit of an adventure! Safe and sound and currently we are all unpacked too!

We have settled into the cute UH 45. It's a great 664 Square Feet. It includes a wonderful porch and an incredible little white picket fence! Friday we spent all day running errands and paying deposits and most importantly (in Rob's eyes) we paid our membership to the golf course ($75 for the year!). Ending the day with a trip to Wal-mart. Today we got up to go in search of a dresser and came home with a wonderful piece to house all of my clothes.

It is a gorgeous 85 degrees up here, the air is cool, and sun is out!. The dogs had bath time this afternoon and now we are just hanging out..... i still am plugging through summer reading.

Well, orientation begins Monday morning with 8:10am morning prayer! More to come!
(Photos: Our house, Rob washing the dogs, our lunch at Shenanigans')

Lake Cottrell

Well, much has past since the planting of those little plants mentioned in the last post. Pilgrimage, Junior High Mission Session, EYE and a Farewell. Currently we are up at the Lake Cottrell and I should be reading my summer reading...i have managed to read one of the 4 books i have brought with me. But the lake is so peaceful and quiet and the internet so fun to piddle around with...... such lovely weather and lovely times. I love watching the water change from smooth as glass to rippling with the slight breeze coming from the west. The photos are of the Lake, our dock and Grace the wondermutt.

The Babies

You gotta have the right tools.... Here is my favorite bucket o'stuff..... My gardening bucket of fun. Inside are my handy gloves, kneeling pad and trowel. All of which were purchased for about a dollar each, but make days like today SO much fun. We went to Lowes today to get some lights and we walked away with these little babies to place in the ground.....These are our new babies.


At my old church on Pentecost Sunday each parishoner was given an impateins plant to take home and plant at their home....I was surprised that my little plant, once planted, grew into quite a good sized plant. As I planted these little guys- who knows if they will grow or die......we will wait and see.....and continue to water and urge them to grow big and tall!

A Weekend in Hilton Head

Oh soooo much fun, we saw the sunset off the beach and ate well......It was a wonderful 2 days with my in-laws and we came back to celebrate the seniors and their upcoming graduation in a few weeks! It was a nice time of reading (oh my the reading list grows as i prepare for school!) and of catching up with family!

Then to return to a wonderful liturgy celebrating our Senior Class youth and an afternoon with the J2A youth at the Lake!