Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms in the world! Mothers in most families, are the foundation that families are built on. They are strong & nurturing as they raise their children to be the best people they can be. There is nothing stronger than a Mother's love for her children & her want for them to grow up to be happy & healthy. Today we celebrate all of the special things Moms have done for us throughout our lives. Mel & I love all the special Moms close to us in our lives:

A few Moms close to our hearts:
Mom Logan, Mom Burnett, Grandma Turk,
Grandma Marshall , Debbie L., Karen M.,
Patty G., Mary T-D., Rose T.,
Jessica L., Nancy R., Sherry T.,
Laura R., Amy R., Emily B., Erin D.,
Maya L., Jamie P., Heidi V.

We love you all!

Good News - Greenwood here I come!

After living in Greenwood but working in Castleton for 2 years -- I've finally gotten the opportunity to transfer south to the Greenwood Store. This is awesome on many levels, yet scary on others.

First & foremost, the store is literally 10 minutes from my house. I'll be closer to my house, Mel, Nala -- all of the family that lives in Greenwood. Randy is never too far away at his place either, so hopefully this will allow me to see him more with Cy & Nettie.

The opportunities that will arise in this new venture will be pretty exciting too. They're planning on re-locating the Greenwood Store to a bigger, better site in the coming months. This will allow me to experience the trials & tribulations that come with transferring/opening a new store. The manager of the store is a pretty well-respected figure as is her boss, my new DM.

Some of the bummers of the deal is that I have been in the district around Indianapolis for my entire 5 year career at Verizon Wireless. The friends, colleagues & contacts I've made up there have been great - & will hopefully continue to be.

While this is a big move for me, all-in-all I feel it will be great for my career & allow me to further my successes with the company!

Thoughts & Prayers

In light of the recent event at Virginia Tech University, we would like to send our thoughts & prayers to the victims, relatives, students, faculty, & community in Blacksburg. Even though we have been removed from college life for a few years, its still fresh in our minds. We cannot even comprehend the tragedy that has occurred on that campus. It will be a struggle to return to any amount of normalcy there, but judging by the stories all over the news -- The Virginia Tech community seems to be one that will join together in strength, unity, & support to accomplish just that -- a return to normalcy.

Our hearts are with you.

New designs??

Hey everyone! As you can see, I'm messing around with some different designs & such. No, I didn't make these myself or anything -- I've looked around for them. If you get a sec, check it out and let me know what you think. I'll prolly change 'em around from time to time.

Holla!

Biltmore Estate

Mel & I took a much needed vacation this past week with her parents as well as her aunt & uncle. We went to the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina. If you've never been, I highly suggest it.
This Estate is magnificent! The house is an enourmous 175,000 sq. ft. monstrosity that is decked out with nice sculptures, woodwork, tapestries, & paintings.
The first night we arrived, we ate at a restaurant on the estate called The Bistro. It was a great dining atmosphere!
The next day, we ate breakfast at the hotel, then we toured the house. It was nice because we had a few options to tour:
1-just walk around the house on our own with a booklet that gave information on the rooms.
2- Rent an audio player that allowed you to take as much time in each room & hit a number associated with the room to hear audio about it. (this is what we chose)
It was really cool to go through the 60+ rooms on the tour & see all the details of the rooms, as well as the way the people lived there.
After the tour, we ate lunch at the Stables which they converted the old horse stables to a restaurant. Following lunch, we toured the vast garden area on the house property. While everything wasn't quite in bloom, most of the tulips & some other flowers were....just beautiful!

Day 3 brought on tours of the grounds of the estate. Legends of the Land was a bus tour that took us around the property to tell some of the history of the land, some of the intricacies of the land, & fun facts as well. We also went on a horse carriage ride around some of the "backyard" of the Biltmore House which gave a pretty realistic ride around as they did back in the day. Ending the day with a tour of the Winery & dinner.

Day 4 was basically pack up & check out day.

Overall, a great time had by all. We had a nice relaxing time with family & we highly suggest everyone go & visit the Biltmore Estate!