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Seeing that this is the week/month of thanks I suppose a thankfulness post is in order.

I'm thankful for

• Friends who will kill themselves helping us move.

• A puppy dog who is adjusting to life without a yard.

• Parents who will drive to Roanoke for one day to help unpack and bring a new coffee pot.
• Siblings who love Jesus and spent the weekend together worshipping him.
• Friendly "hellos" in a new city.
• A husband who is on this journey with me every step of the way.

• 7th graders who are full of questions.
• Gas logs.
• The hope of new adventures for friends whose lives are changing rapidly.
• Pictures of these 2 cuties and for the ability to travel home and see them in person this week!

Thank you Jesus for placing us in this city. I am nervous about how it will all shake it out, but there is no doubt that this is where we are supposed to be. Be thankful friends!

Happiest of Mondays to you. Mine started out with a bang when I literally fell into Auburn Middle School this morning. I honestly fell in the front door and landed on hands and knees. I currently have ice on my right knee and my pride is sorely bruised.

We move on Friday and I am way behind on school work but my recent injuries lead me to believe I need relaxation time. So I'm blogging and watching MNF.

Thankfully I got in some quality baby time this weekend and some good friend time this afternoon (which was meant to be a study session but turned into a social hang instead).

Our walls are bare so it kinda sucks to be home because it's depressing and dirty. I should probably be cleaning but that isn't happening either.

If anyone out there needs something to do the remainder of this week and is particularly good at reading strategies or magic erasers come visit. I'll pay you in flower pots and Christmas trees (both of which I need to get rid of before the move). Also, a desk is up for grabs if you're interested.

Or there is a sweet pizza warmer currently in my possession, I could be swayed to give it up if the right offer came along. I'll trade it for 3 barstools or a personal trainer.

Just a glimpse into the thrilling life of a grad student who decided to move in the most hectic week of the semester. Give thanks friends.


Also, are there any SOA fans out there? I'm curious to hear your predictions of how this will all end.


There is truly no cohesiveness to this post. Apologies.

This town has been soo good to us. Drew has been here 6 and 1/2 years and I have been here 2 and 1/2. It will be so hard to leave, even just to go an hour away.




Blacksburg is where:

We adopted our puppy.
We made dear friends.
We discovered we like sushi.
We grew in our faith beyond belief and discovered our callings.
We survived a derecho.
We grew our first garden.
We became environmentalists.


There is so much that we will miss about this beautiful college town that is so filled with life. We've said all along we want to leave Blacksburg while we are still in a love affair with it, that way we always have the option of coming back.






The New River Valley has given us so much pride in our Appalachian heritage and the beauty that can be had when progress and heritage come together.

We can only hope that the winds blow us back here one day, it would be an honor to call this place home again.

Past

Well first of all, we've been skunked again. Our poor Ikey still reeks from a skunking incident that happened a week ago tomorrow. It happened the morning of my meeting with my site supervisor at my blocking placement, I repeatedly apologized for the odor.

And worse than that I unknowingly gave my students suckers that both smelled and tasted like skunk on Friday. They had been innocently sitting on my kitchen counter the morning of the incident. However, when they asked me why they tasted/smelled like skunk I told them that the Dollar Tree must not keep their candy very fresh. Yes, I feel guilty. But it was much easier to lie to them knowing I'll never see them again. Friday was my last day in my high school placement.

Present

 I miss those kiddos. I had some sweet kids. I had some kids who were going through tougher situations than any 15 year old should ever have to go through and they made my days brighter. I think of them often and I hope they find their way. They are all so full of strength.

It's too early to tell how I feel about my middle school placement, suffice it to say it will be different. But I'm not yet sure if it's a good or a bad different.

Future

In more life-changing type news: Drew accepted a new position at a company in Salem, VA. We are so excited for him to begin this new job and for this to hopefully be the first step towards us moving where we feel pulled: Roanoke.

I've requested to do my student teaching in Roanoke in the spring and if we can lease our house we could be moving as soon as December. It's been a bit of a whirlwind but it has been an awesome ride. We are so grateful for God's timing and are praying that we can immerse ourselves into the community He has for us.

Also, we are signed up to run the Color Me Rad 5K this weekend with Drew's parents and sister. I'm excited for them to come visit but in the interest of full disclosure, we have done no little training. It should be interesting (read: embarrassing).


I hope that fall wherever you are is as beautiful as it is here in the Appalachian mountains.